Outsider art can refashion how we think about mental illness
By Victoria Tischler, University of the Arts London
Organisations such as MIND work tirelessly to raise awareness of mental health problems and real progress has...
Health Check: how to exercise safely in the heat
By Howard Carter, University of Western Australia and Daniel Green, The Conversation
Exercise alone can be hard, but exercising in the heat is a whole...
What your shoes say about you (quite a lot, actually)
By Naomi Braithwaite, Nottingham Trent University
Paris Fashion Week heralds the finale to what has been a packed calendar of catwalk shows. The designers’ eagerly...
If you think newspapers are losing their credibility, take a look at fashion magazines
By Josephine Collins, University of the Arts London
Peter Oborne’s dramatic exit from his role as chief political commentator of The Telegraph has sharpened the...
Charity case: can philanthropic journalism last?
By Bill Birnbauer, Monash University
Despite rapid growth in the number of non-profit investigative centres in the United States and many fine examples of quality...
How the digital age has changed our approach to death and grief
By Tony Walter, University of Bath
In the days and weeks leading up to the death of Leonard Nimoy, the actor and director most known...
Coral reefs’ physical conditions set biological rules of nature – until people show up
By Andrew Frederick Johnson, University of California, San Diego
Much ecological literature focuses on the effects that human actions have on species, habitats or ecosystems....
How the myth of ‘lone warrior’ entrepreneurs penalizes women
By Sarah Thebaud, University of California, Santa Barbara
Sunday marks the 106th celebration of International Women’s Day. Since New Yorkers first celebrated it in 1909,...
