Starting Wars Over Climate Change
As we isolate in our homes, socialise over Zoom and forward virtual hugs to one another, we have watched a virus sweep the world, indiscriminately causing devastation. Viruses do not care for territorial borders. Unfortunately, neither do the effects of climate change - all states are open to ‘attack’.
Posted on: 25 March 2021
The Right to Health – A Crucial Framework for Responding to COVID 19
It is now over a year since the World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General declared COVID-19 a Public Health Emergency of International Concern and we have all been affected to a greater or lesser degree by the measures taken to address the spread of this terrible disease.
Posted on: 22 March 2021
International Women's Day - Butterfly Moments
As part of our reflection on International Women's Day, which took place on Monday (8th March), we shine a spotlight on Jayne, a member of our Professional Services Team in the School of Law and Social Justice. We have taken an opportunity to look at how she has been impacted by the pandemic, and the unique way that she has turned the challenges of the last year, and the opportunities of the wellbeing programmes offered by the University, to her advantage.
Posted on: 10 March 2021
International Women's Day - Reflections
Today (8th March) marks International Women's Day, a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women, with the theme focusing on #ChooseToChallenge. This year’s blog provides us with an opportunity to reflect on all that has happened in the previous year, and how our contributors have dealt with and responded to the challenges presented to them, and other women, throughout the pandemic.
Posted on: 8 March 2021
Responding to the Shadow Pandemic
As we look towards International Women's Day on 8th March, we take a look at the research being undertaken by Prof Sandra Walklate, Prof Barry Godfrey and Dr Jane Richardson looking at the impacts that the pandemic has had since March 2020 on domestic abuse towards women. This years theme of #ChooseToChallenge ties in with their research project, The Shadow Pandemic and how they are challenging the impacts of the pandemic to help the women of domestic abuse.
Posted on: 5 March 2021
International Sex Workers’ Rights Day
What is so special about the 3rd of March? Well it happens to be International Sex Workers’ Rights Day (and my birthday). It also marks 19 years of my own involvement with the sex industry.
Posted on: 2 March 2021
Petconsent February 2021 blog - Research on consultations involving euthanasia
This month, Carol Gray’s Petconsent blog takes a slight detour from shared decision-making between vets and clients in general consultations to explore end-of-life conversations. Carol received funding from the BVA Animal Welfare Foundation for a short research project on consultations involving euthanasia.
Posted on: 26 February 2021
Wrong Target for the Parliamentary Inquiry on Fair Business Banking
In looking at the impacts of both Brexit and the current pandemic on businesses, insolvency issues are at the fore for many. With this in mind, the All Party Parliamentary Group on Fair Business Banking have recently launched an inquiry into the relationship between banks and insolvency practitioners. In this blog, John Tribe, a Senior Lecturer in the School of Law, argues that they should re-focus their inquiry and instead focus their investigations on the corrosive dominance of secured creditors in insolvency.
Posted on: 25 February 2021
World Day of Social Justice 2021
Saturday 20th February 2021 is the UN’s World Day of Social Justice, and this year’s focus is on the Digital Economy and relating social justice issues.
Posted on: 19 February 2021
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Starting Wars Over Climate Change
As we isolate in our homes, socialise over Zoom and forward virtual hugs to one another, we have watched a virus sweep the world, indiscriminately causing devastation. Viruses do not care for territorial borders. Unfortunately, neither do the effects of climate change - all states are open to ‘attack’.
Posted on: 25 March 2021