The Political Character of Climate Change
Robert Garner, Professor of Politics, University of Leicester: In his acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize he was awarded in 2007, Al Gore made the claim that “The climate crisis is not a...
View ArticleClimate change communication
Nelya Koteyko, Lecturer in Media and Communication, University of Leicester: Governments, NGOs and academics have become increasingly interested in the role of communication in perceptions of climate...
View ArticleWe have to adapt culturally to climate change
Dr Jenny Pickerill, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, University of Leicester: While the case that climate change is happening and probably irreversible is robust, the political arguments about...
View ArticleWe’re all experts on climate change now… or are we?
Dr Emma Fieldhouse, Environmental Manager, University of Leicester: Actually we’re not. I’m certainly not. However, people presume I should understand all aspects of climate science because of my...
View ArticleThe police DNA database- expensive white elephant?
Next week sees the opening of the University of Leicester’s Alec Jeffreys Forensic Science Institute. In the second of two blog posts, Dr Lisa Smith shares her thoughts on the police DNA database. The...
View ArticleThe Social Science of the World in 100 objects – The House
The house (‘pansi ghor’): a classic object of human resilience to environmental disasters? The Social Science of the World in 100 Objects is an innovative project that provides a social science...
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