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Will piloting juryless trials for rape cases in Scotland lead to a reduction in bias?
Society, Politics & Law

Will piloting juryless trials for rape cases in Scotland lead to a reduction in bias?

...research has shown that juries can be subject to biases that can impact the decision-making process when rendering a verdict (Willmott, 2019). These biases can include pre-trial publicity bias (Ruva & Coy, 2020), racial bias (Curley et al, 2022b), rape myth bias (Dinos et al, 2014), and social media influence (Taylor & Tarrant, 2019), all of which can lead to a lack of...
Early widowhood: navigating a way through grief
Health, Sports & Psychology

Early widowhood: navigating a way through grief

...researcher Many of you reading this may resonate with some, or all, of what Hazel has discussed in this article. You may be surrounded by the most loving and supportive people but there will still be times when you experience many emotions of grief including those mentioned such as despair, sadness, loneliness and anger and which can last for a long time. These are all...
Women and the fight to reclaim higher education
Society, Politics & Law

Women and the fight to reclaim higher education

...research-only staff. Workloads are also extremely high, with reports of academic staff working on average two days unpaid per week. The pay gap between Black and white staff stands at 17%, and the disability pay gap is 9%. The mean gender pay gap is 16% and at the current rate of change it will not be closed for another 22 years. (More information on the dispute is...
Vegans: why they inspire fear and loathing among meat eaters
Health, Sports & Psychology

Vegans: why they inspire fear and loathing among meat eaters

...research published in 2011 showed the UK newspapers commonly ridiculed vegans and veganism. Vegans can be portrayed as angry, as militants as joyless, as faddist or as overly sentimental. As more people try veganism and meet other vegans in their daily lives the more tone-deaf these stereotypes sound. So why is it that these stereotypes can still persist? Well as...
The importance of dignity and tailored support for poverty reduction
Health, Sports & Psychology

The importance of dignity and tailored support for poverty reduction

...Research suggests that effects of these programmes are positive, and that the provision of cash and other types of support offers synergistic positive impact. In Haiti, home visits by case managers to extremely poor women participating in the Chemen Lavi Miyò (CLM) programme helped them understand the importance of using the water filters they were provided with through...
Children and ethnicity
Education & Development

Children and ethnicity

...research evidence to date can tell us about the influence it has on children’s attitudes and identities, and what parents can do to help their children develop positive attitudes towards ethnic diversity. What is ‘ethnicity’? While there is much debate and disagreement about the concept, ‘ethnicity’ is generally understood as representing a shared sense of...
Leadership for inclusion: thinking it through
Education & Development

Leadership for inclusion: thinking it through

...researchers concluded that if these people wanted to work together in ways that achieved the intended goals of legislation, they needed to have the space to develop common ground and to explore what they could achieve together. Many people speak of schooling as if it has some universally understood and agreed values. It is situated, for example, in numerous international...
My abortion experience: Daisy's story
Health, Sports & Psychology

My abortion experience: Daisy's story

...research study on women’s abortion experiences which showed how common it is for women to become pregnant when they don’t want to be. * These videos use actors to tell the stories from real life case studies about abortion experiences. If you are affected by issues in this video, BPAS has more information which may help View the other videos in this collection Helpful...