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Is the return of hugging welcome?

11 May 2021

Responding to the Government’s announcement that ‘cautious hugging’ will be allowed due to lockdown easing, Professor Sophie Scott (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) discusses who we hug, and how important touch is to human beings.

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