Latest Social & Historical Sciences News http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/soc_and_hist_sci_viewer/rss admin 2006-09-05T09:42:36Z New report on gender equality in UK History http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1118/061118-gender-equality Steps must be taken to promote gender equality to ensure more women view history as an academic option and profession, according to a new report published by the Royal Historical Society (RHS) and co-authored by academics at UCL.  Natasha Downes 2018-11-06T16:43:30Z Housing costs have exacerbated income inequality in Germany http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1018/221018-housingcostgermany Changes in housing costs have dramatically exacerbated the rise in income inequality in Germany since the mid-1990s, according to new UCL research. Colin Brook 2018-10-22T13:58:39Z Does climate vary more from century to century when it is warmer? http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1018/121018-climate-change-variation-century-to-century Century-scale climate variability was enhanced when the Earth was warmer during the Last Interglacial period (129-116 thousand years ago) compared to the current interglacial (the last 11,700 years), according to a new UCL-led study. Rebecca L Caygill 2018-10-12T15:10:11Z Academics call for radical overhaul of religious education http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1018/101018-RE-education-overhaul State schools should stop teaching religion instructively and teach a broader curriculum of civic, religious, ethical and moral education (CREaM) instead, according to proposals by academics at UCL and University of Warwick. Lucy Jones 2018-10-10T16:08:32Z A Brexit referendum is clearly possible, but contingency planning must start now http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1018/91018-second-referendum A referendum on Brexit is clearly possible, but the details matter.  Various processes must be put in place to ensure the referendum is legitimate, according to a new report by the UCL Constitution Unit. Natasha Downes 2018-10-09T07:38:38Z Liberals see elite-educated politicians as more competent, while conservatives see them as less relatable http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0918/011018-elite-educated-politicians A small number of elite universities serve as the prime breeding grounds for American power brokers. Harvard, for example, has produced eight presidents, and Yale, five. What do voters think of politicians who attended elite schools?  Natasha Downes 2018-10-02T08:45:09Z Humans delayed the onset of the Sahara desert by 500 years http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0918/011018-green-sahara Humans did not accelerate the decline of the ‘Green Sahara’ and may have managed to hold back the onset of the Sahara desert by around 500 years, according to new research led by UCL. Natasha Downes 2018-10-01T09:16:29Z Heavy metal music is inclusive and governed by rules of etiquette http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0918/210918-heavy-metal Forget wild and chaotic behaviour, heavy metal music culture is inclusive and governed by etiquette and codes of conduct, according to new UCL research. Natasha Downes 2018-09-21T08:09:52Z Geographic location biggest indicator of mobile app preferences http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0918/050918-mobile-preferences Across the globe smartphones and mobile apps have become an integral part of everyday life, but what determines the apps you use?   Natasha Downes 2018-09-05T09:07:40Z UCL Press’ open access ebooks top most-read chart http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0818/130818-ucl-press-most-read-ebooks Books published by UCL Press and authored by UCL academics are the most-read open access ebooks on JSTOR, an online library which provides access to more than 12 million academic articles and books. Rebecca L Caygill 2018-08-13T13:26:48Z Visa restrictions can lead to increase in illegal migration http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0818/070818-visa-restrictions While Government-imposed restrictions on immigration can reduce overall migration, they can also be ineffective or even counterproductive, pushing more would-be migrants into unauthorised channels, finds new UCL-led research in collaboration with Royal Holloway and University of Birmingham. Natasha Downes 2018-08-07T08:32:13Z New evidence on the origins of people buried at Stonehenge http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0818/020818-stonehenge-wales People buried at Stonehenge 5,000 years ago likely lived in west Wales where Stonehenge’s smaller standing stones – bluestones – originated from, according to a new study involving UCL, University of Oxford, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, and the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle de Paris, France. Natasha Downes 2018-08-02T13:26:12Z Decline in working class politicians, shifted Labour towards right wing policy http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0718/300718-Decline-in-working-class-politicians The decline in working-class MPs and rise of career politicians shifted the Labour Party towards a more right wing policy stance on welfare, according to a new study by UCL. Natasha Downes 2018-07-30T09:53:45Z Parents inclined to invest more, if child attends better quality school http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0718/260718-parental-investment Parents consider that spending money on learning resources such as books, educational games and private tuition for their children is more productive if the child attends a higher quality school, according to new research led by UCL. Natasha Downes 2018-07-26T10:25:02Z UCL academics elected to British Academy http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0718/201718-british-academy-fellows Three UCL academics have been made Fellows of the British Academy for the humanities and social sciences, in recognition of their outstanding research. Chris Lane 2018-07-20T13:28:18Z Bread predates agriculture by 4,000 years, discover archaeologists http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0718/160718-origins-bread The charred remains of a flatbread baked by hunter-gatherers over 14,000 years ago has been discovered in north-eastern Jordan by a team of researchers from UCL, University of Copenhagen and University of Cambridge. Natasha Downes 2018-07-16T20:15:25Z Independent Commission on Referendums calls for wholesale reform of the referendum process http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0718/100718-referendums The referendum process in the UK requires wholesale reform according to a report by the Independent Commission on Referendums, established by the UCL Constitution Unit. Natasha Downes 2018-07-10T08:45:24Z City size plays crucial role in migration patterns http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0718/060718-city-size-migration-patterns People from smaller cities are more likely to migrate than people from larger cities, according to a new study by UCL academics. Kate Corry 2018-07-06T22:13:44Z UK urban forest can store as much carbon as tropical rainforests http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0618/260618-urban-trees-carbon Pockets of urban forest can contain as much carbon as tropical rainforests, according to new research led by UCL.  Natasha Downes 2018-06-26T09:01:27Z Scientists propose changing the rules of history to avoid environmental collapse http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0618/070618-human-planet For the first time in our planet’s 4.5 billion-year history a single species, humans, is increasingly dictating its future, according to a new book by UCL scientists.  Natasha Downes 2018-06-07T10:22:33Z Immigrant and disadvantaged children benefit most from early childcare http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0618/050618-childcare-immigrant-disadvantaged Attending universal childcare from age three significantly improves the school readiness of children from immigrant and disadvantaged family backgrounds, a new UCL study has found.  Natasha Downes 2018-06-05T11:35:23Z UCL Festival of Culture - one week to go http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0518/290518-festival-of-culture This year’s UCL Festival of Culture explores some important and contemporary issues such as the migration crisis, identity, homelessness and brings all of these issues to life through talks, theatre, exhibitions, live readings and workshops. Jacinta M Mulders 2018-05-29T09:57:36Z Almost 1 in 4 people worldwide to be obese by 2045 http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0518/250518-obesity-diabetes-cities If current trends continue, almost a quarter (22%) of the people in the world will be obese by 2045 (up from 14% in 2017), and one in eight (12%) will have type 2 diabetes (up from 9% in 2017), according to a study presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity in Vienna, Austria (23-26 May).  Natasha Downes 2018-05-25T14:50:09Z Economics centre led by UCL academics granted Research Institute status http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0518/240518-economics-research-institute The UK’s Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) has granted Research Institute status to a leading economics research centre led by UCL academics.  Natasha Downes 2018-05-24T13:41:10Z Climate change not the key driver of human conflict and displacement in East Africa http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0418/240418-climate-change-east-africa Over the last 50 years climate change has not been the key driver of the human displacement or conflict in East Africa, rather it is politics and poverty, according to new research by UCL. 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