Resources

We’re all busy, but how does being busy impact on sleep? In modern Western society, being busy is worn like a badge of honour. Colleagues will often ask, ‘Are you busy?’, but rarely ask if [...]

What is sleep health? What is healthy sleep? Is it the absence of sleep disorders, or is it more than that? Is it sleeping well enough to support physical and mental health and waking function? [...]

Sleep and performance in sport. What’s the link? In this audio interview I talk with Ian Dunican from Sleep4Performance on the link between sleep and performance in sport and strategies [...]

There are changes in sleep as you get older. It’s not the same as it was as a young adult. Sleep changes as you get older in a number of ways.  It can feel different, not being as long or [...]

Am I getting enough sleep? What are the latest recommendations? New recommendations from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and Sleep Research Society address the question: How much sleep do [...]

Is managing sleep disorders enough? Current healthcare delivery in sleep is very focussed on diagnosing and managing sleep disorders, but is that enough? Should we go beyond that and help people [...]

Is yoga a good strategy for helping with sleep? As we recognise the increasing role of ‘hyper-arousal’ or difficulty switching off in sleep problems and insomnia, our focus is often on helping [...]

Different societies have differing sleep patterns Throughout history and in different cultures, there have been different cultural expectations about sleep and sleep patterns adopted and [...]

Since the beginning of time, humans have been interested in sleep. Trying to make sense of the different experiences people have during sleep, and theorising about why we sleep.