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New exhibition reveals the harsh reality of gemstone miners in Kenya

Ruby and blue sapphire are among the gemstones from Kenya that are popular in jewellery, sold in the UK and across the world but the dangerous conditions in which the miners work to ensure their supply is less well documented. A new exhibition is set to change that.

Professor Roisin P. Corcoran appointed to Government Advice Panel

Professor Roisin P. Corcoran appointed to Government What Works Trial Advice Panel

Modern slavery a national security issue says new study

Counter-terrorism strategies need to include measures to tackle modern slavery because of the ways human trafficking can directly fund terrorism, and to prevent it from happening in the future, according to anti-slavery experts from the Rights Lab at the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´.

Major new database reveals slavery is still not illegal in half the world’s countries

A new global review of antislavery legislation has busted a popular misconception that slavery is now illegal in every country in the world.

Project to encourage citizen scientists gets funding

ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ has received a share of a £1.4 million fund to encourage members of the public to get involved in research projects which tackle issues that affect their lives.

Call for volunteers for groundbreaking study into benefits of singing for people with dementia

Researchers at the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ are calling for volunteers to take part in a new groundbreaking study to investigate the potential of singing to improve the lives of people who have been recently diagnosed with dementia.

Global leader in tackling modern slavery joins the Rights Lab

A global authority on the UN, organised crime and modern slavery is joining the world’s largest team of modern slavery scholars.

Student-led food surplus supermarket wins global impact award

A ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ student-led social enterprise that saves and sells food which supermarkets would otherwise throw away has won a prestigious award from Universitas 21 (U21), a leading global network of universities. Foodprint in Sneinton is the city’s first ‘social supermarket’ and surplus food redistribution network. It’s run by students from Enactus Nottingham – a not-for-profit organisation that supports student entrepreneurs.

Street art depicting modern slavery can empower community action towards ending enslavement

Modern slavery murals can play an important role in the fight to end modern slavery, according to a new report written by academics from the Rights Lab at the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´.

Autism awareness training for police custody staff launched by university and police

A new Autism  Awareness Toolkit has  been created for custody staff thanks to a partnership between researchers from the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´, Nottinghamshire Police and a group of people with autism.
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