Social science
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A collection of consistent stereotypes and barriers are preventing men from moving into primary teaching, a study by the University of Bedfordshire and Nottingham Trent University finds.
Most foreign national women trafficked into the united kingdom and compelled to commit offences are given custodial sentences without help or support if arrested – despite being victims of often horrifying crime and abuse themselves, says a Cambridge-led report.
Science and technology
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Natural chemicals present in green tea and red wine may disrupt a key step of the Alzheimer’s disease pathway, in accordance with research from the University of Leeds.
Injection-free vaccination technique created by scientists at King’s College London could address the worldwide vaccine challenge for diseases similar to HIV and malaria.
Arts and humanities
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Academics from the University Leicester have suggested the likelihood that Shakespeare was the inventor of the hunch-backed Richard III, after comparing literary accounts of Richard with their osteological findings from his remains.
Comet explosions failed to end the prehistoric human culture, generally known as Clovis, in North America 13,000 years ago, in accordance with researchers at Royal Holloway University.
And finally
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Holidaymakers’ photos could help scientists track the movements of big endangered sharks living within the waters of the Indian Ocean, finds a researcher from Imperial College London. It’s the first study to point out that these publicly sourced photographs are suitable to be used in conservation work.
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