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Suicide prevention for veterans of the UK Armed Forces

Suicide prevention for veterans of the UK Armed Forces: adding to the national evidence base

By Cathryn Rodway and Jodie Westhead Filed Under: All posts, Health and Social Care Posted: February 26, 2024

There are no recent UK-wide studies, and comparatively few international ones, examining suicide in military veterans. This is despite increasing public concern about suicide and the mental health impact of serving in the UK Armed Forces, particularly following a period of intensive operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The recently published National Suicide Prevention Strategy for England sets […]

Tagged With: defence, Health & Social Care, mental health, public health

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Extending working lives – healthy ageing in the workplace

By Christopher Phillipson Filed Under: All posts, Growth and Inclusion, Health and Social Care, UK economy Posted: February 22, 2024

One in three workers in the UK are aged over 50 – with this figure set to rise in coming decades. Current government employment policy is to encourage over 50s to either to remain or return to work. However, the lasting impacts of COVID-19, along with caring, health, and work issues facing older workers, are […]

Tagged With: employment, Health & Social Care, inequalities, labour market, mental health

Tablets in therapeutic plastic packaging.

Culture shift: Tackling antimicrobial resistance from agriculture to operating table

By Michael Bottery, Michael Brockhurst, Michael Bromley, Lucie Byrne-Davis and Wendy Thompson Filed Under: All posts, Health and Social Care, Science and Technology Posted: February 19, 2024

In 2019, drug resistant microbial infections claimed more than 1.3 million lives, and over the next 25 years, it is expected that more people will die from drug resistant infections than from cancer. New antimicrobials and alternatives to traditional chemotherapeutic agents are urgently needed to treat infections that are resistant to all current therapies, alongside […]

Tagged With: #OnResilience, food & agriculture, Health & Social Care, innovation, NHS, public health, SBS, SMS

What does a ‘metal intensive’ future entail?

By Dr Sampriti Mahanty and Professor Frank Boons Filed Under: Energy and Environment, Environment, Renewables, Science and Technology Posted: February 6, 2024

Critical metals, such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper and manganese, are key to the path towards net zero. The UK Government released their Critical Minerals Strategy in early 2023, which sets out to improve the resilience of the critical metal supply chain. In this article from our publication ‘On Resilience’, Dr Sampriti Mahanty and Professor […]

Tagged With: Business Energy & Industry, carbon reduction, energy, environment, net zero

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‘I am terribly hard up’: How looking at historical experiences of women’s offending can help to address current problems of benefit fraud.

Charlotte Wildman author headshot By Charlotte Wildman Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, UK economy, Urban Posted: February 5, 2024

Women are disproportionately represented in convictions for benefit fraud: in 2019, females made up 55% of the 98 summary convictions and 58% of the 1160 convictions for indictable benefit fraud offences. Since women’s convictions and custodial sentences are acknowledged to cause significant harm to them and their children, it is important to look at strategies that […]

Tagged With: communities, economy, gender inequalities, wellbeing

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A silicon revolution for sustainable farming

Professor Bruce Grieve headshot By Bruce Grieve Filed Under: All posts, Environment, Science and Engineering, Science and Technology Posted: February 1, 2024

An increasing population, political pressures, and severe weather events are all putting global food production at risk. The use of AI in agriculture could help farmers and agricultural decision makers to access more accurate data to improve productivity and sustainability. In this article, from our publication On Resilience, Professor Bruce Grieve explores the future of […]

Tagged With: infrastructure, science & engineering, sustainability, technology

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Workplace violence and aggression – employees on the frontline

Kara Ng author headshotSheena Johnson By Kara Ng and Sheena Johnson Filed Under: All posts, Growth and Inclusion, UK economy, Urban Posted: January 31, 2024

Workplace violence and aggression (WVA) is a serious social issue with profound negative consequences for individuals, teams, organisations, and society. The risk of WVA from the public (third parties) is a growing concern, with evidence indicating that incidents increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Even ‘after’ COVID (after pandemic restrictions have ended), increased rates of WVA […]

Tagged With: employment, health, labour market, mental health, wellbeing

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Charting a path to clean air: A community-centred approach to active travel policy

Sheena Cruickshank By Sheena Cruickshank Filed Under: All posts, Cities and Environment, Urban Posted: January 30, 2024

Greater Manchester has amongst the worst air quality in the UK. Air pollution causes many health problems, as well as worsening pre-existing health conditions. Increasingly, Greater Manchester residents are concerned about poor air quality and want actions to be taken. Yet, budgets that could support change are under more and more constraints. In this article, […]

Tagged With: air quality, Children & Young People, environment, Greater Manchester, Health inequalities, local government, public health, SBS, schools, urban

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Catalysts or constraints? Emerging policies for a circular plastics system in the UK

Headshot of authorMaria Sharmina By Adeyemi Adelekan and Maria Sharmina Filed Under: All posts, Environment Posted: January 24, 2024

Every year over half a million tonnes of UK plastic waste intended for recycling is rejected due to contamination. The UK also exports more than 60% of its plastic waste burden to other countries. The existing UK plastics system is complex and confusing, but emerging regulations aim to simplify it and promote a circular economy. […]

Tagged With: environment, sustainability

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Accelerating the electric vehicle transition in the UK     

James Jackson author headshot By James Jackson Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Cities and Environment, Energy and Environment, Science and Technology, UK economy Posted: January 22, 2024

Following the publication of the industrial strategy in 2017, in which Theresa May attempted to envisage a post-Brexit future, electric vehicles (EVs) were identified as an important opportunity for the UK political economy. Yet, despite the almost annual publications that reiterated the need for EVs to become a significant feature of the UK, attempts to […]

Tagged With: Business Energy & Industry, carbon reduction, climate change, sustainability, technology

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