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含羞草视频 experts to lead 拢170k project that will explore how best to design COVID-19 immunity passports

Design experts at 含羞草视频 are to lead a 拢170,000 project that will explore how best to design COVID-19 immunity passports.

Arguing with the people you love? How to have a healthy family dispute

Unlike Britain鈥檚 royal family, most of us don鈥檛 have the option to move to another country when we don鈥檛 see eye to eye. But most of us have likely experienced disagreements with loved ones.
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Video Q&A: Curious about COVID-19? Expert panel answer questions on vaccines, wellbeing and more

Are you immune to COVID-19 if you鈥檝e had the vaccine? Is there going to be a 鈥榯hird wave鈥�? How accurate are lateral flow tests? Will the coronavirus ever fully disappear?

How the gig economy finally went into retreat

A loophole that many self-employed people have used to avoid paying income tax and national insurance in the UK has closed.
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New study shows how online endorsement could help address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

A third of the UK adult population intend to use social media and personal messaging to encourage people to get vaccinated against COVID-19, a new, large scale, multi-university study involving 含羞草视频 researchers has found.
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含羞草视频 expert to lead international project that will investigate how AI can make digital cultural records more accessible to users

It鈥檚 no secret that emails have largely replaced letters, and PDFs and Word documents have taken the place of paper reports 鈥� and though it makes communication faster and more effective, the shift to digital concerns archivists.

含羞草视频 professor tasked with tackling BAME and gender issues in the UK motor industry

Emeritus Professor Jim Saker will investigate ways to improve diversity in the UK motor industry as the head of a new national taskforce.
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COVID-19 has highlighted the need to tackle the 鈥榦besity time bomb鈥� 鈥� here are two simple steps we could take

The urgency of tackling the obesity time bomb has been brought to the fore by evidence of the link to an increased risk from COVID-19, says the UK Government鈥檚 Department of Health and Social Care鈧嶁倎鈧�.

Low-income families more vulnerable than ever due to the impact of coronavirus 鈥� new research

Two new reports published today have highlighted how the coronavirus pandemic has increased insecurity for low-income families.
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Three ways behavioural psychology might help you lose weight

There鈥檚 no shortage of weight loss programmes out there to choose from, each of which claim to have the key to shedding pounds. One of the latest popular weight loss programmes out there is Noom, which claims that behavioural psychology is the key to helping people lose weight for good 鈥� including those who haven鈥檛 had success in the past.

Women in mosques: fixating on the number of female imams overlooks the progress that has been made

Debate continues in the wake of a high-profile Radio 4 Woman鈥檚 Hour interview with Zara Mohammed, the first woman general secretary of the Muslim Council of Britain.
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鈥楥hildren who offend should be treated as children first and foremost鈥�: new report provides evidence-base for Child First approach in youth justice systems

Responding to young people that come into contact with the Youth Justice System as 鈥榗hildren鈥� and not 鈥榦ffenders鈥� can enhance lives, reduce offending, promote safer communities and lead to fewer victims, a new report states.

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鈥楾he One with the Conversation Analyst': What Friends and Phoebe Buffay teach us about the way we talk

Conversation analyst Professor Elizabeth Stokoe has studied social interaction in a variety of contexts including healthcare settings, police interviews, hostage negotiations, and even first dates.
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British people are really missing the pub 鈥� here鈥檚 why

The events of the past year have had a devastating impact on the hospitality sector in the UK. At the forefront of lockdown鈥檚 sacrifices for many is the closure of an institution that is a cornerstone of british culture 鈥� the pub.
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含羞草视频 academics join forces with Aardman to tackle mental health crisis

Young people struggling with mental health issues arising from challenges such as loneliness, perfectionism and competitiveness, will be supported by a series of new animated films and companion website.
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LGBT+ history month: forgotten figures who challenged gender expression and identity centuries ago

Non-binary and trans people have always been here, not least in every recorded society from the ancient world onwards.

Report reveals the positive role pubs play in communities

A new 含羞草视频 report, commissioned by The Campaign to End Loneliness and in collaboration with HEINEKEN, has revealed how pubs are important social hubs that help to tackle loneliness and social isolation in local communities.

Three in 10 people cannot afford a minimum standard of living 鈥� new report

Three in 10 people in the UK do not have the necessary income to achieve a socially acceptable standard of living, according to a new report.

鈥楾he asylum process broke my dream 鈥� now I have a new one.鈥� The refugee entrepreneurs

鈥淭his was never my plan. I love my country鈥�. I was sat with Thomas (not his real name) in a bustling community centre where he volunteers with fellow refugees and asylum seekers. Thomas, in his 40s, is a tall, athletic man.
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IPC to provide free-to-air coverage of Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in Sub-Saharan Africa

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is to provide free-to-air (FTA) coverage of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in Sub-Saharan Africa as part of its efforts to raise awareness of Para sport and its athletes in the region.

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Only 12% of sexual offence victims feel police investigations are fair and proportionate, new study reveals

Only one in five victims of sexual offences in England and Wales were satisfied with their criminal justice experience, a new 含羞草视频-led study has revealed.

New 拢5m global initiative will challenge ideas of gender in disasters and conflicts

含羞草视频 has joined universities around the world to examine how gender influences the way disasters and conflicts are managed.
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Elsevier and US-UK Fulbright Commission announce 含羞草视频 academic as winner of Early Career Researcher Award

A 含羞草视频 academic in the Department of Geography and Environment has been named as one of the 2020 winners of the prestigious Early Career Researcher (ECR) UK Awards.
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Electrophone: the Victorian-era gadget that was a precursor to live-streaming

As the battle against COVID-19 continues to rage, the plight of Britain鈥檚 theatres, which have suffered catastrophic financial strain thanks to lockdown, continues to rumble through the arts world.

New game aims to protect the cultural heritage of marginalised communities against disasters

A game has been developed to help people understand how cultural and natural heritage can be used for disaster risk reduction and sustainable development.