Blog and updates
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22 Apr 2021
‘Worrying picture’: Journalists in Europe face increasing risk, press freedom group warns
Press freedom groups have expressed concerns about the risks involved in covering certain stories following the murder of the Greek journalist, Giorgos Karaivaz two weeks ago.
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21 Apr 2021
Lockdown learning 'made me feel a lot more confident'
While many students have found lockdown learning a challenge over the past year, some students have enjoyed the experience. The video included in this article follows the stories of some of these...
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20 Apr 2021
Black youth unemployment 'hits 35% in pandemic'
Research collected by the Resolution Foundation, a policy think tank has found that the jobless rate for UK young black people has risen by more than a third over the past year.
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19 Apr 2021
Does My Neighbourhood Determine My Future?
The recent series of short videos from Vox 'Glad You Asked' (all available on YouTube) focuses on racism and racial injustice. This video highlights the influence of segregation and zoning on...
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16 Apr 2021
The social biome: how to build nourishing friendships – and banish loneliness
This article explores the role and importance of social groups.
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15 Apr 2021
‘Raise my taxes – now!’: the millionaires who want to give it all away
We may often read stories in the media about how wealthy people may try to reduce their tax liability or avoid paying taxes altogether, but what about wealthy people who wish to pay more tax?
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14 Apr 2021
Is Meritocracy a Myth?
This video from Vox examines meritocracy in the education system in the USA, particularly for people of colour. At the beginning of the video, there is an board game that is used to illustrate some...
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13 Apr 2021
How an Instagram account exposed a culture of sexual abuse inside UK schools?
This podcast from The Guardian explores reports of sexual harassment in UK schools.
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12 Apr 2021
What Data Can’t Do
This article from The New Yorker examines the power of data, what it can and can't do and also the dangers of relying on it to help social policy.
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26 Mar 2021
How to crunch covid-19 data
This short video from The Economist examines how data has been used to provide more insights into Covid-19. The video could be used for the Health unit as well as Research Methods (quantitative...
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25 Mar 2021
Catholic church cannot bless same-sex unions, Vatican decrees
This article could be used for a discussion as part of the Beliefs in Society unit as it follows the announcement by the Vatican that the Catholic Church "cannot bless same sex unions".
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24 Mar 2021
Stop. Breathe. We Can't Keep Working Like This
For any students who may be interested in the future of work, this article with accompanying podcast episode may be of interest to them.
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23 Mar 2021
Why are women so angry after the killing of Sarah Everard?
Sarah Everard disappeared on March 3rd and her body was found a few days later. A MET police officer has been charged with her kidnap and murder. This podcast episode involves a discussion about...
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22 Mar 2021
Private Schools Have Become Truly Obscene
This article (with accompanying podcast episode) examines a number of private schools in the USA. One of the most prestigious schools, Dalton costs $54000 a year.
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19 Mar 2021
How drug and alcohol addiction has soared in lockdown
This video from Channel 4 News examines some of the struggles for people during the lockdown, for example: mental health issues, addiction (including alcohol and cocaine) and experiencing...
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18 Mar 2021
Levelling Up Wakefield
Another podcast episode recommendation, this time from BBC Analysis about the impact of investment in the city of Wakefield.
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17 Mar 2021
Why has there been a rise in anti-Asian hate crime in the US?
This episode from In Focus examines the rise in hate crime against Asian-Americans, partly as a result some of the rhetoric used by certain members of government and segments of the media during...
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15 Mar 2021
Half of women in UK fear equality is going back to 1970s – survey
There were a number of resources and materials released last week across different platforms for International Women's Day, but this article stood out.
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12 Mar 2021
UK furlough scheme to continue supporting wages of millions of workers
The UK furlough scheme is due to continue until September with 80% of salaries covered to help support workers. This video could be used for the Work, Poverty and Welfare unit.
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10 Mar 2021
Low-traffic schemes benefit most-deprived Londoners, study finds
This article contains some information about the impact of low-traffic schemes (LTNs) in a number of areas in London.
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