Expert opinions cover the British Empire air pollution the CIA and how society sleeps

Dr Stan Neal from the School of History, Politics and International Relations has written an article for The Conversation about how the British Empire facilitated the movement of migrant workers in the 19th century and beyond.

• Read the full article 'The Commonwealth and Britain: the trouble with ‘Empire 2.0’' hosted on Think: Leicester here

Professor Paul Monks, Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Head of the College of Science and Engineering from the has written an article for Think: Leicester discussing how science must be ready for the challenge of mitigating air pollution.

• Read the full article 'What can we do about the air we breathe?' here

Dr Athina Karatzogianni from the School of Media, Communication and Sociology has written an article for Prospect Magazine about how short-term intelligence wins will come at the expense of long-term security.

• Read the full article '"The CIA is in the intensive care room"' hosted on Think: Leicester here

At the start of Brain Awareness Week 2017, Professor Jim Horne from the Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour has discussed modern sleep habits for Think: Leicester.

• Read the full article 'Are we really a sleepless society?' here

Professor Jim Horne has also written an article for The Conversation about how sleep has a much smaller – and only a slowly developing – impact on body weight than is often assumed.

• Read the full article 'Does a lack of sleep really make children overweight? Here’s the science' hosted on Think: Leicester here

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