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Trading time: Can exchange lead to social change? (2015)
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Gregory, L. (2015). Trading time: Can exchange lead to social change?. Policy Press. https://doi.org/10.1332/policypress/9781447318293.001.0001

Welfare reform in the wake of austerity has fostered increased interest in self-help initiatives within the community sector. Time banking, one of a number of complementary currency systems, has received increasing attention from policy makers as a m... Read More about Trading time: Can exchange lead to social change?.

Climate change and poverty: a new agenda for developed nations (2014)
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Fitzpatrick, T. (2014). Climate change and poverty: a new agenda for developed nations. Policy Press

Climate change and poverty offers a timely new perspective on the 'ecosocial' understanding of the causes, symptoms and solutions to poverty and applies this to recent developments across a number of areas, including fuelpoverty, food poverty, housin... Read More about Climate change and poverty: a new agenda for developed nations.

Women and sex work in Cambodia: Blood, sweat and tears (2014)
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Sandy, L. (2014). Women and sex work in Cambodia: Blood, sweat and tears. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315762777

© 2014 Larissa Sandy. All rights reserved. Prostitution is strongly embedded in local cultural practices in Cambodia. Based on extensive original research, this book explores the nature of prostitution in Cambodia, providing explanations of why the p... Read More about Women and sex work in Cambodia: Blood, sweat and tears.

Conceptualising and Effecting Good Outcomes in Foster Care:an exploration of the research literature (2004)
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Wilson, K., Sinclair, I., Taylor, C., Pithouse, A., & Sellick, C. (2004). Conceptualising and Effecting Good Outcomes in Foster Care:an exploration of the research literature. Policy Press

On any one day over 75,000 children are looked after by local authorities in the UK. Numerically the most important form of provision for these looked after children is foster care. This caters for about 60% of those looked after at any one point i... Read More about Conceptualising and Effecting Good Outcomes in Foster Care:an exploration of the research literature.

A report into patterns of diet and exercise in the Pakistani community of Nottingham City
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Shaw, I., & Hussain, B. (2013). A report into patterns of diet and exercise in the Pakistani community of Nottingham City. Nottingham City Primary Care NHS Trust

This qualitative investigation considers dietary and exercise patterns of the Pakistani community residing in Nottingham. This is an important area of inquiry as the evidence suggests that these patterns cause higher rates of CHD among the members of... Read More about A report into patterns of diet and exercise in the Pakistani community of Nottingham City.

Employment Retention Policy
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Fox, E., & Stafford, B. Employment Retention Policy. Nottingham University

This Report investigates the potential for a statutory model of employment retention leave. A Private Members Bill (HC Bill 2006-07) [79] currently in progress through Parliament would, if enacted, offer disabled employees the right to paid leave for... Read More about Employment Retention Policy.

Critical perspectives on making science public
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B. Gibbs, E. Hadley Kershaw, B. Nerlich, W. Pearce, H. Selvadurai, A. Spencer, & J. Tsouvalis (Eds.), Critical perspectives on making science public. Nottingham, UK: University of Nottingham

Selected papers given at the Science in Public conference, July 22-23 2013 at the University of Nottingham

Exploratory evaluation of variation in statin take up amongst high risk patients in Nottingham City
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Shaw, I., & Turner, A. Exploratory evaluation of variation in statin take up amongst high risk patients in Nottingham City. Nottingham City Clinical Commissioning Group

This report is from a small qualitative study evaluating variation in statin take up following risk assessment as part of the UK's NHS Health Checks programme. Previous studies at the practice level have found lower than expected take up of statins f... Read More about Exploratory evaluation of variation in statin take up amongst high risk patients in Nottingham City.

Innovative Social Policies for Gender Equality at Work
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Fox, E., Pascall, G., & Warren, T. Innovative Social Policies for Gender Equality at Work. School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Nottingham [online]

The project asked about policies to support work-family reconciliation among low-waged women in England. How are low-waged women constrained in their choices by limited and fragmentary social policies? We identified innovative social policies availab... Read More about Innovative Social Policies for Gender Equality at Work.