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Today it’s Saturday the 4th of July: Super Saturday. This is the day when England re-opens! What will it be like? What will it feel like?...

My name is Grace Gatera. I am 27 years old. In those years, I have attempted suicide twice, and have had countless episodes of panic...

hese past couple of weeks have been an important time for self-reflection. Through my reflective work, I have thought about all the women...

Let’s take a look at the flawed science underlying conspiracy theories and who is behind them. At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic,...

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...