Thousands of childcare places lost in the South West in the past year, new report warns
The scale of nursery closures in the South West is greater than anywhere else in the country – with 30,000...
Politics & Society
Research warns of “systematic weaknesses in jury decisions”
There are “systemic weaknesses” in the way juries make decisions – and these are likely to be contributing to the...
Religion remained an important predictor of voting behaviour in the 2024 General Election, analysis shows
Religion remains an important predictor of political behaviour and contributed to how people voted in the 2024 General Election, a...
Countries need to co-operate on migration as climate crisis worsens
Humanity must rethink migration as the climate crisis drives rapid global changes, researchers say. With significant migration expected – and...
New research on legal aid cuts shows wasted money and “embarrassing” data gaps
There needs to be “significant improvements” to the way data is collected across Government to prove if major changes to...
Innovative tutoring programme helping to boost children’s literacy skills, analysis shows
An innovative tutoring programme which pairs university students with children is helping boost their literacy skills, new analysis shows. The...
Targeted career support for care-experienced academics would help create a new “effective pipeline”, study says
Care-experienced academics should be given additional support by universities because of the impact their early lives have on their career...
Action is needed to tackle Devon’s “housing emergency”, new report warns
Devon is “running out of housing options” and urgent action is needed to tackle the dramatic numbers of families priced...
Intensive farming could raise risk of new pandemics
Intensive livestock farming could raise the risk of new pandemics, researchers have warned. Industrialised farming is often thought to reduce...