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2010 Michael Young Prize winner announced

The winner of the 2010 Michael Young Prize has been announced as Dr Ann Le Mare for her work on the impact of fair trade on the wellbeing of women, businesses and organisations in Bangladesh. This prestigious prize is awarded for excellence in the social sciences and is sponsored by the ESRC and The Young Foundation.# read more...

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Understanding Society

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Do you want to know whether your children’s friends are influencing their career aspirations? Or how many quality years you’ll have after retirement? What the risks to your health are? Understanding Society, a new survey will answer these questions and many more.