Each year the University Committee for Research & Innovation supports up to five researchers with University Research Fellowships to develop their work in the arts, humanities and social sciences for…Read More >
Prosperity & Resilience
Oil: why higher prices will complicate the energy transition
The oil price is on a rollercoaster. Having crashed into negative territory just last April, the price of Brent crude climbed all the way to US$70 (£50) earlier in March….Read More >
How are gender equality norms implemented in peacekeeping?
What are the gendered dynamics of the peacekeeping workforce? Are the needs of female peacekeepers accommodated for when militaries train, prepare and deploy their soldiers to peacekeeping missions? These are…Read More >
Female CFOs, leverage and the moderating role of board diversity and CEO power
Do female managers take on less risk in the firms they manage and under which conditions does gender affect corporate financing choices? These are two of the questions that I…Read More >
International Women’s Day 2021
International Women’s Day originated over 100 years ago in the labour movement in the US and Europe. It was adopted by second-wave feminists in the late 1970s and by the…Read More >
COVID stamp duty holiday reveals big problems in the housing market
The UK housing market has been affected by the pandemic, but in ways that were not anticipated at the outset. Initially, forecasters thought that the sharp reduction in economic activity…Read More >
Cocaine: falling coffee prices force Peru’s farmers to cultivate coca
A slump in world coffee prices has pushed farmers in Peru’s central jungle to rip up their plants and replace them with coca leaf – the raw material used in…Read More >
Beyond COVID-19 – the importance of ‘urban futures’ thinking for our towns and cities
In many ways the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us some valuable lessons about how we can do things differently in our towns and cities: homeworking, active mobility such as walking…Read More >
Gaming for Grammar
Learning grammar is a fundamental part of learning a new language, because it can help us understand how we build words and how we put those words together to make…Read More >
Four-day week: how workplaces can successfully establish it
Many workplaces have been experimenting with different types of flexible working arrangements for years now, but the pandemic has made the need for flexibility far more pressing. This has led…Read More >