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Scottish Health Survey
  • The Guardian
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  • 28 Jun 2010
Healthy gums, healthy heart?
British Social Attitudes 26th Report
  • The Guardian
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  • 01 Jun 2010
Press are more homophobic than the public
Scottish Health Survey
  • Irish Sun
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  • 28 May 2010
Cleaning teeth twice a day can prevent heart attack
Scottish Health Survey
  • Daily Star
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  • 28 May 2010
Teethbrushing link to heart disease
Scottish Health Survey
  • NHS Choices
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  • 27 May 2010
No exercise is 'worse than obesity'
Ross-CASE survey 2008-09
  • The Chronicle of Higher Education
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  • 26 May 2010
Donations to British Universities Top $700-Million
Ross-CASE survey 2008-09
  • The Guardian
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  • 26 May 2010
Donations to universities down in recession
Ross-CASE survey 2008-09
  • The Times
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  • 26 May 2010
Cash gifts to universities top £500 million for the first time
Scottish Social Attitudes 2009
  • BBC
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  • 25 May 2010
Opinions toughen on cannabis users and illegal drugs
Study of Muslim Students
  • The Guardian
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  • 22 Apr 2010
Student Islamic societies are radical, not extremist
National Diet and Nutrition Survey
  • The Guardian
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  • 09 Apr 2010
How healthy are your kids' snacks?
The Characteristics of Bullying Victims in Schools
  • The Guardian
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  • 02 Apr 2010
More must be done to stop cyberbullies
National Diet and Nutrition Survey
  • Food Standards Agency
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  • 22 Mar 2010
Survey singled out for special credit
British Social Attitudes 26th Report
  • The Guardian
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  • 15 Mar 2010
My vote is my choice
Scottish Health Survey
  • Press Association
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  • 10 Mar 2010
Lib Dems want dental health action
British Social Attitudes 26th Report
  • Daily Mail
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  • 04 Mar 2010
Three generations ... all of them single mothers: Growth of extended 'man-free' families who rely on state handouts
National Diet and Nutrition Survey
  • The Independent
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  • 10 Feb 2010
The barriers between us and healthy eating
National Diet and Nutrition Survey
  • Irish Sun
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  • 10 Feb 2010
Brit teenage girls surviving on junk food
British Social Attitudes 26th Report
  • Today Programme
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  • 26 Jan 2010
British attitudes becoming more liberal
British Social Attitudes 26th Report
  • The Telegraph
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  • 26 Jan 2010
Britain has grown more conservative under Labour
British Social Attitudes 26th Report
  • BBC
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  • 26 Jan 2010
Public attitudes to homosexuality are becoming more liberal
British Social Attitudes
  • The Herald
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  • 26 Jan 2010
Britain shows its softer side
British Social Attitudes 26th Report
  • The Independent
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  • 26 Jan 2010
Politicians should lead opinion, not just follow it
British Social Attitudes 26th Report
  • NatCen
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  • 26 Jan 2010
New British Social Attitudes Report published today.
The Characteristics of Bullying Victims in Schools
  • The Education Leader Magazine
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  • 08 Jan 2010
Technology can help schools ...
Health Survey for England 2008
  • The Guardian
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  • 18 Dec 2009
Hardly any adults do the recommended amount of exercise
Health Survey for England 2008
  • The Guardian
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  • 17 Dec 2009
On your bike
Health Survey for England 2008
  • NatCen
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  • 17 Dec 2009
Adults and children in England failing to meet recommended level of physical activity
Health Survey for England 2008
  • The Science Museum
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  • 17 Dec 2009
Using the average measurements from the Health Survey for England 2008 results the Science Museum is looking for the average British man and woman to become sculptures in its revamped 'Who am I?' gallery.
British Social Attitudes 26th Report
  • Gulf News
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  • 16 Dec 2009
Britons losing faith as Christian numbers decline
British Social Attitudes 26th Report
  • NatCen
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  • 16 Dec 2009
People in Britain & America are divided over the existence of God, but united by their views about religion’s place in society
British Social Attitudes 26th Report
  • Irish Sun
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  • 16 Dec 2009
Christian faith facing sharp decline in UK, says study
British Social Attitudes 26th Report
  • National Secular Society
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  • 16 Dec 2009
Definitive study confirms what we already knew: that Britons have little time for religion
Disengagement from education among 14 - 16 year olds
  • The Independent
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  • 15 Dec 2009
Poor white boys sliding down GCSE pass rates
Disengagement from education among 14 - 16 year olds
  • Evening Standard
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  • 15 Dec 2009
Thousands of teens ‘turning backs on school’
  • The Times
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  • 13 Dec 2009
It's our flag - why the mock indignity?
European Online Grooming Project
  • NatCen
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  • 08 Dec 2009
Sexual offenders using the internet to fast track the abuse of children
Public attitudes to GM foods
  • The Ecologist
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  • 26 Nov 2009
Public wants labelling of all GM food
Public attitudes to GM foods
  • The Telegraph
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  • 26 Nov 2009
GM crop sceptics 'emotional', Government food watchdog report claims
Public attitudes to GM foods
  • Evening Standard
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  • 25 Nov 2009
GM 'still seen as Frankenstein food'
British Social Attitudes
  • Time
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  • 24 Nov 2009
Sex, Please, We're British
Understanding Society
  • NewsGuide.US
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  • 23 Nov 2009
Recycling favorite activity among Brits says new survey
Understanding Society
  • ESRC
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  • 23 Nov 2009
How green is your house? Recycling favourite activity among Brits says new survey
Anti-Social Behaviour Family Intervention Project
  • Children & Young People Now
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  • 20 Nov 2009
Family intervention projects cut antisocial behaviour
The Characteristics of Bullying Victims in Schools
  • Irish Sun
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  • 13 Nov 2009
Cyber-bullying - the most common form of bullying
The Characteristics of Bullying Victims in Schools
  • The Telegraph
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  • 13 Nov 2009
Cyber-bullying now the most common form of bullying
The Characteristics of Bullying Victims in Schools
  • The Independent
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  • 13 Nov 2009
Half of 14-year-olds have been bullied
Ross-CASE survey 2007-08
  • Times Higher Education
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  • 12 Nov 2009
Despite the recession, most universities are seeing an increase in donations.
The Characteristics of Bullying Victims in Schools
  • Daily Mail
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  • 12 Nov 2009
Half of 14-year-olds are bullied and most are tormented on their computer or mobile phone
The Characteristics of Bullying Victims in Schools
  • Children & Young People Now
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  • 12 Nov 2009
Study shows that bullying harms school performance
  • The Times
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  • 16 Sep 2009
Ignore the heavy breathers panting for spending cuts
  • Prevention Action
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  • 08 Sep 2009
Getting the facts straight about the free lunch
  • PoliceProfessional.com
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  • 03 Sep 2009
British public values respect for the law
  • The Sikh Times
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  • 28 Aug 2009
Sikh proud to be British
  • Socialist Worker
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  • 25 Aug 2009
How historic was Margaret Thatcher?
  • Medical News Today
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  • 11 Aug 2009
Global Confusion Around Fats
  • Healthcare Republic
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  • 10 Aug 2009
Stomach cancer cases halve in Britain
  • BBC
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  • 01 May 2009
The pilots aim to find out whether free school meals reduce obesity, improve academic performance, and improve eating habits at home.
  • Nursery World
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  • 02 Apr 2009
Nursery boost seen at home
  • Sunday Herald
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  • 15 Mar 2009
Children who take part in a wide variety of activities from an early age show more advanced brain development by three years old, according to a new report from the Scottish Centre for Social Research
  • Healthcare Republic
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  • 07 Feb 2008
Divided Scotland Revealed by Extensive Study
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