Simon Kolstoe, Senior Lecturer in Evidence Based Healthcare and University Ethics Advisor, at the University of Portsmouth explores the science behind how effective cloth face masks are against Covid-19. Recent headlines suggest that mask wearing [… read more ]
Carolyn Barber of Portsmouth’s Good Mental Health Cooperative, and local researcher and social entrepreneur, shares advice and resources on how to manage your mental health in lockdown. This week, Carolyn shares the thoughts of others [… read more ]
Sandy Walker writes for Portsmouth’s Good Mental Health Cooperative, about how our pets benefit our mental health, while Carolyn Barber provides an update on a new project the Coop will be starting, following funding from [… read more ]
S&C contributor Maggie Sawkins put us in touch with her daughter, Portsmouth born Cat Sawkins, who now lives in Southern Ireland. Sarah Cheverton interviews Cat about how the Irish government have handled lockdown, how they [… read more ]
With claims for Universal Credit totalling 1 million as a result of the Coronavirus crisis, Luke Penston remembers his past experience of the benefits system years ago, which started off badly but soon improved thanks [… read more ]
For International Women’s Day, Andrew Larder watches the latest production by the Southsea Shakespeare Actors, Richard III, and finds a new way to perform Shakespeare. This week celebrates International Women’s day and Southsea Shakespeare Actors [… read more ]
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