john williams
Managing Director- Birmingham Health Partners (neuroscience,mental hlth,wine,gardens,gargoyles & wales may intrude) Speaking in my own voice.
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john williams
“We should all spend more time thinking about the prospect of failure and what we might do about it. It is a useful mental habit but it is neither easy nor enjoyable.”
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UK's top universities urged to act on classism and accent prejudice
Investigation finds widespread evidence of students being ridiculed over their backgrounds
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“They promise their institutions are friendly and welcoming, but when that message comes in a home counties accent from bored middle-class students who have been sent into the north to deliver the message, my students are rightly sceptical.”
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Small increases in air pollution linked to rise in depression, finds study
Exclusive: Cutting pollution levels may help to reduce rates of mental health problems, say scientists
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“There is now an increasing body of evidence suggesting air pollution isn’t great for the brain either,” “We may actually have been underplaying the adverse effects of air pollution on our health from cradle to grave.”
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Why Can’t We See All of the Government’s Virus Data?
Since March, federal agencies have been collecting a trove of information. But they refuse to release most of it.
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Why Can’t We See All of the Government’s Virus Data?
Since March, federal agencies have been collecting a trove of information. But they refuse to release most of it.
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New cloud looms over mental health
After months of isolation and uncertainty during the lockdown, Ryan Gamblin felt he was finally readjusting to the freedom to see friends and go shopping when everything changed again.Ryan, 17, a
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‘mental health problems in children aged 5 to 16 had increased by 50 per cent in three years and also highlighted how the pandemic was likely to have made conditions such as sleeping problems and depression worse.’
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Pupils should mix arts and science, says woman leading Russell Group
Teenagers should take a mixture of art and science A-levels to broaden their horizons, the first woman to lead the Russell Group of elite universities says.Dame Nancy Rothwell said that many young
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Teenagers should take a mixture of art and science A-levels to broaden their horizons, the first woman to lead the Russell Group of elite universities says.
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Focus on non-medical strategies in the fight against Covid: Mask-wearing or curfews? A second wave is a chance to gather evidence on behavioural science
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The Guardian view on the pleasures of autumn
Editorial: It will be a difficult winter, but the natural world brings small, precious consolations
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the pleasures of autumn: It will be a difficult winter, but the natural world brings small, precious consolations
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Are we nearly there yet? How Margaret Calvert steered Britain into the fast lane
Her revolutionary road signs upset the old guard – but the design doyenne put her foot down and made history. At 84, can she reinvent our railways?
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Are we nearly there yet? How Margaret Calvert steered Britain into the fast lane: Her revolutionary road signs upset the old guard – but the design doyenne put her foot down and made history. At 84, can she reinvent our railways?
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Covid: The NHS workers 'still recovering' as second wave looms
As the second wave of the pandemic takes deep root across parts of the UK, thousands of NHS workers are struggling to recover from what they have already been through.
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"We're not sure how, in terms of resilience, we are going to be able to get through this."
Across the NHS you can hear similar concerns - a determination to step up to the plate again, but also the knowledge that adrenalin only gets you so far.
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How Income Inequality Has Erased Your Chance to Drink the Great Wines
Benchmark bottles were always a splurge. But an increasing concentration of wealth has put them out of reach for all but the richest connoisseurs.
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'Among the many ways the rich are different from you and me: Only they can afford grand cru Burgundy'- Benchmark bottles were always a splurge. But an increasing concentration of wealth has put them out of reach for all but the richest connoisseurs.
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The Price for Not Wearing Masks: Perhaps 130,000 Lives
The pandemic death toll could be lowered by next spring if more Americans wear masks, a new analysis finds.
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The Price for Not Wearing Masks: Perhaps 130,000 Lives: The pandemic death toll could be lowered by next spring if more Americans wear masks, a new analysis finds.
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Research at Risk: Mitigating the impact of Covid-19 on health R&D investment
Research reveals the devastating impact of Covid-19 on health charities. Analysis reveals that medical research charities are expected to lose almost 38 per cent of their fundraising income last …
America and the Virus: ‘A Colossal Failure of Leadership’
In its destruction of American lives, treasure and well-being, this pandemic marks the greatest failure of U.S. governance since Vietnam.
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America and the Virus: ‘A Colossal Failure of Leadership’: In its destruction of American lives, treasure and well-being, this pandemic marks the greatest failure of U.S. governance since Vietnam.
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It's 2023. Here's How We Fixed the Global Economy
A dispatch from 2023 on how we worked together to build a more sustainable, inclusive economy
john williams
“our most valuable citizens are those who work in health & social care, education, public transport, supermarkets & delivery services. By ending precarious work & properly funding our public institutions, we are valuing those who hold our society together”
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How can people preserve their mental health in the covid era?
This week we speak to Brené Brown, an American professor, author and podcaster