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Economics & Business Oct 27, 2020

Largest study of voluntary organisations reveals devastating financial impacts of COVID-19

The first results from the new COVID-19 Voluntary Sector Impact Barometer show that two in five (39%) charities and community groups are now reporting a deteriorating financial situation.

Social Sciences Oct 26, 2020

Toronto's low-income and racialized communities have fewer trees, researchers say

An afternoon walk along the Harbourfront was the genesis of Jacqueline Scott's U of T doctoral thesis.

Economics & Business Oct 15, 2020

Forty percent of renters can't afford essentials as a result of COVID-19

Almost 40% of Australian tenant households can't afford essentials such as bills, clothing, transport and food, after paying rent, because their incomes have reduced significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, new research ...

Veterinary medicine Oct 15, 2020

Cuban animal lovers hope new law changes attitudes

Havana's streets teem with abandoned animals and are littered with carcasses of chickens sacrificed in religious rituals, while, behind closed doors, dogs are thrown into illegal deadly fights.

Education Oct 14, 2020

Distracted learning a big problem, golden opportunity for educators, students

Scanning social media while listening to a lecture. Watching a favorite television series while studying. Today's young people frequently juggle multiple streams of information and entertainment media while doing schoolwork, ...

Social Sciences Oct 8, 2020

Poor families must move often, but rarely escape concentrated poverty

Unforeseen circumstances force low-income families to quickly move from one home to the next, a process that helps to perpetuate racial and economic segregation in the United States, research shows.

Social Sciences Oct 7, 2020

Rough sleeping in the UK fell during the pandemic—but can this success be sustained?

Two weeks after the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a global pandemic, the UK government announced Everyone In, a scheme to protect people sleeping rough from catching the virus.

Social Sciences Oct 7, 2020

How the COVID-19 crisis is exacerbating inequalities between male and female researchers

Academic careers depend on the researcher's capacity to publish scientific articles in the best journals in their field. Publication is the deciding factor for promotion and peer recognition. Women are less present in this ...

Social Sciences Sep 23, 2020

Tips for living online: Lessons from six months of the COVID-19 pandemic

Valentine's Day was sweet, spring break was fun, then… boom! COVID-19. Stay-at-home orders, workplace shutdowns, school closures and social distancing requirements changed lives almost overnight. Forty-two percent of the ...

Social Sciences Sep 14, 2020

Over a quarter of people say their lives are very different now compared to before COVID-19

Despite the easing of lockdown measures, 28% of adults have reported that their lives are currently "completely different" or have "lots of differences" compared to prior to COVID-19, find UCL researchers as part of the COVID-19 ...

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