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Design for dementia care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Design for dementia care

...public space The role of space, light, colour and contrast in effective design for dementia care. The Lodge: private space Dementia-friendly design features in the individual apartments at The Lodge. The Lodge: the Market Square The role of the multi-functional Market Square in promoting independence and interaction, and reducing stigma. The Lodge: garden space How good...
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Video 43 mins
Mapping Britain
Society, Politics & Law

Mapping Britain

...public spaces. Successful Cities The importance of egalitarianism in cities and how this is or is not reflected in town planning. De-industrialisation and Cities Attitudes to cities and the differences between larger and smaller cities. Planning and cities The increase in inequalities between affluent and less affluent. Notions of citizenship and the impact of climate...
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The History of Money
Society, Politics & Law

The History of Money

...Money How did British pounds trigger the American War of Independence? Money and building banks How do banks make money? Money and saving the banks Tackling financial meltdown The power of money Why does the world trade in US dollars? Future money What type of money will we use in the future? Understanding Debt in 2 minutes A quick over view of private and public debt...
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Who is Justin Trudeau - and how did he become Canada's new Prime Minister?
Society, Politics & Law

Who is Justin Trudeau - and how did he become Canada's new Prime Minister?

...public intellectual widely known in both the UK and the US. At the 2011 election, he captained the party to its worst ever electoral defeat, netting a third place showing with only 18.9% of the popular vote. With three disastrous wipeouts under its belt, the party was ready to try Trudeau the younger. Tricky ground Elected as a Member of Parliament in the 2008 election,...
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Is a technological solution always the best? The politics of toilets
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is a technological solution always the best? The politics of toilets

...public utility management and help their own communities, the Gates Foundation wants to build things that negate the need for public sanitation systems as we know them. The Nano Membrane Toilet is also subject to the “appropriate technology” critique. Appropriate technology is an approach developed in the 70s that asked technologists, engineers, and, designers to...
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Will Brexit spell the end of fishing quotas?
Nature & Environment

Will Brexit spell the end of fishing quotas?

...public interest There are many different ways to manage fishing quota. A 2017 report looks at 12 EU countries and how their fishing industries perform across 12 objectives to ensure that the system of fishing rights is good for fishers and for society. The results reveal that the UK system has low performance on many objectives. In general, the UK preserves a status quo...
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Six ways Sajid Javid can make British migration policy more humane
Society, Politics & Law

Six ways Sajid Javid can make British migration policy more humane

...public revulsion at the treatment of British people who had come from the Caribbean half a century ago. The prime minister, who introduced many of those policies, remains in post. In distancing himself from Rudd, her replacement Sajid Javid expressed an intention to focus on making Britain’s immigration system not “hostile” but “compliant”. To make it more...
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Selling Empire: Further resources
History & The Arts

Selling Empire: Further resources

...Public Relations and the Making of Modern Britain: Stephen Tallents and the Birth of a Progressive Media Profession (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2013). Anthony, Scott. ‘Imperialism and Internationalism: The British Documentary Movement and the Legacy of the Empire Marketing Board’, in Lee Grieveson and Colin McCabe (ed.), Empire and Film London: Palgrave...
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