Increasing pressures for conformity de-skilling and demotivating teachers, study warns
The increasing pressure for teachers to obey school curriculum policies is “profoundly demotivating” and is leading directly to people leaving...
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Dental shame stops people seeking help for oral health issues, study warns
Shame can lead people to avoid getting treatment for dental issues, potentially worsening oral health inequalities, a new study warns....
A woman’s place was not in the home: New book challenges assumptions about women’s work in early modern history
New research has revealed that women played a fundamental role in the development of England’s national economy before 1700. Far...
Acclaimed Ukrainian soldier poet invited to the UK for Being Human festival
A Ukrainian poet renowned for composing her verse on the frontline of her country’s defence against Russia’s illegal war is...
Help researchers track the fascinating history of seaweed eating in Cornwall
Researchers need the help of communities in Cornwall to help trace the fascinating history of seaweed eating. There has been...
Experts to embark on radical new approach to understand the challenges of academic writing
Experts will launch a radical approach to understanding the challenges of writing well at school and university. A team working...
National project launched to rediscover Henry VIII’s long-forgotten ‘Tudor Domesday Book’
A nationwide survey commissioned by Henry VIII on the property and wealth of 16th century England and Wales is to...
Moving exhibition shows encroachment of smartphone addiction into rural Iran
A moving new exhibition shows the encroachment of smartphone addiction into rural Iran, and the surreal impact of the internet...
Free public festival of inspiring science and culture this month with the University of Exeter
Invasive hornets, air quality and pollution, and the power of comics to make you happy are among a vibrant programme...