A day in the life of a prison dietitian
What is a dietitian? A dietitian is a professional, qualified to assess, diagnose and treat nutritional problems. Dietitians work across multiple areas, to include hospitals, public health, care homes...
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World Creativity & Innovation Day: Where a Creative Path Can Take You in Life
“Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, I think, is still the secret of great creative people” - Leo Burnett World Creativity & Innovation Day is a day which encourages every indiv...
Anger: A Hidden Public Health Issue
In 2008 the Mental Health Foundation identified a fundamental lack of discussion in the scientific literature related to anger, which they suggested was indicative of it not being considered ‘an emoti...
Could training our brain now, protect us psychologically in later life?
It’s National Train your Brain Day! As a Cognitive Neuroscientist I am interested in how the brain works, how we process information coming from the world, and how we learn. Our brains are malleable, ...
World Teacher’s Day: The profession of progress, achievement and pride
I never intended to go into teaching when I began my higher education journey. I studied English Language and Linguistics with a minor degree in Education Studies. In all honesty, the education studie...
Climate Change: Why So Much Doubt and Inaction?
I have been researching and teaching climate change now for around 20 years. I’m still astonished by the amount of misinformation online, in newspapers, and more worryingly by politicians who make dec...
Criminals: Are They Born or Made?
Criminals: are they born or made? And what about murderers? What about children who kill other children? Are they born bad or made that way? February 12th 1993: the day the criminal justice syste...
