Loneliness, labelled a ‘pandemic’ in the 1990s, ‘The Leprosy’ of the 21st Century in 2018 and described increasingly as a public health problem, has captured the popular and academic attention. It is now considered so widespread that a billion-dollar industry has been developed to meet the needs of those who do not know what to do about […]

Call for book chapter contribution – The lonely life of ethnic minority academics in the West (part of loneliness and solitude book series) Introduction: Ethnic minority academics constitute an important part of academic communities, and also play an irreplaceable role in promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in higher education. Even though minority ethnic academics are […]

We are delighted to announce that the first issue of the Journal of Silence Studies in Education (JSSE) Vol.1 No.1, 2021 is now out and available.  Journal of Silence Studies in Education (ascee.org).  Apparently, this is another significant step in the popularization of solitude and silence research.  The editor-in-chief, dr Dat Bao from Monash University in Australia […]