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Plastic materials, pollution and recycling
Science, Maths & Technology

Plastic materials, pollution and recycling

...et al., 2009). Today’s plastics represent a great many inventions by a huge number of scientists from a number of disciplines that have developed into everyday materials in modern society. Plastics are rapidly increasing every year in their uses and applications. Scientific research into plastics and their many applications are ongoing, with many thousands of papers...
Is sleep the secret of success?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is sleep the secret of success?

...et al., 2015; Halson, 2014). Therefore the sleep an athlete has the night before and in the days leading up to a competition (e.g. Rugby World Cup final) is important. The challenge here is that athletes often report sleeping difficulties the night before an important competition due to pre-competition anxiety or excitement (Juliff, Halson, & Peiffer, 2015). Additionally,...
How is Khat adding to the food crisis in Yemen?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How is Khat adding to the food crisis in Yemen?

...doubled and have gone unchecked during the war, according to Al-Maroni. Khalid Saree’, a khat farmer in Bani al-Harith, the major district of the capital Sana'a, confirmed this trend. He said: “The area cultivated by khat has increased over the past few years, as well as it sales, becoming a very profitable source of income.” Though expressing dissatisfaction with...
'Hate the poor!': the new politics of loathing in vitriolic Britain
Society, Politics & Law

'Hate the poor!': the new politics of loathing in vitriolic Britain

...double digit children in council housing in central London where notional property prices are highest, in the Daily Mail, The Sun and Daily Express. However, the characterisation of the young rioters and benefit claimants has surpassed all expectations. Richard Littlejohn in the Daily Mail, portrayed the riots as the politics of envy from 'feral inner city waifs and...
Why has Sweden tightened its borders?
Society, Politics & Law

Why has Sweden tightened its borders?

...doubled its representation in 2014. The party is currently enjoying 20% support in opinion polls, and has taken the opportunity to make political capital out of the immigration situation. The party has put up English-language posters at Stockholm underground stations apologising for immigrant begging and distributed leaflets on the Mediterranean island of Lesbos...
What is leading to a decline in trust in charities?
Money & Business

What is leading to a decline in trust in charities?

...double-edged sword. Some oversight is desirable but charities must remain independent from government interference if they are to offer the public a meaningful alternative to services provided by the public sector. They must also remain free to innovate, even if this carries with it a possible reputational risk. It was the charitable sector that gave us the first schools,...
5 benefits of giving up alcohol
Health, Sports & Psychology

5 benefits of giving up alcohol

...double your savings depending on where you live and the distances involved. If you're looking to put money aside for long-term goals, then reducing your alcohol intake is an easy and healthy way to reach your goals more quickly. Here are 5 additional tips on thriving financially. [Banner of makeup on a pale orange background. The word 'Beauty' is embedded on the right.]...
The Z Files: Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Z Files: Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock

...double take, so what exactly do you do? Because they assume I’m sort of in admin or something, but no I sort of get my hands dirty and I sort of build satellites and build instrumentation, and that’s what I love doing. But what I want to do is try and get the message out there, because I think the more people see different people from ethnic minorities, more women...