Category: Press

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Lisa Wakefield, Lecturer in Tourism and Spa, looks at the pros and cons of staying at home or going on vacation during the Christmas holidays.

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Business and political leaders meet at the University of Derby to consider how the city can respond to the challenges and opportunities of Brexit.

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Kelly Tyler speaks to MOBO founder Kanya King MBE about her pursuit to drive urban music from the margins to the heart of mainstream culture.

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Russell Cherrington, Senior Lecturer in Film Production, discusses the different sub-genres within horror films and what he loves about them.

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Lucy Ayre, Open Access Librarian at the University of Derby discusses Open Data and Researcher IDs as part of our series of blogs for Open Access Week.

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To mark World Occupational Therapy Day 2017, Lisa Ledger at the University of Derby, discusses why the profession is so important across the globe.

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Thomas Neuhaus, discusses the history of Halloween and where traditions originated from and how it has developed over the years.

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Professor Frances Maratos, Reader in Emotion Science at the University of Derby, explains the psychology behind why people are afraid of clowns.

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William Van Gordon, lecturer in Psychology at UDOL talks about open access publishing and tells us how he publishes research to maximise impact.

World Championship Martial Artist and lecturer Charles Spring discusses the benefits of older people taking up martial arts.