Radiation shielding for a space ship

Space is full of radiation. When doing long stays in space, no matter whether it's a generation ship on its journey to a new colony, a research ship exploring new worlds, a freighter delivering goods, or simply a space station outside the protective magnetic field of earth or another planet, the people on the ship or station need to be protected from that radiation. As far as it is a space ship, the shielding should also not increase fuel consumption too much (this should be less of an issue for a space station, obviously).

So, what would be the best strategies to shield your space constructs (and especially the people inside) from radiation?

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