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Delivering the last mile : scoping the potential for E-cargo bikes (2020)
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Blazejewski, L., Sherriff, G., & Davies, N. (2020). Delivering the last mile : scoping the potential for E-cargo bikes

Transport is a major contributor to urban greenhouse gas emissions and therefore of priority in mitigating climate change. In responding to multiple pressures that include development, population growth and recent marked increases in online shopp... Read More about Delivering the last mile : scoping the potential for E-cargo bikes.

At the edge of the safety net : unsuccessful benefits claims at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic - Welfare at a (Social) Distance Rapid Report #3 (2020)
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Geiger, B., Scullion, L., Summers, K., Martin, P., Lawler, C., Edmiston, D., …de Vries, R. (2020). At the edge of the safety net : unsuccessful benefits claims at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic - Welfare at a (Social) Distance Rapid Report #3

There has been much scrutiny of the British benefits system during COVID-19, and most experts agree that the benefits system has performed well, even if historic weaknesses remain. Yet little attention has been paid to those who start a claim that is... Read More about At the edge of the safety net : unsuccessful benefits claims at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic - Welfare at a (Social) Distance Rapid Report #3.

Cognitive strain in Parliament (2020)
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Baldwin, A., Pinto, C., Perriard-Abdoh, S., & Weinberg, A. (2020). Cognitive strain in Parliament

Being an MP does not come with a formal job description, and the working realities of our elected politicians are complex. We know from current psychological evidence that work plays a central role in our identity and meaningful activity in life i... Read More about Cognitive strain in Parliament.

32 recommendations to the European Commission on the new EU LGBTI+ equality strategy (2020)
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Ferreira, N., Danisi, C., Dustin, M., & Held, N. (2020). 32 recommendations to the European Commission on the new EU LGBTI+ equality strategy

Our overriding concern is that the EU LGBTI+ Equality Strategy should acknowledge the need to prioritise and protect the rights and needs of LGBTI+ asylum claimants and refugees. SOGICA (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Claims of Asylum: A Euro... Read More about 32 recommendations to the European Commission on the new EU LGBTI+ equality strategy.

Longitudinal study of child and family social workers (wave 2) (2020)
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Johnson, C., Beninger, K., Sanders-Earley, A., Felton, J., Earl, S., Winterbotham, M., …McCaughan, S. (2020). Longitudinal study of child and family social workers (wave 2)

In 2018, the Department for Education (DfE) commissioned a consortium led by IFF Research, working with social work academics at Manchester Metropolitan University and the University of Salford, to conduct a longitudinal study tracking the careers... Read More about Longitudinal study of child and family social workers (wave 2).

30 recommendations for improving the lives of people claiming asylum on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (SOGI) in the UK (2020)
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Dustin, M., Held, N., Danisi, C., & Ferreira, N. (2020). 30 recommendations for improving the lives of people claiming asylum on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (SOGI) in the UK

It is now nearly forty years since the first SOGI asylum claims were recognised, and a great deal of progress has been made at a global and European level. There is increased awareness of SOGI persecution as well as examples of good policy and practi... Read More about 30 recommendations for improving the lives of people claiming asylum on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (SOGI) in the UK.

Facemums 2018: final report (2020)
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McCarthy, R., Choucri, L., Jones, J., Butler, D., Chatwin, J., Brettle, A., & Light, B. (2020). Facemums 2018: final report

Continuity of care and easy access to reliable information during pregnancy is essential to the health and wellbeing of pregnant women. In recent years widespread use of the internet has fundamentally changed the way people obtain health informatio... Read More about Facemums 2018: final report.