Funding for Pioneering Accident Prevention Research

Innovative research projects including a study of the effectiveness of a learner-driver coaching programme have been announced as the first recipients of funding awarded through a major scholarship scheme.
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents established the scholarship scheme after BNFL (British Nuclear Fuels) donated a total of £500,000 to fund research that will [...]

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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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New social science blogs from Keele University

The School of Sociology and Criminology at Keele University has set up two great blogs, with recent posts covering the likes of the “End of the World”, the credit crunch, speeding, crime and bees, motherhood, the gifted and talented programme in schools, knife crime and many more…
Dr Rebecca Leach, of the School of Sociology and [...]

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