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Social context must be taken into account when tackling obesity
Guest post by Dr Wendy Wills
Even when alone, what you choose to eat is influenced by who you are – your gender, age, ethnicity and background for example. I am particularly interested in the way that social class influences what teenagers and their families eat. … Continue reading
Social Measures, Education and Rehabilitation of Young Offenders
Guest post by Professor Brian Littlechild, Associate Head of School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work My recent studies have culminated in a comparative piece of work across the UK and Europe which I undertook for the Council of Europe Parliamentary … Continue reading
Sheconomics: Why more women on boards boosts company performance
Guest post by Professor Karen J Pine, School of Psychology
‘Diversity prediction theorem’ is now one of the most cutting-edge of all business improvement strategies around. In simple terms, it means adding more women to the mix, a simple strategy that can significantly improve a company’s profitability. Women currently make … Continue reading
A new on-line database of veterinary pharmaceuticals
Guest post by Dr Andy Green
Scientists and regulators wishing to carry out detailed environmental risk assessments and other modelling work, require highly complex data on the substances they’re interested in, if appropriate decisions are to be made, policies developed and scientific advances made. However, identifying … Continue reading
Growing power of online consumers
The ever increasing power of the World Wide Web is becoming very apparent in the travel industry according to research by Pasi Tuominen, a student on the University’s Business Administration programme. Dr Tuominen’s study highlights that reports suggest that 88% … Continue reading
Rethinking Drug Culture – new recreational drugs on the Internet
Guest post by Dr Ornella Corazza, School of Pharmacy
During the last decade there has been a sharp change in the social, cultural and political context of drug addiction, which has led to unprecedented new challenges. It has been documented that increasing numbers of unregulated websites are dedicated to … Continue reading
End of Life Care for the Very Old
The standard of end of life care provided by the NHS hit the headlines this week as a result of a barrage of complaints to the Health Service Ombudsman. It just so happens that Professor Claire Goodman is to give … Continue reading
Patient Safety Study
Guest post by Dr Maisoon Ghaleb
Patient safety and specifically medical errors have received a great deal of attention over the last decade following the publication of key reports, which identified that patients are harmed every year across the NHS as a result. These reports raised … Continue reading
Study Calls for Robust Science For Environmental Labels for Food
Environmental labeling of food needs to be based on robust, scientific principles if it is to be effective, says Dr Kathy Lewis, a University of Hertfordshire researcher. Commenting on a report for Department for Environmental, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), … Continue reading
First Pictures from LOFAR Telescope
First Pictures from LOFAR Telescope A new UK telescope has taken ‘radio pictures’ deep into space for the first time in the quest to discover more about the birth of stars and galaxies just after the Big Bang. The images … Continue reading