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Challenging the corporate wellness narrative through art

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27 January 202627 January 2026

Video still from Alan Warburton, Psychometrics, HD CGI video , 2016 – as featured in the forthcoming monograph How Artists Critique Wellness Narratives in the Workplace. Image courtesy of the...Read More >

Indoor air pollution is a global health issue, not just a domestic heating one

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15 January 202615 January 2026

A kitchen in a traditional house with smoke from a tea kettle heated with wood fire in a village in Nagaland, India. Photo by Balaji via Adobe Stock. When indoor...Read More >

Why shoppers buy fast fashion even if they disagree with it

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19 December 2025

Every December, many shoppers plan to buy fewer things and choose more sustainable options. Yet as the month goes on, spending rises and fast fashion becomes hard to resist. Christmas...Read More >

Why the £18 million for playgrounds in the budget is so important – and how it should be spent

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4 December 20253 December 2025

Photo by tuiphotoengineer via Adobe Stock. Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ recent budget included an investment of £18 million to be spent, over two years, on up to 200 playgrounds across England....Read More >

Why women land top jobs in struggling organisations – they may just be better in a crisis

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11 November 202510 November 2025

The new Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally will face challenges within the Anglican Church from day one. Photo by Roger Harris, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Women are increasingly...Read More >

Why hurricanes rarely kill in Cuba

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10 November 202512 November 2025

Flood in Havana, Cuba. Photo by genadijs via Adobe Stock Hours before Hurricane Melissa roared towards Cuba’s second-largest city, Santiago de Cuba, the island’s president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, announced that 735,000...Read More >

The pollution court case that could reach far beyond the banks of the River Wye

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23 October 20254 November 2025

River Wye. Photo by Mike Erskine on Unsplash The River Wye used to be full of wild salmon. Today it is full of algae. And the meandering waterway which has...Read More >

How fiscal conditions influence land use planning and housing affordability in China

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23 September 20251 October 2025

Winner of the Research Output Prize 2025 – Prosperity & Resilience Xiaolun Yu, Lecturer of Real Estate Finance, Henley Business School, explains why China's most economically successful cities paradoxically impose...Read More >

The harms of low-blow political satire in a polarised climate

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21 August 20251 September 2025

In a world where politics can often feel demoralising, it’s no surprise that many people are finding comfort and hope in political satire. Shows like Have I Got News For...Read More >

Despite A-level popularity, maths education after 16 is still lacking in England

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21 August 202522 August 2025

Mathematics at A-level is going from strength to strength. Maths is the most popular subject choice, and further maths, which is a separate A-level course, has seen the most growth...Read More >

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