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The 2018 Spring Statement: A first reaction
Society, Politics & Law

The 2018 Spring Statement: A first reaction

...data on the aggregate number of hours worked seemingly reaching a plateau, this has led to a long awaited improvement in productivity. Whether this can be sustained, given the UK’s very poor recent record, remains to be seen. All of this has partially offset the adverse effect of the uncertainty surrounding the Brexit process. Only partially, though; it has not offset...
Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care: making sense of a national framework for local action
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care: making sense of a national framework for local action

...data management and working with others. This step of interpretation helps people make sense of the guidelines for themselves in their role and organisation, moving from ‘what does it mean’ to ‘what does it mean for me’. Lastly, we looked at how people have implemented the Ambitions. By implementation we mean that they are taking steps to change what they do to...
Racial inequities in health: The impact of COVID-19 in Wales and beyond
Health, Sports & Psychology

Racial inequities in health: The impact of COVID-19 in Wales and beyond

...analysis of national surveillance data using Onomap, a name-based ethnicity classification tool. BMJ Open. 2021 Aug 18;11(8):e048335. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34408047/ Karl Murray (2020) The impact of COVID-19 on BAME Community and Voluntary Sector Organisations in Wales: Innovation, Resilience and Sustainability Saltus, R (2020) Holding on to the gains:...
From headlines to hashtags: is the FA doing enough to promote gender equality through social media?
Health, Sports & Psychology

From headlines to hashtags: is the FA doing enough to promote gender equality through social media?

...analysis of two Twitter accounts, @England and @Lionesses, during the 2020 (men’s) and 2022 (women’s) European Championships. A total of 2,942 tweets were collected and analysed. The overall findings revealed that the FA tweeted more frequently from the @Lionesses account during the women’s competition compared to the @England account during the men’s tournament....
Diversity in Education: Challenging the Norm in Academic Recruitment
Education & Development

Diversity in Education: Challenging the Norm in Academic Recruitment

...analysis of the data from the October 2020 FBL recruitment cycle. The third stage included further investigation into the experiences of existing Associate Lecturers through an anonymous survey, and follow-up interviews. The recruitment data shows a relatively high number of applications from applicants who self-identified as black or ethnic minority, 19% of the 1,113...
How much money does the UK really contribute to the European Union?
Science, Maths & Technology

How much money does the UK really contribute to the European Union?

...data from the ONS that account for the UK’s official transactions with EU institution, as well as data from the European Commission. In 2016, the UK’s gross contribution to the EU amounted to £19 billion. However, this amount of money was never actually transferred to the EU. Before the UK government transfers any money to the EU a rebate is applied. In 2016, the UK...
Exploring the science of climate
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring the science of climate

...data about the weather. Records of global climate What scientific and natural records reveal about global climate over the last 150 years. Climatic evidence from sediments What sediment cores from the world's oceans reveal about climate patterns. Sun, sunspots and volcanoes The influence of natural phenomena on global climate. Observations, theories and climate models...
The lifelong political engagement of the Silent Generation
Health, Sports & Psychology

The lifelong political engagement of the Silent Generation

...data has had political consequences. Older citizens were blamed for the vote to leave the European Union in 2016. Polling data did show that over 65s were more likely to vote to leave. However, when time and effort is taken to look further into the data, there is evidence that our oldest citizens (those aged over 75 years) were more likely to want to stay in the EU...