“Economics cannot solve climate change”, researchers say

Policymakers are relying too heavily on predictions of the impacts of climate change, a new study says.
As a result, they are claiming they need more research and more predictions before they can take action – and when policies are made, too little action follows.
Research by Dr Mark Charlesworth of Keele University and Dr Chuks Okereke [...]

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Fear of crime can have a positive effect too, argues new study

Fear of crime can be helpful as well as harmful, because it spurs some people into taking precautions that make them feel safer, suggests a new study from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), in association with Keele University.
The study finds that some people who admit to being worried about falling victim [...]

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Citizenship tests “reinforce ‘us and them’ atmosphere”, research finds

Citizenship tests and ceremonies fail to increase shared values and build common bonds among newcomers to Britain, research from Keele University has found.
In one of the few studies of its kind to date, Dr Sherilyn MacGregor, Professor Andrew Dobson and doctoral candidate Gavin Bailey of Keele’s Research Institute for Law, Politics and Justice conducted a [...]

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Murderous deeds done in Shropshire

Dr David Cox, Research Institute for Law, Politics and Justice, has written a book called Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Shrewsbury and Around Shropshire.
Read an article about the book from the Shropshire Star here.

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