Society & Politics News

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Deaf people at risk of being 'excluded from astronomy'

Published
Monday 23rd December, 2019
Categories
Society & Politics
Science

The deaf community risks being excluded from aspects of modern science because the number of new advances is outpacing the development of sign language to explain them, a leading researcher says.

A large digger on top of a huge quantity of landfill, by Alan Levine, pxhere.com

Most Black Friday purchases soon end up as waste

Published
Friday 29th November, 2019
Categories
Business & Economy
Society & Politics

The retail bonanza set to begin today, Black Friday, is expected to see more than half of shoppers buying electronic goods and almost a third purchasing clothes.

Children playing wallops (nine-pins) in the street at Castle Bolton in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, 1964. A group of men can be seen sitting on a bench, watching men from the village playing quoits on the grass verge.

Can you tell ferntickles from branny-speckles?

Published
Friday 8th November, 2019
Categories
Society & Politics
Arts & Culture

A small army of volunteers is to be recruited to help update the most comprehensive survey of England’s dialects ever undertaken, thanks to an injection of funding.

Leeds city centre

Busting the myth of the 'white working class'

Published
Thursday 15th August, 2019
Categories
Society & Politics

New research led by University of Leeds academics and UK’s leading race equality think tank has highlighted growing racial and ethnic diversity in Northern towns and cities.

Baby in a neonatal clinic in Bradford

Early education setback for summer premature births

Published
Wednesday 14th August, 2019
Categories
Health
Society & Politics

Children born as little as three weeks premature, who consequently fall into an earlier school year are at increased risk of experiencing setbacks in their education after their first year of school.

Aerial view of Mecca at sunset

First independent report into UK Hajj industry

Published
Friday 9th August, 2019
Categories
Arts & Culture
Society & Politics

The first independent report into the UK Hajj industry reveals a sector that is rapidly expanding and changing – and becoming increasingly expensive for British Muslims.

Woodhouse park

Who should pay for our parks?

Published
Thursday 18th July, 2019
Categories
Environment
Society & Politics

A new report has called for a national debate on who should pay for the UK’s much-loved public parks and green spaces.

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Crowdfunding’s untapped public sector potential

Published
Wednesday 1st May, 2019
Categories
Society & Politics
Business & Economy

Investment-based crowdfunding can provide local authorities with a competitively-priced source of capital and increased levels of civic engagement, a new report argues.