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A newly-discovered stone pendant from the Upper Palaeolithic of Poiana Cireșului-Piatra Neamț (Romania) and its wider context (2024)
Journal Article
Cârciumaru, M., Nițu, E.-C., Otte, M., Pettitt, P., Cîrstina, O., Leu, M., Lupu, F.-I., & Ghiță, H. (online). A newly-discovered stone pendant from the Upper Palaeolithic of Poiana Cireșului-Piatra Neamț (Romania) and its wider context. L'Anthropologie, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anthro.2024.103282

In 2022, a stone pendant was recovered from the Upper Palaeolithic (Gravettian I) level of Poiana Cireșului-Piatra Neamț, Romania. Dating to ∼24,096-22992 cal. BP, it is made on an oval-shaped quartz/quartzite pebble of 29 mm maximum dimensions. It b... Read More about A newly-discovered stone pendant from the Upper Palaeolithic of Poiana Cireșului-Piatra Neamț (Romania) and its wider context.

The Long-Run Effects of Peer Gender On Occupational Sorting and the Wage Gap (2024)
Journal Article
Getik, D., & Meier, A. N. (in press). The Long-Run Effects of Peer Gender On Occupational Sorting and the Wage Gap. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy,

We study the impact of the early gender environment on inequality in the labor market. To this end, we link primary school data to occupations and earnings. We find that women exposed to more girls at critical ages earn more later on: A 10% increase... Read More about The Long-Run Effects of Peer Gender On Occupational Sorting and the Wage Gap.

‘Sir, if I let you blow me, will you not put a behaviour point on?’ The working-class, gay teacher and the limits of neoliberal inclusion (2024)
Journal Article
Llewellyn, A. (in press). ‘Sir, if I let you blow me, will you not put a behaviour point on?’ The working-class, gay teacher and the limits of neoliberal inclusion. Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, https://doi.org/10.1177/17461979241290159

This study examines social-class and sexuality in the context of being a teacher in a secondary school in England. It is pertinent as some levels of LGBT inclusion, are currently expected in English schools, however this varies within and across scho... Read More about ‘Sir, if I let you blow me, will you not put a behaviour point on?’ The working-class, gay teacher and the limits of neoliberal inclusion.

TESSD Negotiation: An Ugly Duckling or A White Swan? (2024)
Journal Article
Zhao, X. (in press). TESSD Negotiation: An Ugly Duckling or A White Swan?. Journal of World Trade, 59(2),

The imperative for effective climate governance has recently driven numerous countries to consider incorporating sustainability criteria within the framework of global trade governance. A noteworthy effort in this direction is the Trade and Environme... Read More about TESSD Negotiation: An Ugly Duckling or A White Swan?.

The stable calcium isotopic composition of rivers draining basaltic catchments in Iceland (2013)
Journal Article
Hindshaw, R. S., Bourdon, B., Strandmann, P. A. P. V., Vigier, N., & Burton, K. W. (2013). The stable calcium isotopic composition of rivers draining basaltic catchments in Iceland. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 374, 173-184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2013.05.038