By tracing the use of the word and hashtag 'shithole' on Twitter, researchers have examined who is engaged in the stigmatizing discourse of denigration, the types of place that are stigmatized, and the responses to stigmatized ...
Internet
Apr 25, 2018
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At a time when the effects of climate change are accelerating and published science overwhelmingly supports the view that humans are responsible for the rate of change, powerful groups remain in denial across politics, the ...
Social Sciences
Dec 19, 2017
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An Imperial engineer has been discussing how the College can play a greater role in helping to formulate policy, following a recent workshop.
Environment
Dec 2, 2016
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Better communication about how educational research can impact public policy may improve educational equity, according to a new paper from Rice University.
Social Sciences
Oct 26, 2016
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An EU-funded project has used its final project meeting in Brussels to showcase its final results and inform policymakers on how significantly reducing food waste can lead to a more resource-efficient Europe.
Environment
May 26, 2016
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A factfile on the IPBES, a UN-created panel with the colossal task of harvesting and distilling all available science on the health of Earth's plant and animal species and their habitats.
Environment
Feb 26, 2016
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If you're seeing more goat meat in grocery stores and on restaurant menus these days, you can probably chalk it up to a particular expression of ethnic identity—an expression that has important implications for immigrants, ...
Social Sciences
Jul 7, 2015
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The JRC has released a new report on its scientific support to EU's "from farm to fork" policy which ensures Europeans enjoy safe and nutritious food, while facilitating the food industry to work under the best possible conditions. ...
Other
May 13, 2015
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With policymakers looking for hard evidence to demonstrate the effectiveness of federal programs, a new study of federal patent output by the Battelle Technology Partnership Practice (TPP) provides some new insight into certain ...
Economics & Business
Mar 6, 2015
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While conservation areas have helped European biodiversity to flourish, there needs to be more connection between protected areas, along with greater attention to the needs of individual species. These are some of the key ...
Ecology
Sep 18, 2014
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