Expert Comment
Dr Jen Baker on Lynda La Plante
Dr Jen Baker, who lectures on British crime fiction of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, particularly praised La Plante’s award as indicative of her keen grasp, exploitation, and representation of the gender politics long at play in the history of crime fiction writing.
Dr Mike Tildesley: How infectious measles really is.
The measure for how infectious a disease is, known as R0, for measles is higher than 10 whereas COVID (dependent upon the variant) was much lower, around less than 5.
Dr James Gill: Measles outbreak
I have recently become a father, so my academic knowledge that Andrew Wakefield lied about the MMR vaccine, fabricating side effects which is does not have, purely for financial gain makes me livid given that he has directly contributed to the deaths of children due to his lies. I won’t even describe it as misinformation.
Dr Briony Jones: Comment on calls for seized Russian assets to go to Ukraine
Calls from the Ukrainian President Zelensky for seized Russian assets to be used in the efforts to rebuild Ukraine have been met with mixed reactions.
Dr Jonathan Clarke: UK's latest named storm, Isha
Another named storm is yet another reminder, that the UK urgently needs a better plan for improving infrastructure and flood defences if we are to make our communities and country more resilient to a changing climate.