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New research shows key role of community organisations in tackling loneliness and isolation amongst racially minoritised older people

A newly published briefing from the Ethnicity and Inclusive Ageing study provides recommendations for promoting inclusive ageing. This includes improving support for community organisations, which act as ‘anchors of inclusive ageing.’

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New funding secured for project on military labour

Dr Joanna Tidy has secured an Economic and Social Research Council standard grant to study the politics of military unions and military labour association in Europe.

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The Adult Gaze: Looking Again at Children and Young People in Peace and Conflict

New research by Dr Patricia Nabuco Martuscelli and a team of researchers challenges the ‘Adult Gaze’, arguing that children’s expertise on war and peace is being ignored by a system that only views them as future leaders rather than current experts.
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Professor Sarah Neal appointed Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences

Congratulations to Professor Sarah Neal on her recent award of Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences.