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Promoting resilience and questioning resilience [Blog] (2018)
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Thompson, M. (2018). Promoting resilience and questioning resilience [Blog]

Your 30-second summary. This blog is about resilience. A term that is now, seemingly, everywhere. Below I provide a quick overview of the term and of psychological research into the resilience of children. Then I contrast these research findings whic... Read More about Promoting resilience and questioning resilience [Blog].

Ramsar convention on Wetlands, resolution XIII.17: Rapidly assessing wetland ecosystem services (2018)
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Everard, M., & McInnes, R. J. (2018). Ramsar convention on Wetlands, resolution XIII.17: Rapidly assessing wetland ecosystem services. Gland, Switzerland

A Resolution agreed in October 20918 at CoP of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands - Resolution XIII.17: Rapidly assessing wetland ecosystem services - on a method for the rapid assessment of wetland ecosystem services

Written Evidence - Bribery Act 2010 (2018)
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Ryder, N. (2018). Written Evidence - Bribery Act 2010. House of Commons

The submission provides a summary of the research conducted by Professor Nicholas Ryder on the Bribery Act 2010. The submission presents a summary of the key findings.

Video: How to value and account for ecosystems (2018)
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Everard, M. (2018). Video: How to value and account for ecosystems. YouTube

This video is the second in a series promoting two EU reports: (1) Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity; and (2) Natural Capital Accounting

Economic crime enquiry (2018)
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Ryder, N. (2018). Economic crime enquiry. House of Commons

The submission provides a summary of the research conducted by Professor Nicholas Ryder on money laundering, the financing of terrorism, the respective legislative frameworks, regulatory agencies and the enforcement of financial crime legislation in... Read More about Economic crime enquiry.

Can green QE reduce global warming? (2018)
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Dafermos, Y., Nikolaidi, M., & Galanis, G. (2018). Can green QE reduce global warming?

The idea of a green QE (quantitative easing) programme has gained a lot of traction over the last years. It has been argued that by implementing such a programme central banks could contribute to the fight against climate change. Our recent research... Read More about Can green QE reduce global warming?.

Submission to the domestic violence consultation (2018)
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Jones, J. (2018). Submission to the domestic violence consultation

Expert evidence to the Home Affairs Committee.

Researching other women's experiences of not wanting children (2018)
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Hayfield, N. (2018). Researching other women's experiences of not wanting children

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White paper - Agricultural Robotics: The Future of Robotic Agriculture (2018)
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Duckett, T., Pearson, S., Blackmore, S., Grieve, B., & Smith, M. (2018). White paper - Agricultural Robotics: The Future of Robotic Agriculture. 2018 International Robotics Showcase

Agri-Food is the largest manufacturing sector in the UK. It supports a food chain that generates over £108bn p.a., with 3.9m employees in a truly international industry and exports £20bn of UK manufactured goods. However, the global food chain is und... Read More about White paper - Agricultural Robotics: The Future of Robotic Agriculture.

INF303 Briefing Psychological Therapies Dementia PROOF3 (2018)
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Cheston, R., & Clare, L. (2018). INF303 Briefing Psychological Therapies Dementia PROOF3

Psychological therapies take many different forms, and can be used in different contexts to meet different needs. In dementia care, psychological therapies can be used in a formal or informal way. The formal, or structured, use of psychological thera... Read More about INF303 Briefing Psychological Therapies Dementia PROOF3.

Beyond men and women - Should we fight prejudice or gender? (2018)
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Mackay, F. Beyond men and women - Should we fight prejudice or gender?. London

From Facebook's customisable gender option to popstars in drag, the traditional categories of male and female are now being challenged in the mainstream. But what would a world beyond gender really look like? Would it eradicate inequality or instead... Read More about Beyond men and women - Should we fight prejudice or gender?.

The future of pornography - panel debate. Speakers | Finn Mackay, Rowan Pelling, Peter Tatchell (2018)
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Mackay, F. The future of pornography - panel debate. Speakers | Finn Mackay, Rowan Pelling, Peter Tatchell

Many believe that porn's dark fantasies risk corrupting relationships and society. Has this arisen because pornography is largely created by men? Could feminist pornography featuring authentic sex, diverse bodies and female perspectives offer a truly... Read More about The future of pornography - panel debate. Speakers | Finn Mackay, Rowan Pelling, Peter Tatchell.

Phonics instruction and early reading: Professional views from the classroom (2018)
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Hodgson, J., Buttle, H., Conridge, B., Gibbons, D., & Robinson, J. (2018). Phonics instruction and early reading: Professional views from the classroom

Debates about the most effective ways of teaching early readers have raged for more than half a century. In recent years, government in the UK and in some other English-speaking countries has promoted the teaching of “synthetic phonics” as the key to... Read More about Phonics instruction and early reading: Professional views from the classroom.

Achieving environmental justice (2018)
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Bell, K. (2018). Achieving environmental justice

Podcast Interview, broadcast by Climate Justice Research Centre at the University of Technology, Sydney. Discusses my work on achieving environmental justice and, particularly, the book of that name.

Evidence briefing: Dementia, accessibility and minority groups (2018)
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Cheston, R., & Bradbury, N. (2018). Evidence briefing: Dementia, accessibility and minority groups

Different communities have different dementia related needs and should not be treated as a single homogenous grouping. • The numbers of people from BAME communities who are affected by dementia will increase more rapidly than those of the white com... Read More about Evidence briefing: Dementia, accessibility and minority groups.

'Vedanta: A new landmark in litigating extraterritorial torts'? (2018)
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Blanco, E. (2018). 'Vedanta: A new landmark in litigating extraterritorial torts'?. UK

Litigation in the English courts for environmental damage and violations of socioeconomic human rights committed abroad by subsidiaries of United Kingdom (UK) based parent companies is becoming increasingly important in the quest for corporate accoun... Read More about 'Vedanta: A new landmark in litigating extraterritorial torts'?.

Cercocebus sanjei (2018)
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McCabe, G., Rovero, F., Fernandez, D., & Butynski, T. Cercocebus sanjei

Listed as Endangered based on its small extent of occurrence (1,872 km2), small area of occupancy (ca. 300 km2) and population fragmented into two isolated sub-populations, one of them residing in an area of limited protection and where there are ong... Read More about Cercocebus sanjei.