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Women use strategies to overcome discrimination in large law firms
- Women and people from ethnic minorities have to employ special strategies to overcome institutional discrimination when working in large law firms.
Read moreEnglish class divide extends to cosmetic surgery
- The English class divide is still going strong when it comes to a choice of where to go abroad for breast implants and nose jobs.
Read moreMore children now living with ‘life limiting’ conditions
- The number of children with conditions such as muscular dystrophy, neurodegenerative disorders or severe cerebral palsy who are surviving into adulthood has been underestimated, a new study shows.
Read moreIf you plan, then you'll do… but it helps to have a friend
- While you are more likely to do something if you plan it in advance, new research from the University of Leeds shows that partnering up can really boost the likelihood of sticking to your resolutions.
Read moreMaking finance serve society, the economy and the environment
- Ways to make the financial system better serve Europe’s economic, social and environmental needs are to be explored by a €10m international research project.
Read moreDoing good – or just talking about it?
- UK companies making bold claims about social and environmental achievements are using incorrect and irrelevant data, say researchers at the University of Leeds and Euromed Management School (France).
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