Covid crisis: how to save £30 billion
New report sets out £30bn in government savings: How the Government can save £30 billion. The Centre for Policy Studies…
Welfare & Policy
Adolescence: a critical time to address gender inequality
Early adolescence is where gender inequalities most markedly emerge, according to new research from across 40 low- and middle-income countries in Asia…
Major food-security investigation in aid to Africa
Queen's University Belfast scientists support major food-security investigation in aid to Africa. Scientists at Queen's University Belfast helped identify the…
NHS to investigate Covid-19 and ethnicity
NHS Employers welcomes funding for research projects to investigate COVID-19 and ethnicity. A total of £4.3 million of funding has…
More patients from deprived regions in ICU
COVID-19 patients admitted from more deprived regions are at higher risk of intensive care admission, new study finds. Black, Asian…
Study reveals impact of COVID-19 on young carers
The pressures facing young carers during the COVID-19 pandemic are revealed in new research by the University of East Anglia…
MSF Opens Khayelitsha Field Hospital for Covid-19
MSF Opens Khayelitsha Field Hospital as South Africa Braces for COVID-19. Cape Town – In May, South Africa’s Health Minister…
The rights and health of refugees, migrants and stateless must be protected in COVID-19
OHCHR, IOM, UNHCR and WHO joint press release: the rights and health of refugees, migrants and stateless must be protected…
New Analysis Highlights Impact of Poverty & Exploitation on Children’s Lives
The damaging impact of poverty on children and their families and the growing problem of exploitation are revealed in a…
New UEA research shows impact of poverty on children’s brain activity
Children born into poverty show key differences in early brain function – according to new research from the University of…