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Contribute to the fight against knife crime – join Synergy

24th November 201822nd November 2018 Becky Wybrow 478 Views 0 Comment Ascension trust, black, Black and Minority Ethnic communities, christian, church, community, crime, Delroy Davis, events, Faith, Joanna Dale, knife crime, Leadership Steps, London, Ransom Church, Research, Reverend, Ronald Nathan, Synergy, Synergy network, violence

According to the BBC, the recent number of homicides in London surpassed last year’s figure of 116*. So far this

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Could these beautiful islands help stop killer diseases?

15th November 201815th November 2018 Josie McFarlane 304 Views 0 Comment Africa, Bijagos, black, community, Cure, entomologist, health, LSHTM, malaria, Medical trials, project, Research, Trachoma, Tropical Medicine

Travellers to the remote African islands of Bijagos can expect to find a tropical paradise of pristine beaches and lush

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Distrust Of Health Care System May Keep Black Men Away From Prostate Cancer Research

22nd October 201818th October 2018 Josie McFarlane 387 Views 0 Comment #Cancer, African American, Biology, black, Black men, clinical, community, deaths, Faith, Figures, historical, increased risk, Medical Research, Prostate, Research, study

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer for men in the U.S.(other than non-melanoma skin cancer) and one of the most deadly.

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Young female BAME researchers are ‘reverse mentoring’ older white male academics

9th September 201817th September 2018 Josie McFarlane 1045 Views 0 Comment #academics, BAME, black, community, education, Research

Young female BAME researchers are ‘reverse mentoring’ older white male academics to make them ‘understand diversity better’ Scheme encourages senior

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Modern Slavery costs billions annually

23rd August 201823rd August 2018 Josie McFarlane 562 Views 0 Comment anti-trafficking laws, Baroness Butler-Sloss, Billions, care, cost of modern slavery, criminal gangs, dignity, domestic servitude, emotional harm, eradicating modern slavery, exploit people, exploit victims, Family Division at the High Court, Frank Field, Freedom, global problem, government, health service costs, Home office, Human traffickers, independent review, injustice, labour exploitation, law enforcement costs, Louise Gleich, Maria Miller, Modern Slavery, Modern Slavery Act, physical harm, President, Research, rights, sexual exploitation, Slavery, three forms of slavery, UK, Walk Free Foundation

New research from the Home Office has revealed the cost of modern slavery in the UK could be as high

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Gen Z: Rethinking Culture

12th May 2017 Mariah 1233 Views 0 Comment Behaviour, Beliefs, Blind Survey, Britain, Gen Z, Influence, Jesus, News, report, Research, Rethinking culture, Values, young people, Youth, Youth for Christ

Youth for Christ would like to announce the release of a special report on Generation Z (Gen Z) which looks

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