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US Election 2016: A last week reading list
Society, Politics & Law

US Election 2016: A last week reading list

...public opinion is too biased, the political system is too complicated, power is too decentralized, and interests are too diverse for one person, no matter how extraordinary, to dominate. Neither the public nor Congress is likely to respond to the White House’s efforts at persuasion. Presidents cannot create opportunities for change. There is overwhelming evidence that...
Ageing well by connecting and learning about nature outdoors
Science, Maths & Technology

Ageing well by connecting and learning about nature outdoors

...public in nature-based citizen science projects. Nature-based citizen science is an activity in which people collect high-quality data for scientific use and environmental monitoring. Here Pocock and team tested people’s exposure to nature with both observation as well as citizen science, and confirmed that active engagement with the natural world positively affects...
Clinton / Trump: Two views of the first debate
Society, Politics & Law

Clinton / Trump: Two views of the first debate

...public spotlight, as unqualified, unprepared and unfit for office. The only question is whether the American people will be responsible enough to act on that knowledge. Why the pundits are wrong about Hillary Clinton dominating the debate Gleb Tsipursky writes: The vast majority of pundits declared Hillary Clinton the decisive winner of this week’s debate. This includes...
Data analysis and interpretation
Education & Development

Data analysis and interpretation

...Health and Social Care issued by the Department of Health (2005, p. 8) in the UK recommended the following inclusive approach to research: ‘Research, and those pursuing it, should respect the diversity of human society and conditions and the multi-cultural nature of society. Whenever relevant, it should take account of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race,...
The history of female protest and suffrage in the UK
History & The Arts

The history of female protest and suffrage in the UK

...public meetings, chaining herself to railings and smashing windows, ready to go to prison in the name of her cause (Figure 3). These things certainly happened, but they don’t tell the whole story of the struggle, which lasted for decades and drew support from people from all classes and regions. [This is a black and white photograph of a woman in early twentieth-century...
Partnerships: working across boundaries
Money & Business

Partnerships: working across boundaries

...public, private and voluntary sectors, has radically regenerated the City of Stoke-on-Trent in the UK, bringing major improvements for the city’s physical and social environments. A second case study features Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors without Borders), and examines how this large global humanitarian relief organisation harnesses a variety of relationships to...
Goal-setting for a better world: Millennium Development Goals and Post-2015 Development Agenda
Society, Politics & Law

Goal-setting for a better world: Millennium Development Goals and Post-2015 Development Agenda

...health e.g. non-communicable diseases and mental health; lack of integration/synergy of goals with other development activities e.g. on education, health and gender. In all, for the post 2015 agenda emphasis is made on the need for goal setting on national governance and institutional levels, where responsibilities are to be defined, accountability systems put in place,...
How testosterone affects risk taking behaviour
Science, Maths & Technology

How testosterone affects risk taking behaviour

...health. This module covers addiction as one of its topics with a focus on the role of dopamine in producing risk taking behaviour. The module also covers other aspects of mental health including mood disorders like depression and anxiety, as well as dementias. SDK228 is part of our degree in Health Sciences (Q71) and our degree in Natural Sciences (Q64), as well as our...