The official number of Trinidadian nationals who travelled to Syria and Iraq between 2013 and 2016 is around 130, making it – proportional to its … Read more
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Youth homelessness a major factor in UK knife crime rise
See the University’s News Centre for Dr Sanders-McDonagh’s comments on the knife crime surge that is blighting the UK and read about her research that … Read more
Call for increase in minimum wage to combat in-work poverty
The Living Wage Foundation has said as many as 1.2 million people working for the NHS, councils and other public sector employers receive unsustainably low … Read more
Why the gender pay gap is widening
In April of 2018, large companies with over 250 employees were obliged to report their gender pay gap for the first time. Headlines were dominated … Read more
No evidence tougher policies deter adolescent cannabis use
A new study finds no evidence that teenage cannabis use is lower in countries with tougher policies. The study, by Alex Stevens, Professor in Criminal … Read more
UK sales of Xanax rising on the darknet
Sales have risen at an alarming rate, research finds, with policymakers urged to act to prevent an opioid crisis similar to that in the USA. … Read more
Government admits Universal Credit failings – expert comment
Read Professor Peter Taylor-Gooby’s comments, following the admission by the government that the flawed Universal Credit rollout has led to an increase in the use … Read more
Dr Jack Cunliffe comments on the rise in Xanax deaths
See the University’s News Centre for Dr Cunliffe’s comments on the issues around the rise in Xanax deaths in the UK and the increase in … Read more
Professor Sally Kendall receives MBE
Professor Sally Kendall, from the Centre for Health Services Studies, received her award at Buckingham Palace on 31 January in recognition of 30 years of … Read more
Government’s knife crime plans will have little impact and ignore real issues
Dr Erin Sanders-McDonagh, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, says ‘The recent measures being proposed by the Government to try to tackle knife crime will have no … Read more