Sugar, Spice, and Cannibalism

Sugar and spice

Even as little as two decades ago, science writers could not assume that the word ‘gene’ was widely understood. It had to be defined and discussed. Today, stories about genes for various traits come so thick and fast that journalists no longer need to pause and explain what genes are. Awareness of material inheritance is now widespread. The only problem is that everyday parlance has simplified ...

Sugar and spice and all things NICE.

Sugar and spice and everything nice.

Sugar and Spice and all things nice? Assessing the Impact of the 2006 EU sugar regime reforms

This paper investigates the economic impacts of the reforms both on the EU sugar sector but also more globally and examines the intended and unintended consequences of the reforms. This provides insights into the likely impacts of the further reforms proposed for 2015 – namely the removal of sugar beet quotas within the EU. We find, in line with other studies that whilst the reforms have improv...

Paying the Price for ' Sugar and Spice ' - Shifting the Analytical Lens in Equity Research

The analytical stance taken by equity researchers in education, the methodologies employed, and the interpretations that are drawn from data, all have an enormous impact upon the knowledge that is produced about sources of inequality. In the 1970’s and 1980’s, a great deal of interest was given to the issue of women’s and girls’ underachievement in mathematics. This prompted numerous different ...