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The true character of a society is revealed in how it treats its children” Nelson Mandela, 1997 I was asked to write for this blog last...

Severe cases of Coronavirus are characterised by breathing difficulties. This is understandably discomforting; if you were to hold your...

Black Lives Matter from a neurodivergent and diaspora perspective: Preston Mitchcum, Board Co-chair of Collective action for safe spaces...

This blog has been written on behalf of the InSPIre the Mind editing team. As a team we want to raise awareness of such a prevalent issue...

For many of us living longer is a blessing, an achievement of our modern society. After every sunset we wake up wiser, more experienced,...

Approximately two years ago, the science writer Marta Zaraska contacted me as she was interested in kindness and stress. She was curious...

With very few people given access to testing for covid-19, those of us experiencing mild symptoms are left wondering if we have the virus...

As schools are shut across the UK and older people are particularly encouraged to isolate (including being discouraged them from caring...

Medicine has been described as the second oldest profession: from caring to curing and prevention, doctors and medicine have played a...

Part 2: The role of Governments By Ellen Lambert and Emily Hayes You might have caught part one of this blog series last week, where we...

(Part One of Two) By Ellen Lambert and Emily Hayes Pandemics like the current one with COVID-19 are caused and contained by how people...

Disclaimer: This blog is by no means an endorsement, nor is it advocating, illegal activities. It is purely a discussion about a trend of...

As a PhD student, my research does not always go smoothly. Actually — it rarely does. A few weeks ago, I found myself in one of those...

Working from home has never been as important as it is now. COVID-19 has changed the day to day working patterns of employees and...

In light of recent events with coronavirus, the national burden on mental health services is only set to rise over the coming few...

Let’s look at some pictures of real data The coronavirus pandemic has swept across the globe at breakneck speed, bringing whole countries...

Taking control while letting go This is day 14 of my working from home because of the COVID-19 crisis. I have had to start early my...

In September 2019, I was in Copenhagen at the ECNP (European College of Neuropsychopharmacology) conference. While I was reading the...

I live in Camberwell, in South East London, just a few minutes away from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience where I...

Trigger warning: This blog deals with the subject of infant death. It was the beginning of October last year when I read a disturbing...

I am a fourth-year medical student studying at the University of Southampton. Though I don’t know what I want to specialise in yet, I...

We are only a few days away from the one year anniversary of our blog platform — our first blog was published on the 1st of March...

How to build the healthiest generation in history. The first time that I met HRH the Duchess of Cambridge, it had just been announced...

I literally talk about my inner monologue and then sell it” Many know her as Låpsley, but to me she is Holly Lapsley Fletcher: singer,...