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    Global warming and infectious diseases: you ain’t seen nothing yet
    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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    Higher Education and the “New Normal
    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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    Academic publishing is broken
    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...
    121 views0 comments
    Science: The superpower needed for electoral success?
    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...
    81 views0 comments
    Good Science in Politics
    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...
    141 views0 comments
    Do we need to find another way to bang the ‘Green’ drum?
    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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    Science before soundbites
    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...
    65 views0 comments
    We need a new kind of Mental Health awareness
    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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    On being voiceless...
    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...
    104 views0 comments
    The Edtech Genie - A force for good or divisive inequity?
    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...
    79 views0 comments
    It's too darn hot
    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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    The questions we ask
    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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    British ecological crisis: is there a solution?
    Daniel A. Villar
    • Apr 1, 2021
    • 5 min

    British ecological crisis: is there a solution?

    The British countryside is an ecological wasteland. By this I do not simply mean that it has been impacted by humanity—every landscape...
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    Contactless Authentication
    Joe Buckley
    • Mar 26, 2021
    • 5 min

    Contactless Authentication

    Over a year after the Tories’ 2019 landslide, my coping mechanism is to avoid reading about government policy as much as possible. Some...
    52 views0 comments
    On the road to Labour's science publishing house
    Adam Thompson
    • Mar 17, 2021
    • 2 min

    On the road to Labour's science publishing house

    Those of you that follow our blog regularly may remember that, in October, we put a call out recruiting members for the inaugural...
    68 views0 comments
    You have much less privacy than you think you do
    joeeastwood8
    • Mar 11, 2021
    • 6 min

    You have much less privacy than you think you do

    Increasingly in the current age, decisions about people’s lives are being taken, not based on the people themselves, but on data...
    117 views0 comments
    Action this day
    Ben Fernando
    • Mar 2, 2021
    • 2 min

    Action this day

    Last week, the UK passed the most grim milestone so far in the pandemic: 120,000 deaths. There are many questions to be asked about how...
    58 views0 comments
    Climate change and pandemics
    Scientists for Labour
    • Feb 22, 2021
    • 3 min

    Climate change and pandemics

    Today we were joined by Geraint Davies MP, chair of the all party parliamentary group (APPG) on air pollution, to launch our report...
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    Inequality in 2021, slowing down, learning from Finland, and choosing which science to follow
    Scientists for Labour
    • Jan 29, 2021
    • 1 min

    Inequality in 2021, slowing down, learning from Finland, and choosing which science to follow

    Last week we had the great honour of hosting a talk and discussion from Professor Danny Dorling entitled Inequality in 2021, slowing...
    140 views0 comments
    Personal inequality and COVID-19
    Scientists for Labour
    • Dec 1, 2020
    • 2 min

    Personal inequality and COVID-19

    Last night we had the honour of hosting Baroness Mary Goudie for the launch of our latest report, "Personal inequality and COVID-19". In...
    84 views1 comment
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