ESRC in the news

Our research is often mentioned in newspapers and other publications. During January 2012 there were a total of 643 ESRC-related stories in the media. The ESRC received coverage in the Independent, Daily Record and Yorkshire Evening Post, and on the Spectator, Daily Mirror and Guardian websites. We also received overseas coverage including mentions in a number of Indian publications and websites such as The Hindu and The Statesman (India), The Jersualem Post (Israel), Høgskolen i Lillehammer (Norway), Finanz Nachrichten.de (Germany), Topix (Nigeria) and the Yeeyan and Social Sciences Networks (both China).

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February 2012

• Being an only child (The Times, 20 February 2012)
• Goodbye Mr Capello (Vital Football, 17 February 2012)
  
• Boys get lower marks from female teachers (The Independent, 16 February 2012)
  
• Researchers say school inspections help schools improve (BBC News website, 16 February 2012)
  
• Who you know gives rich rewards (Daily Telegraph, 15 February 2012)
  
• Survey says families come first (The Cooperative Magazine, 15 February 2012)
  
• We need our partners in time of need more than our friends (Daily Mail, 15 February 2012)
  
• Poles ARE polite people (Daily Mail, 14 February 2012)
  
• The Unstable Iranian Economy (The Voice of Russia, 09 February 2012)
  
• Britain is the home of multiculturalism (Daily Telegraph, 07 February 2012)
  
• Problems at home mean 25% of children perform poorly (The Guardian, 07 February 2012)
• Facebook flotation (Channel 4 News website, 02 February 2012)
• The truth about workless families (The Guardian, 02 February 2012)
  
• Jobs in deprived areas are created by grants for small businesses (Daily Telegraph, 01 February 2012)
  

January 2012

• Reforms on public sector pensions squeeze a myth say IFS (Daily Mail, 31 January 2012)
  
• Restoring religious belief in public life (The Tablet, 28 January 2012)
  
• Social techniques can help us change our energy consumption (The Guardian, 27 January 2012)
  
• Government advisor warns of repeat of summer riots (Daily Mail, 27 January 2012)
  
• Conservatives won't regret benefits battle (The Guardian, 26 January 2012)
• More Information need on Work Programme says TSRC (The Guardian, 26 January 2012)
  
• Researchers urged to help fill growing democratic deficit (Times Higher Education, 26 January 2012)
• Kids are driven to celebrity culture (Times of India, 26 January 2012)
  
• Reducing the risk of E coli O157 (Farm Business, 24 January 2012)
  
• The force that binds communities together is faith (London Evening Standard, 23 January 2012)
  
• A first-class infrastructure behind every breakthrough (The Independent, 19 January 2012)
  
• Employees going to work ill because they fear for their jobs (Daily Mirror, 18 January 2012)
  
• Can the government legislate for happiness? (BBC Radio 4 Today programme, 16 January 2012)
  
• Oxford University announce new study on unemployment in India (The Hindu, 12 January 2012)
  
• No long term benefits using nicotine replacements (The Guardian, 09 January 2012)
  
• Women at work and why it's important (The Guardian, 06 January 2012)
  
• Royal Patronage (BBC News website, 05 January 2012)
  
• Celebrity Science Report (The Guardian, 02 January 2012)