Expert Comment
"I can't breathe" - expert comment on the Minneapolis protests
Protests have erupted across the USA over the death of George Floyd. Dr Lydia Plath, Associate Professor of US History, comments.
Expert comment: Opt-out system for organ donation in England is welcome, but timing is unfortunate
England switches to an opt-out system for organ donation today, as the world battles COVID-19. Dr Greg Moorlock, who researches the ethics of organ donation at ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ Medical School, has commented on the impact that the timing is likely to have.
Expert comment: President Trump increasingly frustrating his medical and scientific advisers
Dr Trevor McCrisken comments on Donald Trump taking medication against public health advice and his ultimatum to the WHO.
Will face masks become the norm in Europe? Expert comment
With many European governments making it compulsory to wear face masks in certain public places, and others recommending it, will masks become part of ‘the new normal’ in the UK? Professor Helen Spencer-Oatey and Professor Perry Hinton look at what norm theory can tell us about behaviour change.
How does wearing a face mask become the cultural norm? Expert comment
The UK Government has begun recommending the wearing of non-medical face coverings in enclosed spaces. Will it become the norm to see people in Britain wearing masks while outside their homes? Professor Helen Spencer-Oatey and Professor Perry Hinton look at how mask-wearing became the norm in other cultures in this comment piece.