Social Sciences

AI, automation in the home and its impact on women

As we mark International Women’s Day, Professor Ekaterina Hertog spoke to us about AI, the increase of automation in the home and its impact on women and wider society.

Close up of a wooden bowl containing hazelnut shells: the debris after the nuts are removed

Seeing the wood for the trees: using hazelnuts to reconstruct ancient woodlands

A female nurse is listening with a stethoscope to the heart beat of a female patient lying on a hospital bed.

New study links hospital privatisation to worse patient care

A row of three wooden blocks on a wooden table. The cubes show icons relating to CO2, US dollars and carbon offsetting solutions. A hand reaches down to pick up a cube showing an icon of a hand holding a growing seedling.

Oxford researchers launch updated carbon offsetting principles

UK offshores emissions through used vehicle exports

Study shows UK offshores emissions through used vehicle exports

Windfarm with sunset in background

Experts call for new economic modelling to meet energy transition ambition

Crumbled road

Research reveals 28% of Covid-19 spend could harm climate adaptation

Silhouette of the city of London skyline, illuminated with an orange glow by the setting sun behind.

Urgent call for UK Government to develop a heat resilience strategy

A plate with a world map incorporated into the centre. Either side is a knife and a fork.

Fixing the broken food system would unlock trillions of dollars in benefits, study finds

In the foreground, rubbish lies scattered around heaps of dirt. In the background, a city scape is visible, with industrial towers belching fumes into the sky.

Expert comment: Urbanisation’s role in the climate crisis is being overlooked

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