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Chaque kilomètre parcouru à vélo permettrait d’éviter environ un euro de coût de santé en France : c’est ce que montre une analyse récente de la l'enquête décennale de mobilité conduite par l'INSEE.
Des chercheurs ont quantifié la possibilité de substituer le vélo et les transports en commun à la voiture dans la région et les effets que cela aurait sur la pollution.
The government’s race report suggests ethnic minority graduates gain less from university because of poor course choices. Our findings show that’s not quite true.
A Green Budget for 2015 was released recently by the Institute for Fiscal Studies. The detailed report on social security spending shows that a future government would have to implement much deeper cuts…
Why are pupils from disadvantaged families more often found studying in poorly performing schools? Is it the choices their parents make, or are they not able to get into better ones? Perhaps families are…