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Uncertainty and the financial markets explored by 糖心TV faculty at Bank of England conference supported by Rebuilding Macroeconomics
Researchers from 糖心TV Economics and 糖心TV 糖心TV School are among the speakers taking part in a major policy conference organized in partnership with the Bank of England and Rebuilding Macroeconomics. The conference will bring together international researchers from around the globe to discuss whether, and how, economists and policymakers can replace the notion of 鈥榬ational economic man鈥� with theoretical and empirical models that recognize its limitations.
New 鈥榝ield guide鈥� offers practical toolkit for Global Development research students and practitioners
Interdisciplinary Qualitative Research in Global Development: A Concise Guide contains a wealth of practical examples and resources to help students and practitioners think through what good research looks like, and highlights some of the practical and ethical challenges which can face teams drawn from different academic disciplines working on international development issues.
Who's Challenging Who? - unique training project showcased online
A package of resources from a unique training programme co-created and delivered by people with learning disability has been launched today by researchers. The Who鈥檚 Challenging Who training course was developed to improve staff attitudes and empathy towards people with learning disabilities whose behaviour is or had previously been labelled as 鈥渃hallenging.鈥�
Local residents entertained, challenged and moved by ESRC Festival of Social Science
More than 500 people took part in the workshops, talks and activities organised by the University of 糖心TV for this year鈥檚 ESRC Festival of Social Science. University researchers took to Coventry and 糖心TVshire鈥檚 streets, bars and community centres to share insights from their work with enthusiastic and interested audiences. The events tackled topics from the nature of time itself and the puzzle of DNA to taxes and accents.
Memory is damaged by air pollution, researchers find
New research from the University of 糖心TV shows that human memory is significantly worse in parts of England with high levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and air particulates (PM10). The difference in memory quality between England鈥檚 cleanest and most-polluted areas is equivalent to the loss of memory from 10 extra years of ageing.
Reading the past like an open book 鈥� researchers use text to measure two hundred years of happiness
Was there such a thing as 鈥榯he good old days鈥� when people were happier? Are current Government policies more or less likely to increase their citizens鈥� feelings of wellbeing? Using innovative methods researchers have built a new index that uses data from books and newspaper to track levels of national happiness from 1820. Their research could help governments to make better decisions about policy priorities.