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Prison and probation services have traditionally focused on personal rehabilitation, but this focus cannot resolve problems that are social rather than individual. A new rehabilitation model includes three additional aspects beyond personal rehabilitation – expanding to relations in the wider society.

One method for encouraging healthy food choices is to inform people about their friends' healthy eating habits, says new research from the University of Birmingham.

International scientific collaboration with Japan, tackling infectious diseases in India and the development of clean energy technologies in Canada are just three areas where UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) will partner with world-leading collaborators to push boundaries, create new partnerships and meet 21st century challenges.

As we are becoming increasingly more digital and interconnected, organised crime is adapting by using web technology to enable criminal activities – such as laundering money, running drugs trade or trafficking, hacking networks and stealing data for sale or extortion.

Involving communities in design and implementation of post-disaster recovery is key to achieving better outcomes and longer-term recovery after natural disasters, shows research.

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is pioneering an ambitious new approach to tackle some of the world’s most pressing challenges through a £200 million investment across 12 global research Hubs and ESRC will be supporting this initiative. 

Misinformation can stick even when people know that a piece of information is false. But If people are made aware that they might be misled before the misinformation is presented, there is evidence that people become 'inoculated' to fake news.

Research shows that upgrading footpaths to tracks can benefit rural and marginalised communities in Liberia, by opening the areas to motorcycle taxi services – drastically reducing transport times and boosting trade.

Five research grants have been funded by the Economic and Social Research Council to investigate management practices’ and their effect on productivity.

The ESRC-funded HateLab is analysing data to see how social media spreads and amplifies hate speech in the aftermath of terror attacks and what factors help or hinder.