Posts Tagged ‘United Kingdom’
Many in UK willing to pay for green space
U. SHEFFIELD (UK) — People in the UK are willing to pay more—in taxes or rent/mortgage payments—in order to get greener urban spaces with more tree coverage, according to a new survey. Continue…
Monday, November 21, 2011 12:48 - 0 Comments
Top Stories - Nov 3, 2011 6:06 - 1 Comment
Top-paid UK moms choose: Full-time or family
U. WARWICK (UK) — Lack of part-time jobs in senior or well-paid roles force new mothers in the UK to abandon successful careers. (more…)
Top Stories - Oct 12, 2011 9:26 - 0 Comments
WWI artifacts tell of life on the frontline
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — More than 100 artifacts from the First World War have been uncovered in an archaeological fieldwork survey on the Gallipoli battlefield in Turkey. (more…)
Society & Culture - Aug 1, 2011 12:33 - 0 Comments
Survey: Religious UK youth support Muslims
U. WARWICK (UK) — Early results from a survey of 10,000 UK teens suggest churchgoing young Christians are more supportive of Muslim peers than their non-religious counterparts. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 29, 2011 11:53 - 3 Comments
High-profile royal weddings go way back
U. MINNESOTA (US) — As far back as the Wars of the Roses royals having been tying the knot in grandiose affairs intended to draw big audiences. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 28, 2011 11:05 - 2 Comments
Royal couple splits from political past
EMORY (US) — The marriage of Britain’s Prince William and Kate Middleton marks a dramatic shift from royal unions of the distant and recent past, says historian Patrick Allitt. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 18, 2011 11:20 - 2 Comments
Radical right party rolls into UK
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — A radical right-leaning political party is gaining ground in the U.K. on an anti-immigration platform, following a trend seen in Austria, France, and Italy. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 2, 2010 12:41 - 2 Comments
UK’s poor hit hard by alcohol-related deaths
U. SHEFFIELD (UK)—Death rates from alcohol-related diseases increase substantially in the socioeconomically deprived areas of England and Wales. Mortality rates of men and women in the most deprived areas were more than four times the rates in less deprived areas. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jun 1, 2010 13:28 - 0 Comments
Affluent communities cast wider social net
CORNELL (US)—People who phone a diverse group of acquaintances tend to live in more affluent communities and have more socioeconomic opportunities than those who talk primarily to people in their immediate vicinity. (more…)
