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People born small for gestational age (SGA) have a lower IQ throughout development, however the differences in IQ to those born appropriate for gestational age (AGA) reduce by adulthood. The effects of SGA on IQ are nearly as large as being born into lower socio-economic status or receiving poor parenting in infancy.

Trade unions are crucial in advancing workers’ rights, but it is unhelpful to consider their leaders as representatives of the working class as a whole when analysing labour relations and government policies, a new paper from the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Department of Sociology argues.

A new project led by Professor John Solomos of ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Sociology will look at the social and political life of London to test whether the utopian ideal of the Open City exists in real life, and explore issues of race, migration, mobility and living with diversity. 

More than 1000 face masks, donated to the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ by its partner Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) in China, will help protect key workers in care homes across Coventry and ¹û¶³´«Ã½shire.

Dashcams are vital for helping police investigate car incidents, however the way the footage is submitted to police, managed and processed can cause problems. A researcher at WMG, ¹û¶³´«Ã½ has assessed seven different types of dashcams’ SD storage systems to see how they help and hinder digital forensics.

Sharifah Sekalala, Associate Professor in ¹û¶³´«Ã½ School of Law, will be taking on two significant projects aimed at ensuring that human rights don’t get eroded in the national and international response to the coronavirus pandemic with support from the ESRC Impact Acceleration Account.