The measurement by which the UK Government attaches a monetary value to saving a human life is invalid and should be overhauled, according to Professor of Risk Management at the University of Bristol, Philip Thomas.
Social Sciences
Oct 1, 2019
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The UK government has launched a process to find a volunteer community who would be willing to host a £12 billion geological disposal facility for nuclear waste. It's about time—the initiative comes after seven decades ...
Environment
Sep 26, 2019
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Researchers have outlined how fishing and farming policies could be created to protect employment opportunities and the environment after Brexit.
Ecology
Sep 24, 2019
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One of the last things that Theresa May did before she left office as the UK prime minister in July 2019 was to commit the country to a net zero carbon target in 2050. Weaning the entire economy off carbon-based fuels on ...
Environment
Sep 16, 2019
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A leading regional scientist has called on the government and the media to acknowledge the fact that the UK has higher levels of regional inequality than any other large wealthy country.
Social Sciences
Sep 4, 2019
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Over the past decade, the UK has tentatively begun to exploit its reserves of shale gas through a process best known as "fracking". But according to our new research, UK shale gas reserves are substantially lower than previously ...
Environment
Aug 26, 2019
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"It's hard to believe, isn't it, that we had a heatwave just last week?"
Environment
Aug 5, 2019
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A total of 55 animal species in the UK have been displaced from their natural ranges or enabled to arrive for the first time on UK shores because of climate change over the last 10 years (2008-2018) - as revealed in a new ...
Ecology
Jul 18, 2019
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Text messaging remains an important means of electronic communication for many people requiring only the simplest connection to the cell phone network. Nevertheless, other more sophisticated tools such as Whatsapp are increasingly ...
Telecom
Jul 10, 2019
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"Alexa, what are the symptoms of flu?"
Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 10, 2019
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