ESRC in the news
Our research is often mentioned in newspapers and other publications. In April 2013 there were a total of 1,976 ESRC and ESRC investment related stories in the media. The ESRC received coverage mentions in the Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph and the i newspaper and a number of regional newspapers throughout the UK and on BBC Radio Scotland and BBC Radio Swindon. Online coverage included the Guardian, BBC News, Daily Telegraph and Scotsman websites. Overseas coverage included the Deccan Herald (India) website.
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June 2013
- People who flee life's everyday pressures don't go far (Independent on Sunday 16 June 2013)
- Scottish independence could affect Scottish pensions (Daily Telegraph, 12 June 2013)
- Falling wages boosting job growth (BBC website, 12 June 2013)
- Scotland to keep UK welfare state for 5 years after independence (The Guardian, 11 June 2013)
- Children of working mothers not disadvantaged academically (The Independent, 10 June 2013)
- Starts up are good but growth is struggling (City A.M. 10 June 2013)
- Germany seeks happyness (Deutsche Welle, 9 June 2013)
- Rollercoaster receives funding to help revitalise town (The Guardian, 7 June 2013)
- Rail privatisation has meant poorer, costlier train services (The Guardian, 7 June 2013)
- We're 'British' but not 'English' say Bangladeshis In Britain (International Business Times, 6 June 2013)
- Paying for your own PhD is not so bad after all (The Guardian, 6 June 2013)
- The headteacher and school chairman are 'superheroes' (The Independent, 5 June 2013)
- Teachers warned to be neutral on independence (Scotsman, 4 June 2013)
- Most teenagers would say 'no' to Scottish independence (BBC News Scotland website, 2 June 2013)
May 2013
- Scottish university fees legal after independence (BBC News Scotland website, 30 May 2013)
- Grandparents are saving families billions of pounds in care fees (Daily Mail, 30 May 2013)
- Fairness and free education in Scotland (Scotsman, 30 May 2013)
- One in ten households are now virtual millionaires (Daily Mail, 22 May 2013)
- Half of all children born in 2013 will not be living with both parents by their mid-teens (Daily Mail, 22 May 2013)
- New project highlights US government's rendition programme (The Guardian, 22 May 2013)
- Scottish students could be 'squeezed out' of home universities (BBC website, 22 May 2013)
- Scots students could suffer after Scottish independence (The Scotsman, 22 May 2013)
- Job insecurity for British workers at 20-year high (The Guardian, 20 May 2013)
- How social mobility has gone nowhere (New Statesman, 16 May 2013)
- Social impact difficult to measure (The Guardian, 13 May 2013)
- If you are summer born, you should have your exam score compensated (BBC News website, 10 May 2013)
- Do well at seven at the three Rs is key to a well paid job as an adult (Daily Telegraph, 9 May 2013)
- Research into why entrepreneurs become philanthropists (The Guardian, 9 May 2013)
- Parents thoughts now on MMR Jab scare (BBC News website, 2 May 2013)
- Children who use the 'wrong jokes' more likely to be bullied (BBC News website, 1 May 2013)
- Green spaces linked to happiness (The Guardian, 1 May 2013)
April 2013
- Accents Will Happen (Word of Mouth, BBC Radio Four, 30 April 2013)
- Hot Fingers! Sign language speed championships (BBC News, 30 April 2013)
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The MMR scare (The Guardian, 25 April 2013)
- Trust in EU falls to new low (The Guardian, 24 April 2013)
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Asthma admissions cut due to anti-smoking laws (Boots WebMD website, 16 April 2013)
- Spend more time outdoors for pupils says study (The Scotsman, 11 April 2013)
- Britain ranked 16th out of the world's 29 for child well-being (International Business Times, 10 April 2013)
- Mrs Thatcher opposed Keynesian ideas (The Economist, 9 April 2013)
- Don't talk 'posh' to fit in (Daily Telegraph, 5 April 2013)
- Britons more tolerant of immigrants (Daily Telegraph, 4 April 2013)
- British Class system now has seven social classes (Daily Mail, 3 April 2013)
- Get kids to do jobs, don't give them pocket money (Daily Telegraph, 3 April 2013)