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NHS must learn lessons of Covid to overcome winter flu, say experts

If not, academics say people will continue to get sick and die while schools close and hospitals are overwhelmed

The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2025

Swearing, booing and spitting: is crowd behaviour out of control?

There was dismay after Rory McIlroy’s wife was hit by a beer at the Ryder Cup. But have crowds always been badly behaved, or is antisocial behaviour getting worse?

The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2025

‘It's like a game of chess’ - how group psychology affects the tactics of the Tour de France peloton

Domestiques, sprinters, hill climbers and GCs. How exactly do teams work at the Tour de France?

Cycling Weekly · Jul 16, 2025

Amid the drama of the Covid inquiry, Chris Whitty quietly pointed to an important truth. Will anyone listen?

England’s chief medical officer owned up to experts’ ignorance of psychology. If only others had been so candid in admitting their errors, says Stephen Reicher, a professor of psychology

The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2023

More conflict, more violence: that’s the future if the UK’s new anti-protest law is passed

Decades of study expose this legislation as the perfect playbook for turning peaceful events into scenes of chaos and disorder, says Stephen Reicher

The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2023

With a recent rise in Covid cases and the NHS in trouble, here’s how to end the culture war on face masks

Covering up when poorly isn’t an edict from an out-of-touch elite – it’s something we can do for each other, says academic Stephen Reicher

The Guardian - UK · Jan 5, 2023

20 worst Covid hotspots as hospitalisations rise 27% and UK 'definitely in a new wave'

Department of Health data shows parts of the South West have the highest case rates, with Somerset, Gloucestershire, Torbay, Plymouth and Bristol among the worst affected

Daily Mirror · Dec 19, 2022

Scots scientist in democracy warning after Elon Musk 'Prosecute Fauci' tweet

A BEHAVIOURAL science expert has said that Elon Musk’s tweet about the US’s top infectious disease official Anthony Fauci marks a step towards a…

The National (Scotland) · Dec 12, 2022

China’s Covid policy didn’t have to end in riot and protest. This is why it did

The government faces the rapid spread of public anger centred on a galvanising tragedy, says professor of psychology Stephen Reicher

The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2022

Hand-washing and mask-wearing: Covid rules we would be wise to keep

With seasonal sickness on the rise, experts say measures such as face masks and isolation should become commonplace

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2022