Female MP pioneers lost unique appeal to voters because of increasing party control over campaigning, study shows
Early women parliamentary candidates found it harder to make unique appeals to represent the ‘woman’s point of view’ over time...
Politics & Society
New study warns South West is a higher education “cold spot”
New analysis showing how the South West is a higher education “cold spot” means a unique approach to offering support...
UK has been a “leading enabler” of corrupt elites in Central Asia, new report warns
The UK’s failure to stem flows of illicit money through financial systems means the country has been a leading enabler...
New policy brief proposes intersectoral actions to advance a sustainable and inclusive space future
The space sector has reached a crossroads and is facing multiple challenges that could limit its ability to develop sustainable,...
Major new exhibition shows impact of Gertrude Bell on the Middle East and international political history
A major new exhibition examines the pioneering explorations of Gertrude Bell in the Middle East, and the political legacy of her...
Database of Russian economic crime in Ukraine needed to bring about justice, new study says
A new public database of Russian economic crime in Ukraine would help to bring about justice, and support the eventual...
New landmark study will shed light on the lived experience of ‘addiction’ in the world’s most volatile places
New landmark research will aid understanding of the lived experience of drug consumption and addiction recovery in conditions of war,...
Refugee legal reforms will have a disproportionate impact on sexually diverse asylum claimants, study warns
Refugee legal reforms will have a disproportionate impact on sexually diverse claimants, academics have warned. Researchers have said the Nationality...
Brexit having a negative impact on business – new survey suggests
Only a small number of businesspeople who voted Brexit now consider Brexit an “economic price worth paying”, a new survey...