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News Articles 2007
- 19/12/07
- Losing data, keeping trust
- Agency workers face a dilemma between data sharing and data confidentiality, according to ESRC research. But we are still willing to disclose personal information - as long as we trust the recipient.
- 12/12/07
- New alliance to boost local services
- A new alliance between Research Councils UK and the local government sector is set to improve local services. The expanded Local Authority Research Council Initiative aims to support research leading to new practices and technologies for public services.
- 8/11/07
- Migrant workers - the new underclass?
- Workers from abroad often have a work ethic and skill level surpassing many British citizens - but still struggle with low wages and a lack of rights, according to ESRC research.
- 1/10/07
- Disease and distress in the countryside
- The recent outbreaks of foot-and-mouth and bluetongue disease have put the farming community under increasing pressure. ESRC research examines the challenges of disease control policy. Is it possible to stop the spread of diseases in the age of globalisation and climate change?
- 17/09/07
- Housing market - spreading the risk
- Two-thirds of English homeowners are putting nearly all of their savings into their homes, leaving themselves vulnerable to a market slow-down. ESRC research shows the psychological costs of mortgage or rent arrears are equivalent to unemployment or marital breakdown. But a home does not need not be a high risk investment.
- 07/09/07
- The child criminal
- A number of violent attacks and killings involving teenagers have raised concerns about a culture of violence, weapons and gang mentality. Findings from ESRC-funded research show that children who are excluded from school or leave early are more at risk of getting a criminal conviction, and highlights how gangs and weaponry are part of an 'emerging street culture'.
- 22/08/07
- Herding the stock market
- The waves may be receding after last weeks’ stock market upheaval, but could the financial players be better equipped to cope when stocks go down and the stress goes up? ESRC-funded researchers are investigating the behaviour of financial markets.
- 16/08/07
- Climate camps and campaign democracy
- The climate camp at Heathrow is an "experiment in direct democracy", says ESRC researcher Dr Paul Chatterton. Campaigning challenges social norms and creates spontaneous communities - and the Internet helps to build networks.
- 27/07/07
- The psychological cost of flooding
- Flooding has a major impact on people and communities, and the psychological effect can be profound. Evidence shows that the psychological impacts can be severe and long-lasting.
- 18/07/07
- UK inequality highest in 40 years
- The gap between rich and poor in the UK are widening, with inequality reaching the highest levels in over 40 years. A growing number of households are becoming poor and average income households are decreasing.
- 06/07/07
- Lifting the lid on our consuming passions
- Consumption has contributed to positive changes in society, according to findings from the Cultures of Consumption research programme. As consumers we are better informed, more diverse and more inclined to long term fulfilment than usually assumed. Sophie Goodchild reports from the programme findings.
- 02/07/07
- More than half of population living in cities
- In 2008 more than half the world's population will be living in cities - and city communities could be beneficial for long-term sustainability, according to a UN report. Arild Foss reports.
- 16/05/07
- Climate change will create world's worst migration crisis
- A recent report by Christian Aid indicates that at least one billion people will be forced from their homes between now and 2050 as the effects of climate change exacerbate the conflicts, natural disasters and development projects that drive displacement. Pamela Readhead takes a closer look.
- 04/05/07
- Teaching teenagers to handle unruly emotions
- Teenagers in secondary schools are to be given lessons in 'emotional intelligence' (EI) as part of a government strategy to reduce the levels of violence and abuse faced by teachers from badly behaved pupils. Should the state take on the role traditionally carried out by parents? Pamela Readhead takes a look at the arguments.
- 30/04/07
- Plastic bag ban is a green step in the right direction
- Sainsbury's latest green campaign to reduce the number of plastic bags used its stores is one example of large organisations striving to be more socially and environmentally responsible, as Sophie Goodchild explains.
- 19/04/07
- Gardening - 'blooming good' for mental health
- The government is proposing tough safeguards against mental health patients in its revised bill - but ESRC research suggests that there are other solutions. Pamela Readhead takes a closer look.
- 13/04/07
- Cracking down on crime?
- The Serious and Organised Crime Agency, Britain's answer to the FBI, marks its first anniversary this month - but has it really made an impact? Paul Lashmar reports.
- 04/04/07
- Reinventing health security
- Calls for worldwide cooperation and collaboration to pre-empt threats to health security have emerged from experts marking World Health Day (7 April), reports Pamela Readhead.
- 30/03/07
- Should Britain be caught napping?
- The first week after the clocks ‘spring forward,’ (26-30 March), is National Nap at Work Week - a campaign that aims to raise British workers’ awareness of the benefits of daytime napping. Carolyn Allen takes a closer look.
- 23/03/07
- Are we draining away our water resources?
- Complacency about water resources is ill-founded, according to a World Wildlife Fund report released this week (20 March), which identifies ten of the world's major rivers that are drying out, or dying out, as a result of man-made problems. John Warner reports.
- 16/03/07
- Britons dump 6.7m tonnes of food a year
- One-third of food bought in British shops ends up in rubbish bins, according to research by the Waste and Resources Action Programme (Wrap), reports Pamela Readhead.
- 08/03/07
- Who wants to be a size zero?
- As France launches a new anti-obesity campaign on food advertising, and Obesity Awareness Week kicks off in the UK next week (11-17 March), Pamela Readhead reports on some research which suggests that teenagers are more concerned with being underweight than overweight.
- 26/02/07
- Climate change: Stern implications for the Treasury
- Julia Kollewe looks behind the 'carbon footprint' buzzphrase to find out what the real economic implications of the Stern report could be.
- 23/02/07
- Britons stressed by the longest working hours in Europe
- Friday 23 February is the TUC's Work Your Proper Hours Day - a national day to draw public attention to the 7 hours and 6 minutes a week that the average UK worker does in unpaid overtime. Tillie Harris reports.
- 08/02/07
- Schools curriculum puts Mandarin on the map
- China's rapid economic growth is impacting on many different markets worldwide and its consequences cannot be ignored - even in schools, as John Warner reports.
- 22/01/07
- New challenges for public policy reform
- New attempts at making public services more efficient and more effective public are being pursued this week by both business leaders and top trade unionists, reports Hazel Duffy.
- 18/01/07
- Getting a kick out of "near misses"
- As the UK government prepares to decide the site of the country's first "super-casino", Pamela Readhead reports on ESRC research into gambling and its physiological and sociological effects on gamblers.
- 12/01/07
- Hybrid embryos - the ethical debate continues
- As the decision on allowing the creation of animal-human hybrid embryos is deferred, Pamela Readhead looks at the truth behind the media rhetoric on stem cell research.
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