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New research projects announced to tackle overheating in UK hospitals

Three new research projects have launched which aim to enhance patient safety by addressing the urgent threat of extreme heat in NHS buildings.
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Black History for Every Day of the Year wins book awards

We’re delighted to share the news that Black History for Every Day of the Year, by Dr Yinka Olusoga, has won two awards at the School Library Association’s Information Book Awards 2025.
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Tougher action on criminal landlords needed to overhaul failing system new research finds

Research findings by Dr Xavier L’Hoiry forms part of four new reports highlighting how councils and police forces across the UK are failing to crack down on criminal landlords operating at the margins of the private rented sector.
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Our experts react to the chancellor’s autumn budget

We asked our experts to react to chancellor Rachel Reeves' much anticipated autumn budget, here they share what they made of her announcement.
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Breaking the ice: How glacial cycle 22,000 years ago sculpted Britain’s landscape

Researchers have mapped how glaciers and glacial lakes once covered Britain and helped to sculpt the landscape 22,000 years ago.
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Baby loss exhibition encouraging parental consent to post-mortems

Researchers from the Department of Sociological Studies have showcased a national exhibition on baby loss, raising awareness about the role technology plays in understanding infant death.
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Children’s wellbeing not negatively affected by living in single parent households, study shows

The experience of single parenthood is more common than typically reported – and children’s wellbeing is not negatively affected by living in single parent households – according to a study led by the University of Sheffield.
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Blog: 'Don’t worry - Private Pensions and Arms Length Bodies is the most fun directorate you could work in'

During the summer, a group of faculty students spent 10 weeks on work placements at the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP). Politics student Tilly writes about her time in the Private Pensions and Arms Length bodies directorate at the DWP.
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Individualised pension age could reduce social inequalities, research suggests

Individualising the pension age and targeting health interventions at low-income workers are two ways of reducing social inequalities, a new research project has suggested.