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An international team of researchers, including Brendan Burchell, Professor in Sociology , have discovered genetic clues to the cause of restless leg syndrome, a condition common among older adults. The discovery could help identify those individuals at greatest risk of the condition and point to potential ways to treat it...

Dr Jess Miller, PI of the Policing Trauma project, spoke at an evidence session of the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee on police wellbeing on Wednesday 22nd May. Dr Miller was asked about her research on mental health and wellbeing among police officers in specific relation to trauma and working conditions. You can...

Dr Ella McPherson and Prof Matei Candea have written a manifesto for AI and scholarship which cuts through the hype around generative AI to provide a framework that supports scholars and students in figuring out if, rather than how, generative AI contributes to their scholarship. This approach reminds us that what is at...

We are delighted to announce that Ilaria Michelis , doctoral candidate in Sociology, has won the Journal of Gender Studies Janet Blackman Prize for her paper, Contesting gender: young women and feminist generations in gender-based violence services . The Prize celebrates scholarship on international feminist movements and...