Single-use plastic bans: Research shows three ways to make them effective
Governments around the world are introducing single-use plastic product bans to alleviate pollution.
Environment
Jan 13, 2023
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Asian hornet to colonize UK within two decades without action
The yellow legged or Asian hornet - a voracious predator of honey bees and other beneficial insects - could rapidly colonise the UK unless its spread is combatted, according to new research by the Universities of Warwick ...
Ecology
Aug 8, 2017
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Vulnerability of the UK's food supply chains exposed by COVID-19, study reveals
The UK has been left "dangerously dependent" on just two EU countries for its fresh vegetable imports, a new study on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the UK food system has revealed.
Economics & Business
Jun 5, 2020
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Good manners, obedience and unselfishness: Data reveal how UK parenting priorities compare with other nations
Changing attitudes to parenting mean the UK public now rank among the lowest internationally for the importance they place on obedience or responsibility in children, and among the highest for how much they value unselfishness, ...
Social Sciences
Sep 15, 2023
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How sex work has been affected by the pandemic
In the months before the pandemic, I was involved in an extensive piece of research into the sex work industry in the UK. Focusing on the main online market for sex work in the UK, AdultWork, we analyzed the profiles of more ...
Social Sciences
May 13, 2021
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NASA finds quietest place in the UK to test Mars mission equipment
Scientists from NASA's InSight mission to Mars have been checking out the lowest vibration sites across the UK in order to find somewhere quiet enough to calibrate the seismometer that will be travelling to the Red Planet ...
Space Exploration
Jul 9, 2014
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New funding to research 'super material' graphene
Scientists at Imperial College London are set to receive over £4.5 million of public funding to investigate how the 'super material' graphene can drive improvements in high-tech industries, such as aerospace design and medical ...
Nanomaterials
Dec 27, 2012
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Research reveals that 'Singapore' approach to teaching maths can work in UK classrooms
Mastery – an approach to teaching maths commonly used in East Asian countries – can significantly benefit children in UK schools, a University of Exeter academic has found.
Social Sciences
Nov 3, 2016
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UK hotel industry alive with innovation
Large hotel chains are quick to adopt and adapt innovations developed in other industries, while smaller hotels make almost continual incremental changes in response to customers' needs. The UK hotel industry is alive with ...
Economics & Business
Aug 8, 2012
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UK veterinary profession simply not ready for 'no deal' Brexit
The UK veterinary profession is simply not prepared for a 'No Deal' Brexit, warns the editor of Vet Record.
Veterinary medicine
Oct 19, 2019
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