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Some economic models tell us that segregation is inevitable. Is it really?
Health and local employment prospects both play a part in whether older workers stop working.
In a town still reeling, writing is helping to empower women.
It’s not just a matter of numbers: asylum seekers need houses where they can feel at home.
Crooks exploit natural human tendencies to con you out of your money.
Some children drink alcohol. This study of 11-year-olds looked at how parents’ drinking might influence behaviour.
To know India’s future we must first understand Hindu nationalism’s past.
Our expert joins the dots between the ancient kingdoms of yore and today’s Northern Powerhouse.
Putting CCTV in all UK care homes would be a breach of residents privacy and could have serious ramifications for the rest of society.
Is the status quo really that bad? Our expert talks us through the arguments about the ‘oldest profession’.
It is 2016 but, when it comes to housing, in many ways it could actually be 1891.
MPs should listen to the House of Lords and to expert opinion, and retain the official child poverty measures.
The British do love a scientist on their money, as RBS’s new choice of Mary Somerville for the £10 confirms. Is it time we thought out of the box?
In 2015, a person took their life in prison every four days.
Bike sharing has huge potential benefits - even for people who don’t use them.
For human groups to grow from small, intimate communities to the huge interconnected societies we know now, people needed to be willing to cooperate with strangers. Religion might have played a big role.
After more than a millenium, Pope Francis I will meet the head of the Russian Orthodox Church. They will have plenty to talk about.
The recent red door asylum seeker housing scandal has highlighted the cracks in the system.
A new study reveals just how tough it can be to rebuild a life after homelessness.
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Emeritus Professor in Social Policy, University of Bradford
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Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Policy Institute, King's College London
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Adjunct Professor in Law, The University of Western Australia
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Leeds Beckett University
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Professor of Citizen Participation, University of Essex
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Professor of Public Policy, ADFA Canberra, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor in Marketing, ESCP Business School
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Professor of Sociology, Queensland University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer, Psychology, University of Ghana
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Assistant Professor of Psychological and Behavioural Science, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Lecturer, National Centre for Australian Studies, Faculty of Arts, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer, Sociology, La Trobe University
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Senior Lecturer, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Social Work, University of Salford
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Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Connecticut
