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Faculty of Arts and Humanities, department of sociology and criminology, faculty of social sciences

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Our meat obsession is destroying the planet – the solution is to change how we see animals

Our meat obsession is destroying the planet – the solution is to change how we see animals

Our meat obsession is destroying the planet – the solution is to change how we see animals

Professor Colin Samson, Dr Catherine Duxbury

16 February 2022

Podcast

The Web of Life on The Louder Than Words Podcast

The Web of Life on The Louder Than Words Podcast

How important is nature to us? How has our relationship with nature changed over time? What does the future hold? Through the lenses of birds and trees, The Louder Than Words podcast investigates how we talk and feel about the natural world at this time of environmental crisis.

Dr James Canton, Professor Jules Pretty, Professor Sean Nixon

02 December 2021

Podcast

Louder Than Words: Is Big Brother watching you?

Louder Than Words: Is Big Brother watching you?

In the latest episode of the Louder than Words Podcast, Professor Jules Pretty journalist Martha Dixon look at surveillance and the impact on our modern lives. Academics from the University of Essex explain how they are contributing to the debate; helping people understand their rights and also trying to work alongside innovators to explain the implications of their technology.

Professor Jules Pretty

21 October 2021

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Relationship between big tech and policing is shielded behind commercial confidentiality – it’s a problem

In this article republished from The Conversation, and written by Essex academic Katerina Hadjimatheou, the challenges in the relationship between big tech and policing.are discussed.

Dr Katerina Hadjimatheou

03 August 2021

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Towards a Victims’ Law: Influencing revisions to the Victim’s Code

Blog explaining how review of Victim’s Commissioner powers led to some Victims’ Law policy proposal recommendations

Pamela Cox, Professor Maurice Sunkin

12 July 2021

Podcast

Inequality - The Louder Than Words Podcast

Inequality - The Louder Than Words Podcast

The latest episode of the Louder Than Words Podcast is lookat inequality. What happens to people who end up at the wrong end of an unequal society? How do we help them? Professor Jules Pretty and Martha Dixon will look at research taking the long view and finding out how history can help us break cycles of poverty and depravation. They will also look at simple solutions which narrow the gap.

Professor Jules Pretty

24 June 2021

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