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Why purple food is better for your brain
Thirty years ago, Professor Karen Charlton was working as a hospital dietitian in the North East of England. After work she would visit older men who lived alone in sheltered housing accommodation to interview them about what they ate. Professor Charlton smiles when she talks about this time.
Health and Medicine, Health and Medicine, Community, Study areas, Research
How pregnancy impacts a woman's body
Pregnancy is an amazing and surprising time in a woman’s life. As her body becomes a minefield of new experiences, it is pushed to unprecedented levels of stress and endurance.
Arts and Culture, Study areas, Research
Why are we so nostalgic for the 1990s?
The past few years have seen a surprising love for the 1990s – fuelled by our new methods of consuming content – that has infiltrated all areas of our culture and shows little signs of abating.
International, Law, Politics and Society, Study areas, Research
The path to peace in Afghanistan
With an astronomical cost that rises by the day, the Afghanistan War can only end through one route - diplomacy.
Arts and Culture, Study areas, Research
The Aquarian Uprising
It was a time of great achievement but also a time of great turbulence. The rebellions of the decade exploded, giving way to the chaos and division of the 1970s.
Arts and Culture, Study areas, Research
Why do songs get stuck in our heads?
We’ve all experienced the feeling of having a tune looping round our brain. Known as earworms, these persistent songs can be a total nuisance. UOW’s Dr Tim Byron says there’s a strong link between music and our minds, and the answer to combating an earworm is simple.