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Making Landscape Decisions to Meet Net Zero Carbon: Pathways that consider ethics, socio-ecological diversity, and landscape functions. (2022)
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Cole, B., Saratsi, E., Earnshaw, K., Wilcock, S., Gardner, E., Bradley, A., …Bezant, J. (2022). Making Landscape Decisions to Meet Net Zero Carbon: Pathways that consider ethics, socio-ecological diversity, and landscape functions. University of Leicester: NERC Landscape Decisions

Landscapes are an integral part of the net-zero challenge; not only are they carbon stores but they constitute the environments upon which humans develop their livelihoods, interact and shape their cultures. This report focuses on three key landsc... Read More about Making Landscape Decisions to Meet Net Zero Carbon: Pathways that consider ethics, socio-ecological diversity, and landscape functions..

From Pollution To Solution: a global assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution (2021)
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McGlade, J., Samy Fahim, I., Green, D., Landrigan, P., Andrady, A., Costa, M., …Turra, A. (2021). From Pollution To Solution: a global assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution. United Nations Environment Programme

Outcome from working on the United Nations Environment Programme Advisory Group with the aim to address the UN Environment Assembly’s adopted resolution (UN/EA.4/RES.6) on Marine Plastic Litter and Microplastics by recommending indicators to harmonis... Read More about From Pollution To Solution: a global assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution.

Woodhill. A short film (2021)
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Tomczak, P., Buck, G., & Woodhead, M. (2021). Woodhill. A short film. University of Nottingham

Tracing the Review: Developments in Youth Justice in Northern Ireland 2011-2021 (2021)
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CARR, N., & MCALISTER, S. (2021). Tracing the Review: Developments in Youth Justice in Northern Ireland 2011-2021. Belfast: Include Youth, VOYPIC, NIACRO, Children's Law Centre

This report traces the development of youth justice policy in Northern Ireland since the publication of the Youth Justice Review (YJR) (2011). The report has been jointly commissioned by four organisations who work with and advocate on behalf of chil... Read More about Tracing the Review: Developments in Youth Justice in Northern Ireland 2011-2021.

PISA: Engagement, Attainment and interest in Science (PEAS) (2021)
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Oliver, M., Jerrim, J., & Adkins, M. J. (2021). PISA: Engagement, Attainment and interest in Science (PEAS). London: Nuffield Foundation

The way in which science is taught can influence how interested, engaged and informed students are. Teachers are responsible for the delivery of curriculum content as well as shaping views towards, beliefs about and ‘trust’ in science. Different inst... Read More about PISA: Engagement, Attainment and interest in Science (PEAS).

Policymaking in disruptive times: the development and impact of School Trust-designed policies on teacher and student outcomes (2021)
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Day, C., & Taneva, S. K. (2021). Policymaking in disruptive times: the development and impact of School Trust-designed policies on teacher and student outcomes. University of Nottingham: ESRC

Research funded by the ESRC IAA and conducted by the University of Nottingham in collaboration with the Confederation of School Trusts, has tracked the leadership of 14 School Trusts from some of the most deprived areas in the Northern region of Engl... Read More about Policymaking in disruptive times: the development and impact of School Trust-designed policies on teacher and student outcomes.

Modern slavery, environmental degradation and climate change: present and future pathways for addressing the nexus (2021)
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Jackson, B., Brotherton, V., Tichenor Blackstone, N., & Decker Sparks, J. L. (2021). Modern slavery, environmental degradation and climate change: present and future pathways for addressing the nexus. https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/beacons-of-excellence/rights-lab/resources/reports-and-briefings/index.aspx: World Wildlife Fund for Nature U.S

Roundtable Report based on the findings of an event hosted by the Rights Lab, Delta 8.7 and funded by WWF U.S. to support the development of a collaborative action plan to support efforts for the antislavery and environmental communities to work toge... Read More about Modern slavery, environmental degradation and climate change: present and future pathways for addressing the nexus.

(Re)constructing school readiness from Chinese young children's perspectives: Interim Report (2021)
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(2021). (Re)constructing school readiness from Chinese young children's perspectives: Interim Report. London: UCL Centre for Teacher and Early Years Education

This interim report presents the ongoing progress of a collaborative project between the Centre for Teacher and Early Years Education (CTEY), UCL Institute of Education and the Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University (BNU), which aims to (re)... Read More about (Re)constructing school readiness from Chinese young children's perspectives: Interim Report.

Public health messaging by political leaders: a corpus linguistic analysis of COVID-19 speeches delivered by Boris Johnson (2021)
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McClaughlin, E., Nichele, E., Adolphs, S., Barnard, P., Clos, J., Knight, D., …Lang, A. (2021). Public health messaging by political leaders: a corpus linguistic analysis of COVID-19 speeches delivered by Boris Johnson. Nottingham: UKRI/AHRC

This study analyses the language of speeches about COVID-19 delivered by Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom between 3rd March 2020 and 5th April 2021. We use transcribed speeches to construct a digitised body of texts called a... Read More about Public health messaging by political leaders: a corpus linguistic analysis of COVID-19 speeches delivered by Boris Johnson.

(Re)constructing school readiness from Chinese young children's perspectives (2021)
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Gao, J., Li, M., XU, Y., Qin, S., Guo, W., Tian, Z., …Zeng, X. (2021). (Re)constructing school readiness from Chinese young children's perspectives. Centre for Teacher and Early Years Education, UCL Institute of Education

This interim report presents the ongoing progress of a collaborative project between the Centre for Teacher and Early Years Education (CTEY), UCL Institute of Education and the Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University (BNU), which aims to (re)... Read More about (Re)constructing school readiness from Chinese young children's perspectives.

NatureScot Research Report 1269 - Using peatland surface motion (bog breathing) to monitor Peatland Action sites (2021)
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Marshall, C., Bradley, A. V., Andersen, R., & Large, D. J. (2021). NatureScot Research Report 1269 - Using peatland surface motion (bog breathing) to monitor Peatland Action sites. Edinburgh: Nature Scot (formally Scottish National Heritage)

Interferometric satellite radar (InSAR) provides a means of measuring peatland surface motion continuously and is not limited by scale or cloud cover. Previous InSAR investigations demonstrate the potential for InSAR to quantify surface motion and he... Read More about NatureScot Research Report 1269 - Using peatland surface motion (bog breathing) to monitor Peatland Action sites.

Digital Health and Safety Risk Library Use Case (2021)
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Arturo Osorio-Sandoval, C., Collinge, W., Cheung, C., Hadi Mosleh, M., Manu, P., Freitas, A., & Zhou, Z. (2021). Digital Health and Safety Risk Library Use Case. Health and Safety Executive

This report presents the work undertaken during the Phase 2 –from June 2020 to June 2021 – of the BIM Risk Library Use Case of the Discovering Safety programme. Continuing with the work reported in the BIM Risk Library Final Report (Phase 1), the new... Read More about Digital Health and Safety Risk Library Use Case.

How Pakistan and China Negotiate (2021)
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Adeney, K., & Boni, F. (2021). How Pakistan and China Negotiate. Washington DC: Carnegie Endowment of International Peace

Since being officially launched in April 2015, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has been one of the most watched set of projects under the aegis of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s signature Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Having already inj... Read More about How Pakistan and China Negotiate.

System leadership in disruptive times: robust policy making and enactment in School Trusts (2021)
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Taneva, S., Day, C., & Smith, R. (2021). System leadership in disruptive times: robust policy making and enactment in School Trusts. University of Nottingham

The research discussed in this report is based upon a project, funded and conducted by the University of Nottingham, in collaboration with the Confederation of School Trusts and the CEOs of 15 Trusts in the Midlands region. This is part of larger sca... Read More about System leadership in disruptive times: robust policy making and enactment in School Trusts.