Smacking children: what the research says

Yuganov Konstantin/Shutterstock The question of whether it is ever acceptable to smack a child – hitting them with the flat inside of the hand with the aim of achieving compliance – is still highly controversial. In England, this controversy was recently reignited by the education secretary, Nadhim Zahawi, who hasContinue Reading

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The UK government wants to crack down on knife crime – research can tell us why young people start carrying weapons

Golden_Hind / Shutterstock The government has lifted restrictions on stop and search powers in an effort to combat knife crime. This approach focuses on people who are already carrying weapons. My research, published late last year, can help explain what happens in young people’s lives before they start carrying aContinue Reading

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Birth control: what to expect if you choose to come off it

Your period will return quickly after you stop the pill. antoniodiaz/ Shutterstock Deciding to stop using your regular birth control is a big decision. There are a number of reasons why you might be considering this – whether that’s to have a baby, or because of negative side effects youContinue Reading

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Lebanese voters are signalling a desire for change, with Hezbollah and its allies losing ground across the country in a parliamentary election. Just as the recent election in Northern Ireland brought a boost for the non-sectarian Alliance Party, Lebanon’s election saw significant gains for political representatives untethered to sectarian politics.Continue Reading

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Why families fight over inheritances – and how to avoid it

shutterstock Inheritance gone wrong is a popular theme in fiction. In the recent German miniseries The Funeral, the one-sided will of the family patriarch unhinges the entire ceremony, and long-held hostilities are aired at the grave. In our research, we tried to understand why families go to court to fightContinue Reading

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