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Editor's note
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To much huffing and puffing from some quarters, the Church of England released welcome new guidance to eradicate homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying in schools. But does it go far enough? No, argues Carrie Paechter – what really stops boys from putting on heels and tiaras isn’t teacher unease, it’s actually other children. It’s time we addressed the issue of the Nursery Gender Police.
It was the mass homelessness that hit London hardest during the Blitz. It wasn’t planned for, and the scale at which people lost their homes – as one in six Londoners did – had not been seen since the Great Fire of London. Gideon Calder, whose grandfather reported on these horrors at the time, explains how national and local government let the people down – and how they continue to do so.
People often take up exercise to lose weight, but a new study has found that women who did three vigorous exercise classes a week for two months didn’t lose weight, regardless of whether they were a healthy weight or obese to begin with. But Hans-Peter Kubis says that there are many other good reasons to do exercise. And that perennial question of whether coffee is good for you or not. Robin Poole’s study found that drinking coffee three or four cups a day is associated with a lower risk of developing a range of conditions, including heart disease, type 2 diabetes
and diseases of the liver.
David Willetts was universities minister when the coalition government raised the cap on tuition fees to £9,000 in England and Wales in 2012. In an interview with Karen Rowlingson, he now also makes the case for a broader view of what constitutes a “good university”.
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Josephine Lethbridge
Interdisciplinary Editor
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Top story
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Children decide who can be a superhero.
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Carrie Paechter, Nottingham Trent University
Children are often the ones who decide what's 'right' and 'wrong'.
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Politics + Society
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Gideon Calder, Swansea University
Government learned much from the war. But today we find new throwbacks to that Blitz-era sclerosis.
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Adrienne Yong, City, University of London
Deportations of EU nationals in the UK have risen by 20%, despite EU laws protecting their rights.
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Ben Murphy, University of Liverpool
After a tense election campaign, India will have a seat at this important table, while Britain is left out in the cold.
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Richard Gallagher, Queen's University Belfast
Why are there so few films about Northern Ireland's unionists?
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Nic Cheeseman, University of Birmingham
After the fall of autocratic ruler Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe faces a difficult choice between the stability of a transnational government or a potentially divisive election contest.
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Martin Plaut, School of Advanced Study
Israel is deporting thousands of Eritrean asylum seekers to Rwanda, while in the US, many face being sent back to the country they fled.
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Rosa Freedman, University of Reading
Refugees' rights are protected by international law. Why are the Rohingya being returned home?
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Rebecca Prentice, University of Sussex; Geert De Neve, University of Sussex
Factories that produce fast fashion garments are still highly dangerous workplaces – and not just because they might collapse.
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Eva Polymenakou, University of Bath
We need to educate ourselves daily if we aspire to live peacefully in a multicultural society.
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Felia Allum, University of Bath
The former 'boss of all bosses' has died aged 87 while serving 26 life sentences.
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Health + Medicine
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Hans-Peter Kubis, Bangor University
Women shouldn't be disheartened by the latest finding that exercise doesn't lead to weight loss in the first month or two. There are other reasons to persist.
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Robin Poole, University of Southampton
A new analysis shows that coffee is associated with a host of positive health effects.
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Paul Teed, University of Bristol
At the moment there is too much left unsaid.
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Education
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Karen Rowlingson, University of Birmingham
As a minister in the coalition government, Willetts introduced £9,000 tuition fees. In an interview as he publishes a new book, he says the system is well-designed and fair.
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Business + Economy
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Shalini Vohra, Sheffield Hallam University
With the retail industry struggling, the need to lure people into spending has never been greater.
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Randall Mark Wigle, Wilfrid Laurier University
Donald Trump views himself as a deal-maker, so the prospect of a "quick" trade deal between the U.K. and the U.S. seems unlikely, despite the American president's earlier optimism.
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George Daskalakis, University of East Anglia
New research reveals a happy work force is likely to increase a business's profitability.
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Science + Technology
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Kevin Sinclair, University of Nottingham
New research suggests Dolly's cloning process didn't create health problems.
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Environment + Energy
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Malcolm David Hudson, University of Southampton
The impact of plastic on the ocean is heartbreaking but the science must be watertight to convince everyone that we need to change.
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Richard K.F. Unsworth, Swansea University; Benjamin L. Jones, Cardiff University; Leanne Cullen-Unsworth, Cardiff University
Seagrass medows support rich biodiversity. New research shows what you can do to protect them.
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Arts + Culture
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Caroline Jones, University of Salford
Why is it acceptable to leer at photos of murdered women in the name of entertainment?
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