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News in brief - Monday 19 January
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Stay up to date with the latest news from Edge Hill. From ground-breaking research to student achievements, community initiatives to academic expertise, this roundup condenses the highlights shaping our University community.
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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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Embodiment and creativity in Mental Health Care and Education, Delivered By Professor Frank Röhricht
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Join the Research Centre for Arts and Wellbeing for an engaging seminar discussing embodiment and creativity in mental health care and education, delivered by Professor Frank Röhricht.
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Arts4Us event
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You're invited to an inspiring day of ideas, creativity, and collaboration as we share key findings and reflections from the second year of our research into supporting children and young people accessing the arts as a mental health support.
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The UK’s food supply is more fragile than you might think – here’s why it should be a national priority
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In a recent article for The Conversation, Dr Sven Batke, Reader in Plant Science at Edge Hill University explains why our food supply should become a national priority, before its too late.
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Prisons and Human Rights
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Crime and Popular Fiction
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Dr Rafe McGregor is a world-leading expert in the relationship between crime and popular fiction. He has published six books on the subject, beginning with Narrative Justice in 2018. His seventh is Reducing Political Violence: Narrative Accounts of Crime and Harm (Januar7 2026). From February 2021 to July 2026 Rafe has been an investigator on the Croatian Science Foundation’s Aesthetic Education through Narrative Art, which has received over €200,000 in funding.
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Transformative Education
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We believe that unequal access to learning through life is a huge and growing cause of inequality in the UK. We aim to promote effective collaborative and dialogic working as a lever to propel our engagement and to enable us to move forward in socially just ways.
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Crime and Popular Music
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Dr Eleanor Peters is a world-leading expert in the relationship between crime and popular music.
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