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Addressing the UK’s heritage skills crisis: why we must act now

Headshot of Eric Lybeck By Eric Lybeck Filed Under: All posts, Education, Urban Posted: January 23, 2025

In 2019, the world watched as flames consumed the Notre Dame Cathedral, an irreplaceable cultural treasure. Yet, against all odds, the cathedral is poised to reopen this year, a testament to extraordinary skill and determination. In stark contrast UK restoration projects can take decades – or fail to materialise in favour of demolition. In this […]

Tagged With: Arts & Culture, climate change, education, SALC, urban

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A future for autonomous vehicles in the UK? Lessons from the US

By Sam Hind Filed Under: Digital Futures, Science and Engineering, Science and Technology, Urban Posted: November 21, 2024

One of the final bills passed by the outgoing Sunak government was the Automated Vehicles Act (2024), designed to make provisions for the possible rollout of autonomous vehicles in the future. If the new Starmer government is to continue this work, then lessons need to be learnt from the US, where the deployment of autonomous […]

Tagged With: AI, digital, Health & Safety, Robotics, SALC, technology, transport

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Mind your language: interpreters in Mental Health Act assessments

Photo of Professor Alys YoungRebecca TiptonPhoto of Dr Natalia Rodriguez-Vicente By Alys Young, Rebecca Tipton and Natalia Rodríguez-Vicente Filed Under: Ethnicity, Health and Care, Health and Social Care, Open Minds Posted: April 4, 2024

In England and Wales, the Mental Health Act can be used to detain people experiencing a mental health crisis, and who may pose a danger to themselves or others. However, some of those assessed under these powers will not use spoken English. Here, Professor Alys Young, Dr Rebecca Tipton, and Dr Natalia Rodríguez-Vicente explore the effects on the assessment […]

Tagged With: diversity, Health & Social Care, Health inequalities, immigration, inequalities, mental health, Racial Inequalities, SALC, SHS

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Infodemic: tackling conspiracy theories on social media

Professor Peter Knight By Peter Knight Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Digital Futures, Growth and Inclusion Posted: March 29, 2021

In February 2020 the Director-General of the World Health Organisation warned that “we’re not just fighting an epidemic; we’re fighting an infodemic,” because “fake news spreads faster and more easily than this virus, and is just as dangerous.”  There has been large debate around ways to control the spread of misinformation and disinformation, especially on […]

Tagged With: conspiracy theories, COVID-19, digital, Health & Social Care, journalism, media, News, SALC, social media, technology, vaccinations

The Arts after Brexit

By Charlotte Faucher Filed Under: Brexit Posted: December 3, 2020

Many have argued that the transport, pharmaceuticals, clothing and fishing industries will be hit hardest by Brexit. But what does it mean for the arts sector? In this blog, Dr Charlotte Faucher, British Academy Post-doctoral Fellow in History, discusses a research project on how Brexit has and will affect the arts and cultural sector, and […]

Tagged With: Arts & Culture, Brexit, economy, employment, European Union, international relations, International trade, labour market, productivity, SALC

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