The study, published in Frontiers in Communication, suggested that despite progress in equality and diversity - including ...

A University of Cambridge study, in collaboration with Nottingham Trent University, sought to understand people’s perceptions ...

Participants were asked to judge people based on their accents alone to determine how likely they were to commit crimes or do ...

Research led by the University of Cambridge, in collaboration with Nottingham Trent University, raises serious concerns about ...

“As things stand, listeners think some accents sound guiltier than others and we should all be concerned about that.” ...

Speaking in a scouse accent means you are more likely to be deemed a criminal, according to a new study identifying which ...

Study ‘undermines traditional stereotypes’ about working class and higher status men when it comes to criminal tendancies ...

Research led by the University of Cambridge, in collaboration with Nottingham Trent University, raises serious concerns about bias in the UK criminal ...

People who speak with accents perceived as 'working-class' including those from Liverpool, Newcastle, Bradford and London risk being stereotyped as ...

From the approachable Northern English accent often associated with openness, to the Glaswegian accent which can be ...

Accents perceived as lower status are more likely to influence judgments of guilt and credibility in the justice system, ...