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Social research is key focus for new geological disposal research support office

£2.5m collaborative venture is launched to support research into safe geological disposal

Anglers in Whitehaven — The nuclear family – a reflection on core concepts

Core concepts of social life are reinvented or reinforced during Covid-19.

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Core concepts of social life are reinvented or reinforced during Covid-19.

Petra reflects on the workshops held to invigorate the discussion of possible end-states for the Sellafield site by the year 2140.

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Latest updates

Social research is key focus for new geological disposal research support office

The nuclear family – a reflection on core concepts