The lifeblood of any sport is at its grassroots – the football that is played on local playing fields between teams of all ages, and even sometimes with jumpers for…Read More >
Prosperity & Resilience
Business as usual post-pandemic? Reshaping relations between the state and the private sector in light of COVID-19
The unprecedented support that governments around the world are providing to business in light of the COVID-19 emergency means the introduction of a social contract between governments and the private…Read More >
Diverse funerary needs at a time of crisis: reflections on Covid-19 in multicultural Europe
As the Coronavirus lockdown continues, many UK Councils have decided to ban funeral ceremonies to observe social distancing rules, opting to carry out ‘direct cremations’ instead. Social and cultural geographer,…Read More >
Coronavirus: just letting children play will help them, and their parents, cope
For substitute teachers (ie parents) trying to work at the same time as caring for school age children, Professor Helen Dodd and Dr Tim Gill from the School of Psychology…Read More >
How reading can help with your home-schooling worries
Two weeks into home-schooling, and the Easter holidays may come as a welcome relief. Here Dr Holly Joseph reminds us of the joys of reading with young children and how…Read More >
How will football return after this unplanned hiatus?
As many of us fill the void in live sport by watching repeats of the FA Cup Quarter Finals, or dipping into documentaries on Maradona and Sunderland FC on streaming…Read More >
Why coronavirus lockdown rules will not be obeyed by everyone
Why do some people find it harder to observe social distancing measures than others? Professor Patricia Riddell from Psychology discusses how our beliefs and experiences shape our responses in a new…Read More >
Prizes for outstanding early career research
Eating apples for a healthier heart, the links between tropical and European weather and how digital publishing has changed design of the written word are among the research topics that…Read More >
What can the Black Death tell us about the global economic consequences of a pandemic?
If history is anything to go by, there will be both economic winners and losers from the current public health emergency, writes Professor Adrian Bell in a new post for…Read More >
Patchwork EU Member State laws hamper free movement for ‘rainbow families’
When same-sex couples and their children cross borders within the EU, established legal ties can cease to exist, benefits can disappear, and some children cannot get citizenship and are left…Read More >