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Plastic planet
Nature & Environment

Plastic planet

...humanity's creativity, as we embraced the magic of this versatile product. But it was at a cost - has the material which made the 21st Century brought about an environmental catastrophe?...[Bird with plastic waste] Plastic peril The scale of the problem we're facing. Plastics Watch on the BBC Turning the tide Different approaches, different futures. Why plastic? Why has...
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How Volkswagen got caught cheating emissions tests by a clean air NGO
Science, Maths & Technology

How Volkswagen got caught cheating emissions tests by a clean air NGO

...Resources Board’s laboratory, however, they passed. The road test emissions numbers in the lab all fell within the accepted levels of NOx emissions. Following investigations into the matter, VW has admitted to gaming the US air pollution tests. Nearly half a million cars have been recalled for containing “defeat device” software that only turns on the cars'...
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Leaving the EU means losing access to EU agencies - so why aren't we talking about it?
Society, Politics & Law

Leaving the EU means losing access to EU agencies - so why aren't we talking about it?

...resources. This is clearly in the UK’s national interest and in the interests of NATO. Reduced engagement with the EDA cannot possibly benefit Britain’s security. Other agencies include the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, based in Stockholm, the Agency for European Global Navigation Satellite Systems in Prague, and the European Chemicals Agency in...
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Methods in Motion: The things we don't know
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: The things we don't know

...human consequences. Yet short-term qualitative research falls painfully short of the anthropological gold standard of studying diverse peoples by learning new languages and immersing oneself in the field. Anthropologists have long been aware of the significance of researchers’ own cultural perspectives in shaping the accounts they produce, while seeking to avoid total...
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Protecting Landscapes and Creating the Right Tools for the Job
Society, Politics & Law

Protecting Landscapes and Creating the Right Tools for the Job

...resource to help developers and professionals as well as anyone with a keen interest in learning more about Cairngorms landscapes’. As a geographer interested in understandings of landscape the ‘landscape toolkit’ provides an intriguing example of how landscape, as a concept, provides a particular challenge to policy makers. The need to measure and quantify a...
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Introducing Geography Matters
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing Geography Matters

...human geography. Geography Matters is a collective undertaking in the department as they feel it is important to offer students the opportunity to be part of a community. Another aim is to provide resources to help students see the relevance of the ideas they come across in the modules, and it highlights to students some of the interesting research areas some of our...
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How do microplastics make their way into our food?
Nature & Environment

How do microplastics make their way into our food?

...human health. How do microplastics enter the soil? One of the ways that microplastics get into soil is through the use of sewage sludge as fertilizer. A study conducted by Lofty and colleagues showed that across Europe the UK had the highest amount of microplastic pollution within its soils. The study found that between 500 and 1000 microplastic particles are applied to...
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What’s wrong with how nurses are portrayed in the media?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What’s wrong with how nurses are portrayed in the media?

...Human Behavior, 80(March), pp. 295–302. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.11.034. NHS Digital (2024) ‘NHS Vacancy Statistics England, April 2015 - December 2023, Experimental Statistics’, NHS Vacancy Statistics. Available at: https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-vacancies-survey. NHS England (2023) ‘NHS Long Term...
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