Incorrect application of divorce law is leading to discrimination against women – research warns
Laws intended to ensure the fair sharing of finances following divorce are not being correctly applied, new research warns. A...
Politics & Society
Climate adaptation is ‘social challenge’ – new report
A new report from ACCESS and the Government Office for Science demonstrates that climate adaptation is not only a technical...
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...
“Fictional” chatbots help explain popularity of artificial intelligence
The huge popularity of AI chatbots can be explained by their accepted role as fictional characters in people’s lives –...
30,000 people tried for bigamy over the past 400 years, major new research shows
Bigamy has been a rare crime during the past 400 years – and offenders have been harshly punished, a major...
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...
Exeter scholars awarded Fellowships of the British Academy
Five world-renowned researchers have been recognised for their scholarly work after being elected as Fellows of the British Academy. Historians...
EU’s AI “guardrails” cannot absorb rapid changes in technology, study warns
“Guardrails” built by the EU to govern AI fall short in both ambition and execution and have become too heavy...