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Can the arts revolutionise healthcare?
The SHAPER dissemination event held on 19th November 2024.
Tony Woods
Dec 3, 20245 min read


Wishing Well
Maggie watched the hustle and bustle move around her with ease. There was no quickening of her breathing or heart rate, and her chest...
Chloe Smith
Nov 29, 202410 min read

Obesity, Depression, and their Inflamed Connection
Authors Note: If you are interested in taking part in the CODA study, please visit our CODA study page or email coda@kcl.ac.uk . For...
Melisa Kose
Nov 28, 20245 min read


What Prison Taught Me About Mental Health
Before being sentenced to prison, in February 2020, I had a long time to imagine it. In 2014, working in corporate finance, I committed...
David Shipley
Nov 28, 20245 min read


Autistic Men are Men Too
In 2024, the answer to the question “what is a man” is expanding. Society is slowly (but surely) embracing manhood in all forms. Manhood...
Ian Donley
Nov 26, 20244 min read


Unemployment and Mental Health in Nigeria: a Sociological Account
As a young Nigerian, I have always wanted to understand human behavioural patterns and societal trends. This curiosity for human...
Ndubuaku Kanayo
Nov 21, 20245 min read


Nutrients and the Gut-Brain Axis: Effects on Students’ Mental Health
As a third-year psychology student, I’ve felt the stress of juggling assignments and staying focused in classes, especially during exam...
Ecemnur İpekoğlu
Nov 20, 20244 min read


For Both Cis and Trans Men, We Need to Prioritize Mental Health
The mental health struggles associated with being a trans man are often dismissed in already frail discussions on men’s mental health. As...
Patrick Kuklinski
Nov 19, 20245 min read

The Contribution of Acquired Brain Injuries on Criminal Behaviour
On a busy road, when the traffic rushes like water breaking through a dam and the lights refuse to turn red, the decision you may make to...
Namira Patel
Nov 14, 20245 min read


Building Belonging at University: The U-Belong Toolkit
The lecture theatre is abuzz with voices. I see a group of girls hunched over a laptop, laughing. The professor is standing by the...
Hina Naela
Nov 13, 20244 min read


Hidden voices – unpaid carers in the UK. What can we do for them?
Are you an unpaid carer or do you know someone who is? It is more than likely that you fall into either one of those categories, as at...
Tony Woods
Nov 12, 20245 min read


The Colour of Distant Thunder Behind The Mask
A Veterans Art Engagement Project: 2021-2025 An article that is linked to The Mask - a veteran's story . It was 6 pm on September 7th,...
Joe Angemi JR
Nov 11, 20244 min read


The Mask - a veteran's story.
We often find ourselves discussing with friends and family our earliest ever memory, reminiscing on how young we were and laughing about...
Karl Tearney
Nov 11, 20244 min read


The Only Place — A Short Story
Obsessive love. It can be a barricade. A chain. It doesn't let you move forwards or backwards. It keeps you stranded in one place...
Emily Zarevich
Nov 7, 202412 min read

Decolonising the Healthcare System: An Interview with Annabel Sowemimo
Dr Annabel Sowemimo is a senior clinician in sexual and reproductive health, a part-time PhD student, founder of a charity Reproductive...
Layecha Fidahoussen
Nov 6, 20245 min read


Birds Of A Feather: Why Friendships Matter
How friendship shapes love and community; through the lens of a South Asian woman As someone who grew up in a South Asian household, my...
Ayeshah Mateen Allahwala
Nov 5, 20244 min read


Life at a UK University Since the October 7th Attacks
Bringing together the voices of an Israeli and a pro-Palestinian student at King’s College London. As we pass the one-year marking of the...
Carmine Pariante
Nov 1, 20248 min read

How the Tech Industry is Changing
Not too long ago, I wrote articles about Apple’s Commitment to Mental Health and about how Neuralink was approved for Human...
Lea Schmid
Oct 31, 20245 min read

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Bedroom.
A Personal Account of Navigating Womanhood, Pre and Post ADHD Diagnosis. In the May of 2019, approximately 12 hours before my first...
Niamh Bradley
Oct 30, 20245 min read


Menopause on the Margins - Bridging the Gap in menopause care
My name is Kat Frere-Smith, and I am a third-year National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration Kent
Kat Frere-Smith
Oct 29, 20245 min read


Surviving the storm: Autism, menopause, and mental health
When perimenopause hit, it triggered a perfect storm , which led to me discovering I was Autistic, aged 58. After my autism...
Rose Matthews
Oct 25, 20245 min read

Recurrent Pregnancy Loss matters. So, let’s talk about it.
As a researcher working in the field of perinatal psychiatry, I am part of a team that focuses on two key periods, pregnancy, and the postpa
Riddhi Laijawala
Oct 24, 20245 min read


Anticipatory anxiety of a cyclist. Insight or self-fulfilling prophecy?
Cycle tour from Courchevel to Antibes
Tony Woods
Oct 23, 20247 min read

Unveiling the Viral Legacy in our DNA
A Journey from Ancient Infections to Modern Mental Health The notion that 8% of our genome is derived from ancient viruses sounds like a...
Timothy Powell
Oct 22, 20244 min read
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