Tackling COVID-19: Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore
Her plans to study the effects of social isolation on adolescents have become particularly pertinent this year. Sarah-Jayne Blakemore is a cognitive
Oct. 22, 2020 • ~5 min
Furlough ‘stemmed the tide’ of poor mental health during UK lockdown, study suggests
Researchers say the UK government should ask employers to share out reduced hours rather than lose workers, in order to mitigate a looming mental health crisis
July 24, 2020 • ~5 min
People in England’s poorest towns ‘lose over a decade of good health’, research finds
Cambridge researchers find major health inequalities – as well as a geographic divide – between the most and least deprived English towns. They say that life
June 17, 2020 • ~5 min
Opinion: Employers should cut hours not people during the pandemic
If the UK emulated short-time working programmes in countries like Germany it would help mitigate the mental health as well as economic crises caused by the coronavirus, argue researchers from the Employment Dosage project.
May 13, 2020 • ~6 min
Researchers to track impact of lockdown on alcohol, gambling and pornography use
Is the lockdown leading us to drink more alcohol or spend more time gambling online or watching pornography? Researchers today launch a survey aimed at tracking how our habits have changed in response to our forced isolation.
May 12, 2020 • ~2 min
Almost a quarter of adults living under lockdown in the UK have experienced loneliness
One in four adults (24 per cent) in the UK have felt lonely because of coronavirus, according to a longitudinal study that is tracking mental health across the pandemic.
April 22, 2020 • ~4 min
Opinion: Five ways to beat anxiety and take back control of your life during the COVID-19 pandemic – based on science
Anxiety is tough to deal with at the best of time. It’s even tougher when we’re in the midst of a pandemic that is causing chaos around the globe. Dr Olivia Remes shares her top tips on looking after your mental health during this difficult period.
March 19, 2020 • ~6 min
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