Stories
- Article
A history of mindfulness
Matt Drage questions how an ancient religious practice became a secular cure for stress.
- Article
Graveyards as green getaways
Stressed city dwellers have been visiting cemeteries in greater numbers since the start of the pandemic. Discover how, despite the constant reminders of death, graveyards bring visitors a sense of renewal.
- Book extract
How to manage your Schadenfreude
Do you sometimes enjoy witnessing others’ distress? Tiffany Watt Smith suggests five ways to manage - and even embrace - the perplexing emotion of Schadenfreude.
- Article
How can we prevent violence?
Evidence shows that strategies to prevent some types of violence can be very effective, while other, less well-acknowledged forms continue unabated. But hope can still guide us into a more peaceful future.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Reports on Mental Illness, Crime and Peace Movements
Date: 1935-1937Reference: PENROSE/2/5/7Part of: L. S. Penrose Papers- Archives and manuscripts
Medical Peace Campaign
Date: 1936-1937Reference: PENROSE/2/5/7/2Part of: L. S. Penrose Papers- Archives and manuscripts
Committee for War Prophylaxis
Date: 1935Reference: PENROSE/2/5/7/4Part of: L. S. Penrose Papers- Archives and manuscripts
Colony of Gheel
Date: 1935Reference: PENROSE/2/5/7/11Part of: L. S. Penrose Papers- Archives and manuscripts
Pamphlet "For All Prisoners"
Date: 1936Reference: PENROSE/2/5/7/9Part of: L. S. Penrose Papers