More than three months into lockdown, any sense of novelty has well and truly worn off and the scale of the impact of this pandemic on everyone’s lives deepens almost daily. Working together is not just the new normal for neighbours and local communities, but for countries and multinational companies. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the race for a COVID-19 vaccine....
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Fear is in the air – and it is a particular kind of fear. Amidst the daily readjustments, the working from home, the scurry for loo paper and pasta, the calls to relatives, and the deep concern for our livelihoods, the underlying fear that chills the nation is a fear for our very lives. Our delusions of invulnerability have been shattered. ...
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The contemporary workplace is in crisis. Only a small minority of employees report that they are truly engaged at work. The rest lack the emotional investment in their work to be fully productive and to create significant value for their organisations. What is the cause and consequence of this situation?...
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It seems to be more normal than ever to read headlines about the state of the nation’s mental health. No one would complain that the tide of stigma is receding. But the changing tide also brings an expanse of complaints, scapegoats, and unanswered questions into the open. This week, minister Norman Lamb spoke out about the scale of the mental health crisis in higher education....
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Timings: 00:00 – Introduction 01:23 – Tracy Cotterell interviews John Wyatt 15:22 – John’s talk 01:03:33 – Q&A Picture this: 14th Century Europe. The Black Death is sweeping across the continent, killing more than 25% of the entire population. The dreadful disease can sweep into a village or town without warning, and no-one, rich or poor,......
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Results Day has always filled me with dread. From primary school tests to my university finals this May, I’ve felt stomach churning stress every time that results are released. That feeling was probably shared by many of the 760,000 students who received their A-Level grades yesterday, while others await their GCSE results next Thursday. For......
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There are two significant dates in July that may at first glance seem unrelated – the 5th is the 70th anniversary of the National Health Service, and the 31st is when I owe my ‘payment on account’ taxes to the Inland Revenue. The NHS was based on the idea that anyone should be able to......
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I recently had an image crisis. Packing for my friends’ festival-themed ‘sten’ (a joint stag/hen do), I panicked. What was the right ‘festival’ look? Social media seemed to have strong opinions. For me, the question ultimately boiled down to which face glitter I should wear. The struggle, as they say, is real. Image crises are......
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Before Theresa May announced the snap election, the UK news cycle was dominated by Prince Harry talking about how losing his mother had impacted his mental health. Giles Coren, writing in the Times (April 22nd 2017) was scathing: ‘Do we really need Prince Harry to de-stigmatise mental illness? … I can’t think of a pop......
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