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Risk experts and government agencies have long advocated for the inclusion of risk education as part of formal schooling; however, questions remain as to what risk education is and how it should be taught. Drawing on interviews with eleven risk experts based in scientific institutions and universities, we explored their views and priorities regarding secondary school-based risk education. Analysis of these expert interviews highlighted varied conceptualisations of the nature and purpose of ri...

Drawing on my own lived experiences, this research examines the complexities and conundra of an international school partnership (ISP) between two primary schools in Scotland and Ghana. The study is a response to questions that arose having completed extensive South-North school partnership project work, years of quiet wonderings, and numerous entries in a personal research and travel journal. Previous research has called for the importance of inclusive spaces for building critical and ethi...

Anthropogenic climate change and environmental crises are pressing challenges of our time, with changes to the climate system observed in every global region. Disastrous impacts on nature, including people, have already been observed in the form of drought, floods and extreme heat events across the planet. This study examines the role of an inter-disciplinary approach to exploring different responses to climate-related disasters and potential disasters. The work we report takes place in the c...

Introduction A minimum unit price (MUP) for alcohol of £0.50 per unit (1 UK unit = 10 mL/8 g alcohol) was introduced in Scotland in May 2018. Few previous studies have examined the impact of alcohol pricing policies on people who are alcohol dependent. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of MUP on people who are alcohol dependent including changes in alcohol consumption and health status, as well as potential unintended consequences. Methods Three waves of cross-sectional data were collec...