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25 March 2021

New Centre for Adult Social Care will promote and maintain people’s independence and wellbeing

Researchers at The University of Sheffield have partnered with the University of Birmingham, and a consortium of key stakeholders from across the UK, to develop a brand new Centre for Adult Social Care called IMPACT (Improving Adult Care Together.)
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18 March 2021

How the 2021 census could impact the LGBTQ community

New questions on the 2021 census enable people to identify as LGBTQ without sharing that information with their household.

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9 March 2021

Are you a carer? Make sure you’re counted in the census.

The 2021 census on Sunday 21 March will provide a vital update to the number of carers in the UK. If you look after, or give help or support to, someone in your family or community, make sure you are counted.

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8 March 2021

Where are the women in AI?

When it comes to making chatbots and humanoid robots, women appear regularly. They have names like Alexa and Siri – chatbots gendered as women, but designed by male dominated teams.

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Making connections to support disabled young people to live their lives

iHuman researchers have worked for the past 18 months with Scope on a research project that explores the lives of disabled young people and the key connections that support them to flourish and thrive.

27 April 2021
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World Sleep Day. Regular sleep: Healthy Future

This year's theme for World Sleep Day is ‘Regular Sleep: Healthy Future’. In line with World Sleep day, The British Sleep Society has launched a strategic plan with an overarching ambition to support and promote ‘healthy sleep for all.’

18 March 2021
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What can the pandemic teach us about work?

A look at flexible working and other lessons in the new normal.

3 March 2021
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New academic report underlines challenges and opportunities confronting the UK now it has left the EU

Academics from the Department of Politics and International Relations contribute to new report underlining the challenges and opportunities that confront the United Kingdom now it has left the European Union.

19 January 2021
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Dr Eva Kipnis and team scoop Women in Marketing Marketing Scientist Award

Dr Eva Kipnis and her colleagues in the Multicultural Marketplaces network have been awarded the Marketing Scientist award by Women in Marketing Awards.

15 January 2021