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Oxford, England socsci.ox.ac.uk Joined October 2015
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🏠Home is where the hearth is...
❄️SocSci researchers call for cold-weather payment increase to £10 per day when households face −4°C.
Co-authored by Dr Brenda Boardman, Thomas Longden, and Prof. Tina Fawcett. @ConversationUK ⤵️ doi.org/10.64628/AB.6v…
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theconversation.com How the UK’s cold weather payments need to change to help prevent people freezing in winter The cold weather payment is important but needs to be made in advance of freezing temperatures.
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'Beyond Town and Gown: Working Towards a More Inclusive Oxford' shows @UniofOxford's commitment to social and economic change in the city by tackling inequalities and encouraging Inclusive growth #SocSciHome
Co-authored by Prof Alexander Betts @ODID_QEH: socsci.ox.ac.uk/article/beyond…
www.socsci.ox.ac.uk Beyond Town and Gown: New report outlines University's ambitious plans to support transformative...
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🐈‍⬛ Prof Greger Larson, School of Archaeology, finds that cats set-paw over our thresholds far later than originally thought! ⤵️
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
📸 Share some snaps of the feline friends that make your house a home with #SocSciHome 🧡
www.bbc.co.uk Cats became our companions way later than you think In true feline style, cats took their time in deciding when and where to join us on the sofa.
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Would letters from the police make you rethink #HomeSecurity?
New @DSPI_Oxford research finds that law enforcement letters do not encourage behaviour change to prevent burglary.
Read the full study:
doi.org/10.1080/073564…
#SocSciHome #Police
www.tandfonline.com Burglary prevention advice letters: a cluster randomised controlled trial in Luton, England We evaluate law enforcement letters aimed at raising awareness of burglary rates and providing home security recommendations in the UK, examining whether such interventions can reduce burglary inci...