Postcode Lottery: Is your home neighbourhood affecting how you age?
Recent findings from Glasgow University suggest a biological link between ageing and living in a stressful area. Kirstin investigates.
Category: Social Sciences
Limits to collaboration?
Miruna investigates how the need to conform can push us beyond the limits of collaboration
The Cleaning Revolution: How does this new wave of ultra-cleanliness affect our health?
What on earth do viral Instagram cleanliness gurus have to do with the increase in allergies? Emily May Armstrong finds out.
The changing face of research: from competition to collaboration
Academia is stereotyped as a boxing ring, with researchers in constant competition; is this competition sometimes beneficial in driving innovation? Or should we shift toward a more collaborative environment to further scientific discovery?
Patient and Public Involvement: A seat at the table
Ross Laidlaw takes a look at the obvious yet overlooked contributions of patients on the development of scientific research projects
Defining Obesity
Obesity is not always recognised as a disease. Hearing from researchers, clinicians, and people with obesity, Kirstin Leslie investigates why the definition matters.
High Time for a Rethink?
From history to the present day and from therapeutic potential to risks, the use of cannabis remains a controversial topic. Sara Cameron gets to roots of this polemical plant.
Hello World – Book Review
Kirstin reviews Hannah Fry’s Hello Worls, a book investigating the intersection of algorithms with society.
