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Here’s the truth about false accusations of sexual violence
Health, Sports & Psychology

Here’s the truth about false accusations of sexual violence

...Research for the Home Office suggests that only 4% of cases of sexual violence reported to the UK police are found or suspected to be false. Studies carried out in Europe and in the US indicate rates of between 2% and 6%. It’s important to recognise that even official statistics on false reporting can and have been inflated by other factors. Sometimes police record...
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Jurors who believe rape myths contribute to dismal conviction rates – but judge-only trials won’t solve the problem
Society, Politics & Law

Jurors who believe rape myths contribute to dismal conviction rates – but judge-only trials won’t solve the problem

...Research has consistently shown that rape myths influence juror decision-making. The more accepting of rape myths a juror is, the more likely they are to judge the accused with a not guilty verdict. Jurors who believe, for example, that intoxicated people are partially to blame if they are assaulted, that male sexuality is “uncontrollable” or that rape only ever...
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How large is the UK alternative finance sector?
Money & Business

How large is the UK alternative finance sector?

...research estimates the size of non-mainstream financial activity at over three billion pounds - and although growth is starting to slow, the alternative is becoming mainstream...The UK online alternative finance sector grew 84% in 2015, facilitating £3.2 billion in investments, loans and donations, according to a new report published today [17th February 2016]. This is a...
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Your house is full of space dust – it reveals the solar system's story
Science, Maths & Technology

Your house is full of space dust – it reveals the solar system's story

...research version of the U2 spy plane, to fly at stratospheric heights (around 20km, twice that of a commercial plane) to collect space dust. The collection technique itself is simple. When at cruising altitude in the stratosphere the pilot opens up some pods below the wing containing “sticky pads”, which collect pieces of space dust. Back on Earth NASA use an...
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Let your money do the talking: fossil fuel divestment and COP26
Nature & Environment

Let your money do the talking: fossil fuel divestment and COP26

...research and Kings College London which has reinvested £42.9million of its divested funds into sustainable initiatives, as examples. Institutions involved in climate research and education, consolidate their reputations when they lead by example and reflect that research and teaching through their financial behaviour and general policies. The divestment movement is a...
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How can nature help us meet the climate challenge in towns and cities?
Nature & Environment

How can nature help us meet the climate challenge in towns and cities?

...researchers from The Open University and Robert Gordon University found deprived areas in Glasgow tend to have lower-quality and less biodiverse green space than their wealthier counterparts (Baka and Mabon, 2022). The world over, benefits from nature-based solutions disproportionately accrue to the wealthiest people and places, and not the people who are at greatest risk...
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How happiness is challenging GDP as the measure of a country’s health
Society, Politics & Law

How happiness is challenging GDP as the measure of a country’s health

...research conducted between 2015 and 2017. Norway, Denmark, Iceland and Switzerland followed in quick succession at the top, while Burundi, Central African Republic, South Sudan, Tanzania and Yemen languished at the bottom. The nations that top the usual measure of a country’s health – its Gross Domestic Product, or GDP, which shows overall economic output – was much...
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Everybody's looking for love
Health, Sports & Psychology

Everybody's looking for love

...research explores the views and experiences of women with learning disabilities on sexual relationships and as part of my PhD I gave them a platform to talk openly about this taboo subject. I interviewed 16 women with mild to moderate learning disabilities who were members of Stars in the Sky, a pioneering dating agency that you might recognise from the Channel 4’s...
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