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Getting under the skin with biomarkers

Our researchers are linking genomics expertise with social and economic data to get a complete picture of us as individuals as never before.

Depression: A couples’ disease?

Four in ten adults in the UK report having experienced depression at some point in their life and many are in a long-term relationship at the time. How can professionals better support couples?

Using data revolution to solve real world issues

As the first UNESCO Chair in Analytics and Data Science, Professor Maria Fasli is on a mission to ensure the data revolution benefits all walks of society.

Why were the Victorians better at rehabilitating child offenders?

A new book containing the first ever-cradle-to-grave study of children in the early English juvenile justice system uncovers a time when youth incarceration seemed to work - and suggests why it can't in today's Britain.

Arab journalists and political change – are they reporters or activists?

Arab journalists shape the public’s perceptions of post-uprising dilemmas, but are they agents of change or of conformity?

Breaking through cultural barriers in Hispaniola

Discovering cultural connections between Haiti and the Dominican Republic could lead to greater social harmony

How we started the green exercise revolution

Our pioneering green exercise research has captured the interest of people around the world.

Uncovering the forgotten voices of the slave trade

Dr Sean Kelley is uncovering testimonies of West Africans born or sold into slavery.

Bringing history to life at the Palace

Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn and Shakespeare all starred in the playlets created by Dr Elizabeth Kuti

“One play is worth a hundred speeches”