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Avesta Afshari-Mehr
Dec 8, 20239 min read
AI is driving advancement in tech and reshaping society. But what does Labour think? (GUEST POST)
Daniel Aldridge - Head of Policy and Public Affairs at BCS, The Chartered Institute of IT - presents an exclusive blogpost for SfL!
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Daniel A. Villar
Jun 29, 20234 min read
The Political Economy of Science
For most of its history, science was the preserve of the wealthy few. Newton, Darwin, Lyell – these were men who advanced mankind’s...
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Avesta Afshari-Mehr
May 31, 20233 min read
What About Physics And Engineering?
So what about the more applied, physical sciences? Why do we, the wider general populace, have such apathy and complete disregard...
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Avesta Afshari-Mehr
Apr 30, 20233 min read
Regulating Big Tech: Antitrust, Competition, and Consumer Protection
We all became much too familiar with the extent of power and influence big tech corporations like Tesla...
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Harry Stratton
Mar 28, 20234 min read
Five Easy Fixes in Education
National Executive Member, Harry Stratton suggests his several easy fixes for our education system.
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Sanjush Dalmia
Jan 11, 20232 min read
The Next Pandemic Is Precedented
COVID-19 was not ‘the great leveller’. BAME communities were hit the hardest, and instead of levelling up we have levelled down...
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Daniel A. Villar
Dec 17, 20224 min read
The Importance of COP-15
It is easy to be cynical about UN conferences about global problems – hell, I have been extremely cynical about them. For over a...
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Avesta Afshari-Mehr
Nov 16, 20222 min read
Scientists for Labour 2022 Parliamentary Event (by Avesta Afshari-Mehr/Izzy Creed)
Last month, Scientists for Labour had the honour to host an event in Parliament with a variety of excellent talks on a range of...
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Daniel A. Villar
Oct 21, 20214 min read
Global warming and infectious diseases: you ain’t seen nothing yet
At first glance, infectious diseases and global warming appear to have little in common. One is an existential threat to human...
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Ben Whitaker
Aug 12, 20213 min read
Higher Education and the “New Normal
“The power of instruction is seldom of much efficacy, except in those happy dispositions where it is almost superfluous.” Edward Gibbon I...
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Adam Thompson
Jul 9, 202110 min read
Academic publishing is broken
I have been meaning to write this blog post for a while, but it has taken me a long time to collect my thoughts into a coherent...
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Judith Skiming
Jul 5, 20215 min read
Science: The superpower needed for electoral success?
“Has Science saved the world?” This is the hubristic, and rather pre-emptive, title of a display about the development of the COVID-19...
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Juna Sathian
Jun 10, 20212 min read
Good Science in Politics
'Good quality policy making depends on high quality information, derived from a variety of sources - expert knowledge; existing domestic...
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Tom Evans
May 26, 20213 min read
Do we need to find another way to bang the ‘Green’ drum?
Very few people now believe that our environment is in a good, healthy condition. For most, the argument is over and it is widely agreed...
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Róisín McCallion
May 21, 20213 min read
Science before soundbites
Since Boris Johnson stepped out to his podium for the first Coronavirus press conference, what seems like a lifetime ago, one phrase has...
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Izzy Creed
May 14, 20213 min read
We need a new kind of Mental Health awareness
Over the last 10 years the public awareness of mental health issues has increased dramatically. Unfortunately, improved government policy...
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Alison M Dunning
Apr 29, 20213 min read
On being voiceless...
I’m happy that ‘equality’, ‘diversity’ and ‘inclusion’ are rapidly becoming buzz words. It feels good to see Labour values coming into...
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Judith Skiming
Apr 22, 20214 min read
The Edtech Genie - A force for good or divisive inequity?
The covid-19 pandemic has been a massive disruptor in all areas of society and the economy, not least in Education. The shock of school...
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Ben Whitaker
Apr 16, 20212 min read
It's too darn hot
It must be said, that I am really beginning to worry, about the climate crisis, emergency, or whatever you want to call it. A lot. The ...
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Paul Henry
Apr 7, 20214 min read
The questions we ask
‘All models are wrong, but some are useful.’ George Box FRS In my role as a data scientist, I regularly find myself totally blown away by...
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