A recent report suggests microbes found in soil may have an antidepressant effect and as it’s National Gardening Week, and the country is still on lockdown – some are spending more time planting and pruning. John Hills asks if soil can make us feel good?
Turning to literature On Being Ill
Dr Andrew Palmer turns to the novelist Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) for some thoughts on how illness can transform our perceptions.
Beyond Covid 19: Finding new norms for children’s wellbeing
Wendy Cobb asks if the current lockdown conditions could change the way we support emotional wellbeing in classrooms.
Big questions in challenging times
Professor Berry Billingsley looks at how science can help us make sense of current times.
Covid-19 and the case for a universal basic income
Dr Richard McManus explores the possibility of implementing a universal basic income.
Federalism and decentralisation in the age of Covid-19
Dr Soeren Keil looks at how states have implemented crisis management structures differently across Europe.
The government’s economic response to Covid-19
Dr Richard McManus compares the government’s economic policy for the current Covid-19 situation to the 2008 global financial crisis.
How will Covid-19 affect our high streets?
Dr Jake Monk Kydd looks at the problems that have affected our high streets and how they will cope now.
Engaging with the Corona Generation
Dr Jennie Bristow discusses generational consciousness and the effect of the global Covid-19 pandemic on our young people.