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Goal-setting for a better world: Millennium Development Goals and Post-2015 Development Agenda
Society, Politics & Law

Goal-setting for a better world: Millennium Development Goals and Post-2015 Development Agenda

...research collaboration from London International Development Centre (entitled Thinking beyond sectors for sustainable Development) contributes to this effort critiquing what progress has been made so far on the MDGs and introducing current debates to help set the post 2015 agenda. Some of the points raised are: on the limitations of focus of previous goals e.g. deciding...
Life with the lions: Why relocating South African lions to Rwanda might create its own problems
Science, Maths & Technology

Life with the lions: Why relocating South African lions to Rwanda might create its own problems

...researchers and managers spent a lot of time and effort in finding a suitable source population. Many arguments were taken into account. Prevalence of diseases need to be known and selecting individuals for the translocation cannot negatively influence the source population. One of the guidelines for this is that priority should be given to a source population in close...
Strangers on a train platform: Refugees feel the hostility of Hungary
Society, Politics & Law

Strangers on a train platform: Refugees feel the hostility of Hungary

...research on anti-immigrant feelings in Hungary and Turkey, and it was clear to me that fear of migrants was far outpacing the reality of the “threat”. While there were already signs that Turkey was becoming a major destination for refugees leaving Syria, there was little indication that Hungary would also feel the brunt of the refugee crisis caused by wars in the...
How testosterone affects risk taking behaviour
Science, Maths & Technology

How testosterone affects risk taking behaviour

...Research has shown that testosterone has particular effects within the brain where it can alter the reactivity of areas of the brain that use the neurotransmitter dopamine for neuronal communication. What does this mean? Neurons (a type of brain cell) use chemical substances called ‘neurotransmitters’ to communicate with one another across the gaps that exist between...
Here's how we can save the car – and the planet at the same time
Science, Maths & Technology

Here's how we can save the car – and the planet at the same time

...research, I believe that if these systems prove to be highly reliable, there will be no need for low-speed impact structures, reducing the use of materials. This model might be easier to move to than it first sounds. So-called millennials are less interested in cars than previous generations, applying for driver’s licences later in life and more likely to live in highly...
Can your friend be your therapist?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can your friend be your therapist?

...Research on informal support indicates the value of being alongside the person in distress, taking their situation seriously, but without making it seem too catastrophic, and reminding the person of the small but positive steps they can take towards greater wellbeing through doing everyday activities such as going for a walk or watching a light-hearted film (Borg and...
RIP, LEA: The local education authority vanishes
Education & Development

RIP, LEA: The local education authority vanishes

...Research suggests that underperforming schools actually improve much faster under local authority supervision. What the future holds for local authorities and education is extremely uncertain. The devil will be in the detail of the government’s planned legislation.[The Conversation] This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
Is the UK media failing Welsh voters?
Society, Politics & Law

Is the UK media failing Welsh voters?

...Research has shown that UK broadcast news often gives limited context about the policy relevance of stories, with perhaps a fleeting mention of “in England” at the beginning of a package. But news is rarely delivered from a comparative perspective, so an English policy issue is interpreted for people in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. And yet, UK news could be...