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1 Dec 2014: Research undertaken by Hargreaves also examined the relationship between socio-economic disadvantage and household crime such as burglary and car theft. ... The research incorporated data from a ‘Multiple Deprivation Index’, a ten-tier classification

7 May 2014: It was not until the advent of the Second World War, ten years after the initial stock market crash, that economic output in the US recovered its pre-1929 levels. ... This devastating period of economic meltdown caused untold hardship to millions in the

21 Oct 2014: Outbreaks can cause significant economic losses – in UK hospitals alone, the cost of treating outbreaks is estimated at over £100 million a year, and foodborne outbreaks in the US lead to ... economic losses of  around $2 billion per year.

11 Nov 2014: The environmental science community’s response to the awards has been outstanding, with 82 applications of an exceptional standard submitted across four categories of impact: economic, social, early-career and international,

19 Sep 2014: Two eminent scientists have made an impassioned appeal to the world’s religious leaders for help in curbing the potentially catastrophic effects of the ongoing

10 Apr 2014: Lane, who is a Fellow of St John’s College, Cambridge, and Emeritus Professor of Economic Sociology, said: “Part of the motivation for the study was the need for a better ... In part, the study suggests the evolution has been hindered by a shortage

13 Jun 2014: The Honorary Professor of Social and Economic Geography received the Victoria Medal “for conspicuous merit in human geography”.

19 Mar 2014: In a report to the Council for Science and Technology, which advises the Prime Minister on science policy, the scientists warn that unless GM crops are

6 Nov 2014: Elsewhere, he perhaps surprisingly argues that the widespread view that England is in a state of post-Imperial political and economic decline is a myth. ... Another eye-catching argument within Tombs’ extensive survey is that “declinism” – the

30 Oct 2014: The half century covered by Houghton-Walker’s study was a time of rapid social and economic change in both town and country as the growing population put pressure on all