For many parents, the concept of ‘online anonymity’ has almost exclusively negative connotations. The dangers of so-called ‘cyberbullying’ are regularly highlighted in the media, and are rightly cause for concern. But there are also ways in which online anonymity can benefit young people. While not necessarily as headline-grabbing, these benefits should…
I found the transition from Early Career Researcher (ECR) to Principal Investigator (PI) much harder than I expected, and not just for the obvious reasons. One clear distinction between these stages is grant income, and I, like most academics have had difficulty building up a solid stream of grant funding….
Do the words we use to talk about different psychiatric disorders, such as anxiety and schizophrenia, have an influence on how we view them? Does the fact that we all have days when we are anxious make us feel that anxiety disorders are less severe, less important than other disorders…
The idyllic Greek Island of Lesvos accommodated an influx of nearly half a million refugees fleeing civil war and persecution in Syria, Afghanistan and elsewhere in 2015. Most travelled on, and far fewer refugees have been arriving since the EU-Turkey deal in March 2016. But 61,000 are still in Greece…
Many degree courses provide students with the opportunity to spend a year on a research placement. Such placements give students a chance to work alongside scientists, gaining practical experience of what life is like in a research environment. But how can students go about getting the placement that they want? Here, 3…
One of the hardest things about academia is that the activity that is most important, is most likely to get put the bottom of the list by other apparently more critical or urgent tasks. I am talking about writing. As a mum of three young boys, my working week is…
Recently, I completed my PhD studies in the EDIT lab, wrote my thesis, and retired to a life of luxury and leisure (or two of those three). Across the past four years I have become interested in how now-standard methods in genomics (the study of genetics across the genome) can…
High-profile cases bring mental health into the media spotlight. Where efforts to reduce stigma are concerned, such instances are often seen as golden opportunities. But is there more that could be done to elevate the level of discussion at these moments of heightened public interest?
The belief that parental behaviour has an important impact on shaping child development is widespread. Entire books, websites, and industries now exist that are focused on this notion. Right from the moment of conception, parents are bombarded with information telling them that their behaviour can have a profound and long-lasting…
On the right, they denounce political correctness and the interference of the nanny-state. On the left, corporate cronyism and capitalism’s chosen ones, the ‘1%’, are the target of their ire. Might the success of populism’s class of 2016 owe a debt to our innate cognitive biases?
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