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New project will bring together local and online communities to examine regional food policy

A new initiative will host two ecological citizens’ ‘Re-assemblies’ to explore food and energy systems in relation to Net Zero transition.
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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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Professor Matthew Flinders appointed to Police Leadership Commission

We're delighted to share the news that Professor Matthew Flinders has been appointed to the advisory board of the government's national Police Leadership Commission.
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Wall of visas: how race impacts the externalization of (forced) migration control in south-south migration corridors.

This new article by Patrícia Nabuco Martuscelli and Natalia Cintra in Ethnic and Racial Studies Journal focuses on Brazil and how it uses humanitarian and family reunification visas as a hidden externalization strategy.
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BRAID programme partnership with Royal Armouries scoops award for ethical utilisation of new technologies to manage museum collections

We’re delighted to announce that the Bridging Responsible AI Divides (BRAID) programme’s collaboration with Royal Armouries is the winner of this year’s Collections Trust Award.
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Britons increasingly trust each other – but trust in politicians has slumped since the pandemic

Dr James Weinberg discusses our trust in government and politicians in The Conversation.

| The Conversation
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Sheffield Students Take on G20

This year, eight students from the Faculty of Social Sciences attended the annual G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Comment: Georgia - how this pivotal swing state flipped back to the Republicans

Researcher Katie Pruszynski writes for The Conversation

| The Conversation