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View article: Distinct neutralization sensitivity between adult and infant transmitted/founder HIV-1 subtype C viruses to broadly neutralizing monoclonal antibodies
Distinct neutralization sensitivity between adult and infant transmitted/founder HIV-1 subtype C viruses to broadly neutralizing monoclonal antibodies Open
Broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs), passively administered or elicited through vaccination, are a promising strategy for novel HIV prevention, treatment or inducing ART-free remission. However, HIV diversity and evolution are a barrie…
View article: Couples navigating work, care and Universal Credit
Couples navigating work, care and Universal Credit Open
Universal Credit is a fundamental reform of means-tested working age benefits in the UK. It aims to simplify benefits, reduce administrative costs and fraud and error, increase work entry and encourage higher earnings among low-income peop…
View article: Complexities for claimants: The reality of the £20 weekly uplift to Universal Credit
Complexities for claimants: The reality of the £20 weekly uplift to Universal Credit Open
Universal credit (UC) is the UK’s single, ‘digital by design’ working-age benefit, intended to simplify benefits and incentivise work and higher earnings for low-income individuals and couples both in and out of work. In March 2020, in res…
View article: More, please, for those with less: why we need to go further on the Universal Credit uplift
More, please, for those with less: why we need to go further on the Universal Credit uplift Open
Members of the ‘COVID-19 and low-income families: researching together’ Special Interest Group of the COVID Realities project explain why the government must go further in its provision of financial support for families with children in th…
View article: Families, Work and Care: Qualitative Longitudinal Research and Policy Engagement
Families, Work and Care: Qualitative Longitudinal Research and Policy Engagement Open
Qualitative longitudinal research can make a distinctive contribution to policy discussions and to the assessment of outcomes. This article draws on research with lone-parent families over fifteen years to illustrate how change and continu…
View article: Uncharted Territory: Universal Credit, Couples and Money
Uncharted Territory: Universal Credit, Couples and Money Open
ZSUniversal Credit is a fundamental reform of means-tested working age benefits in the UK, replacing six benefits and tax credits with one monthly payment per individual or couple. It aims to simplify benefits, reduce administrative costs …
View article: Left Behind? The Status of Women in Contemporary China
Left Behind? The Status of Women in Contemporary China Open
The status of women in China has deteriorated markedly since 2006 relative to other countries, according to the World Economic Forum Gender Gap Index. Taking a longer view, the position of women has greatly improved since the founding of t…
View article: Self-Responsibility and Activation for Lone Mothers in the United Kingdom
Self-Responsibility and Activation for Lone Mothers in the United Kingdom Open
Lone mothers make up a quarter of all families with children in the United Kingdom and have been one of the key target groups for activation policies for the past two decades. In a relatively short period of time, the U.K. system has chang…
View article: International migration in interesting times: the case of the UK
International migration in interesting times: the case of the UK Open
Immigration to the UK is changing and growing. This paper focuses on developments in labour migration and the policies designed to manage it, as well as the entry of foreign students. It pays particular attention to the role of intra-compa…
View article: Giving back control? A contradiction at the heart of Universal Credit
Giving back control? A contradiction at the heart of Universal Credit Open
As Damian Green arrives as Secretary of State in the Department for Work and Pensions, Universal Credit must be at the top of the long list of issues he faces – and the decisions he takes will have a major impact on many of the ‘ordinary w…
View article: Universal Credit: Assumptions, Contradictions and Virtual Reality
Universal Credit: Assumptions, Contradictions and Virtual Reality Open
Universal Credit is a major change in the UK's social security system which will affect around eight million households by replacing six existing means-tested benefits and tax credits with a single benefit, based on income, assets and circ…