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Defence procurement system must become more capable of converting money into military effect, analysis says

The new Government investment plan will give the UK’s defence system a better opportunity to succeed, but only if it...

Parents’ socioeconomic status is more important than prenatal behaviours to a future child’s health

Family socioeconomic position may be a more important determiner of children’s health than parental behaviours such as smoking, drinking or...

Royal Veterinary College awarded prestigious grant to transform understanding of animal and human relationships 

The Royal Veterinary College (RVC), in partnership with the University of Exeter, has been awarded a prestigious multi-million-pound Leverhulme Centenary...

Food labelling combined with higher prices for carbon-intensive foods could help reduce UK greenhouse gases by 5%, while generating social welfare gains

Economists say labelling supermarket food to show its environmental impact, in combination with taxing the most carbon-intensive items, could slash...