scholarly journals Communicating with the Public About Marauding Terrorist Firearms Attacks: Results from a Survey Experiment on Factors Influencing Intention to “ Run, Hide, Tell ” in the United Kingdom and Denmark

Risk Analysis ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (8) ◽  
pp. 1675-1694 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia M. Pearce ◽  
Lasse Lindekilde ◽  
David Parker ◽  
M. Brooke Rogers
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Survey Experiment ◽  
The Public ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Factors Influencing

The British Are Coming!

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernardo Bátiz-Lazo
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Historical Record ◽  
Prime Mover ◽  
The Public ◽  
The United Kingdom

Chapter 3 (‘The British Are Coming!’) explains the origins of the technology in the United Kingdom. It is widely assumed that the operation of a machine in the Enfield branch of Barclays was the ‘prime mover’ in this industry. However, the historical record fails to identify a hero inventor; rather multiple independent versions of the cash machine were launched at more or less the same time in different countries. Yet in spite of the great fanfare, there was no real race to market. There is no evidence the engineers responsible for them knew of each other’s existence before this launch (but many bankers did). Four years later, very few members of the public knew the cash machine existed, even less had used them and only a handful found them convenient.

scholarly journals A qualitative systematic review of factors influencing parents’ vaccination decision-making in the United Kingdom

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 603-612 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alice S. Forster ◽  
Lauren Rockliffe ◽  
Amanda J. Chorley ◽  
Laura A.V. Marlow ◽  
Helen Bedford ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Qualitative Systematic Review ◽  
Vaccination Decision

scholarly journals The Determinants of Charity Misconduct

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diarmuid McDonnell ◽  
Alasdair C. Rutherford
Keyword(s):  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Regulatory Action ◽  
The Public ◽  
Administrative Dataset ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Public Scrutiny

Charities in the United Kingdom have been the subject of intense media, political, and public scrutiny in recent times; however, our understanding of the nature, extent, and determinants of charity misconduct is weak. Drawing upon a novel administrative dataset of 25,611 charities for the period 2006-2014 in Scotland, we develop models to predict two dimensions of charity misconduct: regulatory investigation and subsequent action. There have been 2,109 regulatory investigations of 1,566 Scottish charities over the study period, of which 31% resulted in regulatory action being taken. Complaints from members of the public are most likely to trigger an investigation, whereas the most common concerns relate to general governance and misappropriation of assets. Our multivariate analysis reveals a disconnect between the types of charities that are suspected of misconduct and those that are subject to subsequent regulatory action.

scholarly journals Postgraduate Supervision in the United Kingdom and Germany: A Comparative Study of Factors Influencing the Supervisory Relationship

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 51-57
Author(s):  
Omar Feraboli
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Academic Environment ◽  
Supervisory Relationship ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
University Systems ◽  
Phd Supervision ◽  
Personal Reflections ◽  
German Universities

This paper aims to examine and assess the approaches to postgraduate supervision in the United Kingdom (UK) and in Germany; the factors determining the differences between the two approaches and investigating their impact on the PhD supervision relationship. I combine personal reflections and experiences with the existing literature and with indices of performance and level of internationalisation of British and German universities. I examine several aspects and factors that affect the academic environment and hence determine differences across the British and German university systems, which are finally reflected in the approaches to postgraduate supervision.

scholarly journals Comparative Study on Copyright Exception for Teaching Purposes: Australia, Malaysia and the United Kingdom

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ratnaria Wahid ◽  
Ida Madieha Abdul Ghani Azmi
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Copyright Law ◽  
Public Access ◽  
International Treaties ◽  
Human Right ◽  
The Public ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Copyright Exception ◽  
Materials Used

While education is considered a basic human right, the copyright system however seems to hamper public access to information and knowledge. This is especially so when information that largely comes from developed countries are used as commodities that have to be bought by developing countries. This paper compares the international and national laws in Malaysia, United Kingdom and Australia on the copyright exceptions to materials used for teaching purposes. It analyzes the different ways countries manage and balance between copyright owners and copyright users’ interest and shows that in many circumstances, copyright owners are over-protected by national copyright systems although this is not required by international copyright law. This paper also shows that international treaties governing copyright law do allow some flexibility for member countries to implement copyright systems based on their own needs and circumstances but such opportunity is not fully utilized by member countries for the benefit of the public.  

scholarly journals Die Kulanz in der Schadensversicherung

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Lucas Gutsche
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Private Insurance ◽  
Economic Perspective ◽  
Future Change ◽  
Insurance Law ◽  
Legal Principles ◽  
The Public ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Positive Light

Ex gratia is an integral part of the practice of private insurers. In the public perception, it is predominantly seen in a positive light. This work shows that ex gratia can neither always be reconciled with the legal principles of private insurance law, nor is it always unobjectionable from an economic perspective. The relevant German actors have so far remained inactive in this regard. A comprehensive legal comparison with the United Kingdom provides insightful guidance on how to enforce the legal conformity of ex gratia. The developments in the United Kingdom suggest that a future change in the approach in Germany is conceivable.

scholarly journals Does the Hunting Act 2004 adequately prevent the killing of foxes?

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-57
Author(s):  
Paige Austen ◽  
Nusrat Ahmed ◽  
Monika Adaemic ◽  
Shan Ahmed ◽  
Travis Aithawaite
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Social Attitudes ◽  
Wild Mammals ◽  
The Public ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
British Culture

Foxes have been hunted for decades in the United Kingdom due to it being an essential part of British culture. However, nowadays the public are strongly against fox hunting. This is evident from The Hunting Act 2004 (Act 04) being enforced to protect wild mammals. Despite the Act being in effect there have been cases where suspected hunters have gotten away with being convicted of hunting as a result of loopholes within the current legislation. Therefore in order to improve the effectiveness of the Act it must be built upon. Through analysing the Act itself alongside cases, ethical issues of hunting and changing social attitudes, we will consider whether the Act can be altered so that it can adequately prevent the killing of foxes.

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