Politics & Society

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...

Schools and multi-academy trusts can be “no go areas” for children in care, study warns

A reluctance to admit and support vulnerable pupils means some schools and multi-academy trusts have become “no go areas” for...

University of Exeter appointed as founding member of the Defence Universities Alliance  

The University of Exeter has been recognised as one of the UK's leading institutions in defence, security and resilience education...

Iranian government failing to tackle environmental catastrophes while persecuting campaigners, new book says

The Iranian government is failing to tackle devastating environmental catastrophes affecting the country, and persecuting campaigners trying to raise awareness...

Britain’s opportunity divide grows as London surges further ahead

Britain's educational divide is increasingly becoming a London-versus-the-rest story, according to new analysis showing that the capital continues to pull...

Calls for regulation of toxic period product chemicals at largest ever menstrual health conference

Academics are calling on the government to introduce regulation to ban toxic chemicals from period projects as they launch the...

Stark regional divides in numbers of care-experienced young people going to university

There are stark regional divides in the numbers of young people who have grown up in care going on to...