The Knowledge Exchange Blog
Ending violence against women and girls: a renewed commitment
Instances of reported violence and misogyny against women and girls are rising. The high profile murders of Zara Aleena, Sarah Everard, Bibaa Henry, Nicole Smallman, Maria Rawlings, Sabina Nessa and Ashling ….
Reaching out: tackling loneliness in older people
As we’ve previously reported, loneliness is a growing epidemic with significant consequences for many groups in society. One of these groups is the elderly – loneliness ….
Access denied: planning for the disabled-access city
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has estimated that over 1 billion people are living with some form of disability worldwide – that’s about 15% of the ….
Co-housing: the promises and the pitfalls
Over the past two years, the coronavirus pandemic and the cost of living crisis have eclipsed the UK’s chronic housing shortage. But the housing challenges of 2019 are still with us ….
Community funding reigns supreme in Jubilee celebrations
By Bonnie Thomson
This year, Her Majesty the Queen will observe her 70th year on the throne – making her the first British monarch in history to ….
“All the lonely people” – tackling the epidemic of loneliness
Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, the UK was already experiencing what had been described as an ‘epidemic’ of loneliness. The various lockdowns and social restrictions that were ….
Could recent backlash crash the not-so-smart city?
In May 2020, Google-affiliated Sidewalk Labs abruptly cancelled its smart city vision for Toronto’s waterfront, citing that “unprecedented economic uncertainty” created by the pandemic had made the ….
Digesting diet and health: the challenges of eating well
Diet-related health problems are rarely out of the news. That’s because so many illnesses and diseases are the result of poor diet. There’s no shortage of suggestions for improving our diet, ….
Guest post: 12 best ways to get cars out of cities – ranked by new research
By Kimberly Nicholas, Associate Professor of Sustainability Science, Lund University
Question: what do the following statistics have in common?
- The second-largest (and growing) source of climate pollution in Europe.
- The leading killer of children in both ….
