Politics & Society

Feeling valued and involved in decision-making associated with higher mental wellbeing and lower loneliness for women in farming, research finds

Women in farming who feel valued and supported and are involved in decision-making on the farm report higher mental wellbeing...

Learning about public consensus on climate change does little to boost people’s support for action, study shows

Providing accurate information about the climate crisis can help to correct misperceptions about how much public support exists for action....

Digital markets and data protection guidelines “silence” on AI training prevents effective competition, SCiDA team warn

A “silence” in new data guidelines risks preventing fair competition in AI development and allows dominant firms to strengthen their...

EU’s accession to the European Convention on Human Rights is “akin to a three-dimensional puzzle”, study suggests

The detail of the European Union’s long-awaited accession to the European Convention on Human Rights is like a “three-dimensional puzzle”...

Kleptocratic networks should be treated as transnational enterprises and national security threats, new report warns

Kleptocratic “ecosystems” should be seen as transnational enterprises and national security threats, with the recovery of assets legally linked not...

Family courts are failing to recognise intimate image abuse as coercive control, research finds

The family justice system is systematically misrecognising intimate image abuse within coercively controlling relationships, new research warns. Research by Dr...

Feral AI gossip with the potential to spread damage and shame will become more frequent, researchers warn

“Feral” gossip spread via AI bots is likely to become more frequent and pervasive, causing reputational damage and shame, humiliation,...

Women in the Indian Armed Forces suffer systemic discrimination across all stages of their military careers, study shows

Women serving in the Indian Armed Forces suffer systemic discrimination across all stages of their military careers, a new study...

University of Exeter expert supporting efforts to make Parliament more accessible

A University of Exeter expert’s work is supporting efforts to make the Houses of Parliament more accessible for MPs, staff...