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The rise of the Roses
Health, Sports & Psychology

The rise of the Roses

...Data collected via an England Netball impact report showed that 89% of B2N participants stayed in the scheme for less than two years with 37% progressing to playing formal club netball. Although, of those that didn’t continue with netball, 52% stayed active via other forms of physical activity (running, jogging, walking, fitness classes, gym or swimming). The B2N scheme...
Drivers and hand-held mobile phones: extending the ban won’t solve the problem – here’s why
Health, Sports & Psychology

Drivers and hand-held mobile phones: extending the ban won’t solve the problem – here’s why

...data also shows that many drivers who claim to support the law nevertheless continue to use their phones while behind the wheel. One survey found that more than a quarter of drivers admitted to hand-held mobile phone use, at least occasionally. So why do drivers who support the law, and acknowledge the dangers of distracted driving, still use their phones? The answer...
Forgotten families
Health, Sports & Psychology

Forgotten families

...data somewhat oversimplifies the complex relationship between parental imprisonment and childhood experiences. Despite such findings, children are not systematically identified and recorded when a parent goes to prison, and they remain a forgotten and largely unsupported group. Recent research estimates that the number of children of prisoners in the UK is approximately...
What’s wrong with how nurses are portrayed in the media?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What’s wrong with how nurses are portrayed in the media?

...class="highlight">data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-vacancies-survey. NHS England (2023) ‘NHS Long Term Workforce Plan’, NHS England. Available at: https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/nhs-long-term-workforce-plan-2/#references. The Nuffield Trust (2024) The NHS Workforce in Numbers. Available at: https://www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/resource/the-nhs-workforce-in-numbers....
Is the first step in beating superbugs to defeat poverty?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is the first step in beating superbugs to defeat poverty?

...data, we found that that entire correlation was driven by countries that had in place a policy by which copayments were imposed in the public sector.” That means some of the poorest of the poor need to fork over a copayment anytime they want to receive antibiotics from a public sector provider. That gives us a pretty good idea of why someone might decide to use the...
Supporting care-experienced students in UK higher education
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting care-experienced students in UK higher education

...data from Scotland show that there have been improvements in attainment and progression in care-experienced students (The Scottish Government, 2026). Care-experienced students account for just 12% of enrolments. Types of support needed at university So, what can be done to support care-experienced students? It is important to remember that care-experienced students often...
No Pause for Thought? Brexit, Bias and Political Manipulation
Health, Sports & Psychology

No Pause for Thought? Brexit, Bias and Political Manipulation

...analysis, then what does the government base its decisions and negotiating position on?” In this series of articles I discuss some of the psychological aspects of Brexit that should give pause for thought. Ingroups and Outgroups Theresa May has selected three extreme pro-leave ministers and positioned them in important roles relative to the Brexit negotiations, creating...
On the inside of the rebellion against climate change
Nature & Environment

On the inside of the rebellion against climate change

...analysis and evaluation of the facts. The creative culture serves to engage people from all walks of life. Seeing children drawing with oversized street crayons on the pavement of parliament square, breathing relatively unpolluted air was a sight to behold. Unsurprisingly, support from the public for the XR action has initially been somewhat mixed. The reason being that...