The Conversation Overhauling the NHS app is at the heart of UK healthcare plans, but it could leave some people behind - - Catia Nicodemo, Professor of Health Economics, Brunel University of London - Not everyone wants their healthcare to happen on a screen. How UK-France ‘one in, one out’ migration deal will work – and what the challenges could be - - Matilde Rosina, Assistant Professor in Global Challenges, Brunel University of London - Since 2019, the UK and France have focused on addressing the rise in Channel crossings. ‘Gas station heroin’: the drug sold as a dietary supplement that’s linked to overdoses and deaths - - Michelle Sahai, Computational Biochemist, Brunel University of London - A drug with antidepressant roots and opioid effects, tianeptine’s rise is largely unnoticed. Investing in NHS staff wellbeing could produce economic benefits the UK desperately needs - - Catia Nicodemo, Professor of Health Economics, Brunel University of London - The NHS needs a healthy and resilient workforce to lead the digital transformations planned for the service. À l’hôpital, la découverte d’une bactérie « mangeuse de plastique » - - Ronan McCarthy, Professor in Biomedical Sciences, Brunel University of London Rubén de Dios, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Biotechnology, Brunel University of London - Une souche de bactérie pathogène particulièrement redoutée à l’hôpital possède la faculté de dégrader les plastiques. Une capacité qui l’aide à survivre, et qui pourrait poser des problèmes en matière de soins. We found a germ that ‘feeds’ on hospital plastic – new study - - Ronan McCarthy, Professor in Biomedical Sciences, Brunel University of London Rubén de Dios, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Biotechnology, Brunel University of London - We discovered how a plastic-eating enzyme made a germ more harmful. How the UK could monetise ‘citizen data’ and turn it into a national asset - - Ashley Braganza, Professor of Business Transformation, Brunel University of London S. Asieh H. Tabaghdehi, Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer) in Strategy and Business Economy, Brunel University of London - A sovereign fund could ensure that public data is monetised ethically – with profits reinvested for the public good. Do shorter prison sentences make society less safe? What the evidence says - - Daniel Alge, Senior Lecturer in Criminology & Criminal Justice, Brunel University of London - The prison population is projected to increase to up to 105,000 by 2029 unless changes are made. Did humans evolve to prefer religion? Research shows many atheists intuitively favour faith - - Will Gervais, Reader in Psychology, Brunel University of London - Research highlights Atheists often believe religious faith is positive, even though they don’t hold it themselves. Mengapa banyak produk kosmetik mengandung asbes? - - Ashley Howkins, Technical Specialist and Lead Scientific Officer of the Experimental Techniques Centre, College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences, Brunel University of London Lorna Anguilano, Senior Research Fellow, Quality Manager of the Experimental Techniques Centre, College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences, and Assistant Director of the Wolfson Centre for sustainable materials development and processing, Brunel University of London - Kandungan asbes dalam bedak talk bisa menyebabkan kanker. Bagaimana ini terjadi? Sinners: how real stories of Irish and Choctaw oppression inform the film - - Rachel Stuart, Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Deviant Identities, Brunel University of London - The film’s vampire, Remmick, has come to Mississippi from Ireland. What does the UK Supreme Court’s gender ruling mean for trans men? - - Daniel Alge, Senior Lecturer in Criminology & Criminal Justice, Brunel University of London - The decision means trans men can be exluded from men’s single-sex spaces – but may also be excluded from women’s spaces. ‘Putin’s brain’: Aleksandr Dugin, the Russian ultra-nationalist who has endorsed Donald Trump - - Kevin Riehle, Lecturer in Intelligence and Security Studies, Brunel University of London - The Russian philosopher believes Vladimir Putin is no longer the main enemy for the US. British Rail wasn’t all bad. Sixty years after the brand launched we should remember its marketing successes - - Lewis Smith, Lecturer in Marketing, Brunel Business School, Brunel University of London - The sandwiches may have been soggy but British Rail’s branding was sharp. Waiting lists, crumbling buildings, staff burnout: five years on, COVID is still hurting the financial health of the NHS - - Catia Nicodemo, Professor of Health Economics, Brunel University of London - Healthcare has not caught up with the disruption caused by the pandemic. New sentencing guidelines will make the UK’s justice system more fair, not less – expert view - - Daniel Alge, Senior Lecturer in Criminology & Criminal Justice, Brunel University of London - The wider use of pre-sentence reports could help reduce existing racial disparities in sentencing. Demi Moore: indicação ao Oscar premia uma carreira definida pelo desafio - - Caroline Ruddell, Reader in Film and Television, Brunel University of London - O trabalho da atriz americana, que por muito tempo era conhecida mais pela beleza, questiona a feminilidade e o poder How the UK’s rollback of banking regulations could risk another financial crisis - - Alper Kara, Head of Department of Economics and Finance, Brunel University of London - The sector risks repeating the mistakes which led to huge tax-payer funded bail outs. Demi Moore: the Oscar nominee with a career defined by defiance - - Caroline Ruddell, Reader in Film and Television, Brunel University of London - Moore’s work has long interrogated womanhood and power. Will Lucy Letby get a retrial? Here’s what happens next with her case - - Daniel Alge, Senior Lecturer in Criminology & Criminal Justice, Brunel University of London - The panel’s findings put the case in uncharted territory given Letby’s very recent convictions and the continuing public inquiry into the case.