The Conversation
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Opera needs to attract good writers and tell better stories’: four experts on how opera can survive, thrive and reach new audiences
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In a new article for The Conversation, Jennifer Daniel, Senior Lecturer in Musical Theatre at Edge Hill University co-writes about what Opera needs to do to survive and reach new audiences.
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Why asking ‘Was Jane Austen gay?’ still causes controversy
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In a new article for The Conversation, Andrew McInnes, Reader in Romanticisms at Edge Hill University talks about why asking about Jane Austens sexuality still causes controversy.
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Menopause makes teachers’ work lives harder – and may push them out of the profession
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In a new article for The Conversation, Dr Hannah Ainsworth, Senior Lecturer in Primary and Childhood Education at Edge Hill University talks about menopause could be making teachers work lives harder.
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Unions have been in decline in the UK for 50 years. A new law could begin to reverse that trend
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In a new article for The Conversation, Steven Daniels, Lecturer in Politics at Edge Hill University, explains how Less than 4% of young workers now belong to a union and how a new law could help.
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What colour should I repaint my home? Ask a psychologist
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In a new article for The Conversation, Geoff Beattie, Professor of Psychology at Edge Hill University, explains how choosing a new colour scheme is a psychological issue, not just an aesthetic one.
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How misinformation may be fuelling teen vaping
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In a new article for The Conversation, Andy Levy, Reader in Psychology at Edge Hill University, explains how misinformation may be fuelling teen vaping.
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It’s not you – some typefaces feel different
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In a new article for The Conversation, Lecturer in Psychology, Andrea Piovesan writes about the different personalities of typefaces and how it affects our psychology.
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How cancer misinformation exploits the way we think
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In a new article for The Conversation, Andy Levy, Reader in Psychology at Edge Hill University, explains how cancer misinformation exploits the way we think.
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What was Jane Austen’s best novel? These experts think they know
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Andrew McInnes, Reader in Romanticisms at Edge Hill University co-writes what they think is the best Jane Austin novel in a new article for The Conversation.
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How the internet and its bots are sabotaging scientific research
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Mark Forshaw Professor in Health Psychology at Edge Hill University co-writes how technology is sabotaging scientific research, in a new article for The Conversation.
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