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Curb Your Eco-Anxiety with Eco-Action
When Sir David Attenborough joined Instagram in September, his account gained over 1 million followers in less than 5 hours and broke a...
Ffion Harris
Nov 18, 20203 min read


Black mothers matter. So why are they still dying?
I opened my phone a couple of days ago to a headline reading, “A Black doctor died in childbirth, highlighting a tragic trend that...
Becky Bind
Nov 6, 20209 min read


Letting children go hungry makes no economic (or moral) sense: so why do some governments try to do
One of the perks of getting older is the constant sense of déjà vu when listening to political debates. So, here we go again,...
Carmine Pariante
Oct 30, 20205 min read


TEN POSITIVE THINGS THAT COULD EMERGE FROM THE PANDEMIC
First pandemic in living memory has created a number of sensational issues in the minds and behaviour of the general population,...
Dinesh Bhugra CBE
Jul 24, 20204 min read


Mental health funding: A Cinderella Story
Once upon a time, there was a girl who grew up to become a mental health researcher… No. Wait. Once upon a time? I’m not the Cinderella...
Courtney Worrell
Jul 22, 20209 min read


Understanding mental health and how to keep it strong during this pandemic
Nowadays, everyone is talking about mental health, yet do they understand what this is? Let’s begin this blog by first understanding what...
Lokesh Agrawal
Jul 17, 20208 min read

Lockdown awakening: Embracing the complexities
The Lockdown experience from a neurodivergent perspective: Pre-lockdown a perpetual rhythm of Go! Push, rest, repeat across different...
Natasha Trotman
Jul 10, 20205 min read


#SuperSaturday is not Independence Day — it is ‘acceptance’ day
Today it’s Saturday the 4th of July: Super Saturday. This is the day when England re-opens! What will it be like? What will it feel like?...
Carmine Pariante
Jul 4, 20202 min read


Mental Health and my vision for the future
My name is Grace Gatera. I am 27 years old. In those years, I have attempted suicide twice, and have had countless episodes of panic...
Grace Gatera
Jul 3, 20204 min read

AMPLIFYING BLACK VOICES: Celebrating the work of black female influencers
hese past couple of weeks have been an important time for self-reflection. Through my reflective work, I have thought about all the women...
Annabel Amber Pilecka
Jun 17, 20203 min read

Investigating the most convincing COVID-19 conspiracy theories
Let’s take a look at the flawed science underlying conspiracy theories and who is behind them. At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Anna McLaughlin
Jun 17, 202010 min read


Children in lockdown: Time to review the age of criminal responsibility?
The true character of a society is revealed in how it treats its children” Nelson Mandela, 1997 I was asked to write for this blog last...
Penelope Brown
Jun 10, 20208 min read


How coronavirus has marked the use of breath, and George Floyd's murder has amplified it
Severe cases of Coronavirus are characterised by breathing difficulties. This is understandably discomforting; if you were to hold your...
Naomi Limbachiya
Jun 10, 20206 min read

Solidarity with BLM: Transforming Empathy into Action
Black Lives Matter from a neurodivergent and diaspora perspective: Preston Mitchcum, Board Co-chair of Collective action for safe spaces...
Natasha Trotman
Jun 5, 20203 min read


Black Lives Matter to InSPIre the Mind
This blog has been written on behalf of the InSPIre the Mind editing team. As a team we want to raise awareness of such a prevalent issue...
Inspire the Mind
Jun 5, 20204 min read


Working in old age psychiatry during the COVID-19 pandemic
For many of us living longer is a blessing, an achievement of our modern society. After every sunset we wake up wiser, more experienced,...
Daniela Enache
May 27, 20205 min read


Kindness at the time of Coronavirus: who are we really kind to?
Approximately two years ago, the science writer Marta Zaraska contacted me as she was interested in kindness and stress. She was curious...
Carmine Pariante
May 22, 20204 min read


Mild symptoms of COVID-19: what symptoms can you expect and for how long are you going to be ill?
With very few people given access to testing for covid-19, those of us experiencing mild symptoms are left wondering if we have the virus...
Valeria Mondelli
May 20, 20205 min read


Caring will help us stop coronavirus, but then we can't stop caring
As schools are shut across the UK and older people are particularly encouraged to isolate (including being discouraged them from caring...
Ed Whiting
May 13, 20203 min read


COVID-19 and Medicine’s Social Contract
Medicine has been described as the second oldest profession: from caring to curing and prevention, doctors and medicine have played a...
Dinesh Bhugra CBE
May 6, 20205 min read


How can science and history help us to understand and change human behaviour during a #pandemic?
Part 2: The role of Governments By Ellen Lambert and Emily Hayes You might have caught part one of this blog series last week, where we...
Ellen Lambert
Apr 29, 202010 min read


How can science and history help us to understand and change human behaviour during a pandemic?
(Part One of Two) By Ellen Lambert and Emily Hayes Pandemics like the current one with COVID-19 are caused and contained by how people...
Ellen Lambert
Apr 29, 20209 min read


Microdosing - Tiny doses with even tinier amounts of evidence
Disclaimer: This blog is by no means an endorsement, nor is it advocating, illegal activities. It is purely a discussion about a trend of...
Courtney Worrell
Apr 22, 20206 min read


Silver linings in times of Covid-19
As a PhD student, my research does not always go smoothly. Actually — it rarely does. A few weeks ago, I found myself in one of those...
Clara Snijders
Apr 15, 20204 min read
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