What a load of trash: New study finds UK litter is dominated by plastics and drink packaging
A new study looking at litter in the UK has revealed the types of materials and products being dumped in its hedgerows and waterways.
A new study looking at litter in the UK has revealed the types of materials and products being dumped in its hedgerows and waterways.
Environment
May 24, 2022
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Orbex's Prime rocket reaching technical readiness represents a significant achievement that brings together key elements of the ground infrastructure and prototype launch vehicle for the first time and is a major step forward ...
Space Exploration
May 11, 2022
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The U.K. government has introduced a new sustainability and climate change strategy for schools. However, our research shows that it does not go far enough to meet what young people and teachers want.
Education
May 4, 2022
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Wildlife watchers generally welcome species that have arrived in the UK due to climate change, new research suggests.
Ecology
Apr 27, 2022
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Menstrual cycle education in U.K. schools is inconsistent and inadequate, and teachers feel they lack time, confidence, and subject knowledge, according to new research led by Swansea University.
Education
Apr 26, 2022
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A new report launched today (22 April) by the British Ecological Society (BES) says that the UK government's commitment to protect 30% of land and sea by 2030 offers the opportunity to revitalize the contribution of protected ...
Ecology
Apr 22, 2022
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The UK government's most recent poverty statistics show that poverty rates declined during the first year of the pandemic. But this should offer little comfort to those concerned about the cost of living crisis.
Social Sciences
Apr 7, 2022
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A paper published in People and Nature explores how government policymakers can include a wide range of farmers in the design of new Environmental Land Management (ELM) schemes, using different engagement strategies to work ...
Agriculture
Mar 30, 2022
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Academics have said their freedom is under threat with evidence suggesting one of the reasons for this concern is the effect of internationalization including risks associated with the rising influence of authoritarian states ...
Social Sciences
Feb 22, 2022
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An increase in secondary school pupils learning Arabic, Mandarin, French or Spanish could boost the UK economy by billions of pounds over 30 years, according to new research. The study warns that the ongoing decline in language ...
Economics & Business
Feb 22, 2022
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