The COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped the way we live now and for years to come.
Political attitudes and beliefs have been shifting dramatically over the last few years. But, like the tides, they change direction relatively quickly. The pandemic seems to have curbed the attractiveness of ‘strong man’ leaders, but it’s also causing people to...
LEADING ARTICLE Most people acknowledge that the climate emergency is the biggest threat we face. The thousands of engaged politicians, activists, lobbyists and business people in the halls and corridors of the COP26 meeting in Glasgow are certainly taking it very...
The COVID pandemic has made people rethink many aspects of their lives, new research has found. Many are now more aware of their personal impact on society, with a positive shift in the ways they contribute to their communities. But it has also increased negativity...
While the roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccine has been fast and widespread in many rich countries, it is still very low in the world’s poorest nations.More than 3 billion doses of the various vaccines have been administered across the globe, but only 0.9 per cent of...
While some countries such as the UK are experiencing a loosening of COVID-19 restrictions, others like Brazil are being gripped by rampaging outbreaks that show no signs of abating. At the time of writing, there have been nearly 140 million cases and 3 million...
Policy responses to COVID-19 from different governments across the world have varied wildly. Decisions have been made at different times, with varying degrees of severity.A new resource has been created by Oxford University to collate these responses into one...
As governments around the world roll out COVID-19 vaccine programmes and seek to kickstart their economies back to life, recovery seems to be within reach. However, hard questions must not be sidestepped. How did this pandemic happen? And how resilient are we to...
On March 11 2020, the World Health Organization declared that the COVID-19 public health emergency had become a pandemic: 114 countries were affected, there were 121,500 confirmed cases and more than 4,000 people had succumbed to the virus. One year on, we have now...
A new list of hope-inspiring people under the age of 40 has been published by The World Economic Forum. The world’s most promising 112 ‘Young Global Leaders’ are involved in activities ranging from advocating for public healthcare to campaigning for inclusivity in...
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unexpected health benefits to some people. There are very few silver linings to find amidst the terrible havoc wrought by the disease, but it has had positive effects on the prevalence of other diseases and conditions.Don’t pass it...
