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Post-Brexit: we need a new vision for Europe
Nature & Environment

Post-Brexit: we need a new vision for Europe

...public and environmental safeguards and giving more leeway to powerful corporate interests. The EU-US trade negotiations (TTIP) are the perfect example: catering for business lobby groups while putting the public interest at risk. It’s no surprise that people are rebelling against the politics of the elite. But this rebellion is too often dangerously off-target. In...
Impossible Peace 2: Introduction
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: Introduction

...publication builds on our previous work -‘Impossible Peace’. Our focus now is the period 2005/10, and what happened after the IRA decision to end its armed campaign at 4pm on Thursday, July 28th 2005...[Impossible Peace 2: Dismantling the wars collection trailer] Click here to download the video transcript (docx) A World of War -power, ego and little leadership [Photo...
What is shareholder activism?
Money & Business

What is shareholder activism?

...Public interventions of activist shareholders in publicly traded companies attract considerable press coverage for their often aggressive and controversial actions to change a company’s governance or operations. Activist investors, such as Carl Icahn or Bill Ackman, use their equity stake in a company to either influence the running of a business directly or put public...
Time management and study
Health, Sports & Psychology

Time management and study

...Health Foundation website. You can also read about wellbeing strategies which may support your self-care routine. If you need further support and advice regarding your mental health, including stress around your studies or Burn Out, you can get information from support for you and your mental health. Acknowledgements This article was written by The Open University in...
My unique path to university: real stories
Education & Development

My unique path to university: real stories

...health challenges and adapted to life as a student. [My Path to University: Tom's Story] Andrea's story Andrea shares his perspective as a young carer and the first member of his family to go to university. [My Path to University: Andrea's Story] Liam's story Liam shares his experience of joining university later in life and his hopes for the future. [My Path to...
An education in Religion and Worldviews
History & The Arts

An education in Religion and Worldviews

...public discourse, who make academically informed judgements about important matters of religion and belief which shape the global landscape. (NATRE, CoRE, RE: Today, n.d.) How can we ensure the ‘best case scenario’ for Religious Education in schools is likely to be experienced?...An education in Religion and Worldviews: 2 Nobody Stands Nowhere - At the heart of the...
A moment of zen: Jon Stewart leaves The Daily Show
History & The Arts

A moment of zen: Jon Stewart leaves The Daily Show

...public trust in the news media, his self-proclaimed “Best ---- News Team Ever” repeatedly, and hilariously, reminded us of the failures of contemporary broadcast journalism. Stewart’s own critiques of the news media from the anchor desk ranged from complimenting 2012 vice presidential debate moderator Martha Raddatz for speaking “the lost language of journalism”...
Why we should abolish imprisonment for children and young people
Society, Politics & Law

Why we should abolish imprisonment for children and young people

...public and political acceptance of their incarceration, despite mounting evidence of its terribly harmful effects. Although the number of children in prison has fallen enormously since 2007, there were 861 children in custody in England and Wales in 2018, 43 children were aged 14 or younger. Three in 10 children in custody in 2016–17 were there for non-violent crimes....