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Avesta Afshari-Mehr
- Dec 8, 2023
- 9 min
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, 2023
- 4 min
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, 2023
- 3 min
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, 2023
- 3 min
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, 2023
- 4 min
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, 2023
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 4 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 10 min
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, 2021
- 5 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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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