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Progress on diagnosing dementia stalls, despite government initiatives, study finds

England has seen a stall in progress on diagnosing dementia, despite government initiatives to boost rates of detection, new research says. A study by Dr Kamila Kolpashnikova, of the University…

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Half of women in advertising offices received unwanted sexual advances, study finds

The sexist alpha male of the 1960s advertising world as depicted in Mad Men is still alive and well and prowling the offices of today’s creatives, a new study shows….

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Top professional golfers’ mental health hurt by spending more time on the road, research says

Professional golfers are spending more time on the road, leading to loneliness and relationship difficulties, new research says. And unless they are in the top rank, the prize money for…

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Government policy on employment tribunals based on wrongly inflated figures, study finds

Official statistics on the number of claims brought to employment tribunals have been over-inflated by at least 25% because of a hidden quirk in the way they are counted, a…

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Scholarships do “remarkably little” to make private schools more socially inclusive, study finds

Private schools are building luxury facilities in an “educational arms race” while minimising the amount they spend subsiding their fees for less well-off students, research says. An in-depth study of…

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New research shows poorest households have suffered “more intense destitution” over the last decade, in contrast to official figures

The poorest households in the UK have suffered “more intense forms of destitution” over the last decade, says new research that offers a contrast to official figures. Over the last…

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BSA Response to Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities

Following publication of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities Report by the government’s Race Disparity Unit (published 31 March 2021) the BSA wants to make clear that the conclusion…

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BSA Journals More Open?

In May 2019 we were anticipating the implementation of Plan S and the galvanisation of Open Access for journal and book publishing. I wrote then about the latest plans released…

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Call for New Trustees

Nominations for the 2021 BSA Board of Trustees Elections are now open.  Deadline: 23 March 2021, 17:00 GMT The BSA is seeking three new trustees who would be interested in…

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