by admin | 3rd August 2021
The vital goals of preserving habitats to retain biodiversity, limiting global warming and reducing the risk of further pandemics require immediate and longterm action. This project seeks to examine ways that young children come to understand the natural world and...
by admin | 3rd August 2021
This project is part of a collaboration between social scientists from King’s College London and Shaping Our Lives – a national organisation led by and for Disabled people. We are working together to create new services that make it easier for Disabled people and...
by admin | 3rd August 2021
This project examines the physical and mental impact of women’s experiences of fertility, pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding on employment, highlighting gaps in employer expectations and provision for pregnant women and women returning to work after childbirth, which...
by admin | 3rd August 2021
The majority of the world’s population now lives in cities. By 2050 two thirds of the entire world’s population will be urban, with the fastest growth happening in Sub-Saharan Africa where the urban population has increased five-fold since the 1980s. One such city is...
by admin | 3rd August 2021
It is widely recognised that air pollution is a public health concern accountable for numerous health problems and tens of thousands of premature deaths per year in the UK. Though air pollution is a problem faced by everybody, research has shown that those living in...
by admin | 3rd August 2021
Diabetes is a common condition that can lead to significant ill health and early death. It is also expensive to manage. Health impacts include foot amputation, blindness, kidney failure and early death. It is estimated that around 10% of the NHS’s budget is spent on...
by admin | 3rd August 2021
The UK has relied heavily on NHS staff during the COVID-19 pandemic and an effective workforce requires good mental health. NHS staff earning under £24k-a-year make up more than 1/3 of this workforce. Despite this, and higher rates of staff sickness within this group...
by admin | 3rd August 2021
Countries around the world have committed to large scale planting of trees to help mitigate climate change impacts. However, the extent to which these are likely to be achieved and the impact of these large-scale restoration initiatives are yet to be predicted....
by admin | 3rd August 2021
The greatest strain on public health is the continued increase in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) (World Health Organization, 2018). 83.6% of NCDs mortality is caused by exposure to factors in our environment that are amenable to policy interventions (Rappaport,...
by admin | 3rd August 2021
Autistic people have higher rates of both physical and mental health conditions, as well as significantly lower life expectancy than the general population. Despite limited research, ‘autistic burnout’ is described by many autistic people in personal accounts,...
by admin | 3rd August 2021
In the UK, more people who have psychosis live in cities than rural areas, and there is a large body of evidence suggesting that city living may be associated with a higher risk of psychosis. However, the reasons underlying this remain poorly understood. Although it...
by admin | 3rd August 2021
The global K-pop fan community is highly multicultural and multilingual, and fans form social bonds across large cultural and geographical distances. How members stake a claim to their fan identity amidst this complex mix of nationalities, languages and cultures is of...
