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The challenges of ethical trading - perspective of a retailer
Money & Business

The challenges of ethical trading - perspective of a retailer

...working conditions for workers who make the goods they sell. It would be easy for many retailers to rebuff the situation and do nothing - after all isn’t this the problem for local and national governments who are failing in their duty to enact and implement laws to prevent worker exploitation? Retailers are however, aware that consumers are increasingly concerned and...
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Gender, IT and economic growth
Society, Politics & Law

Gender, IT and economic growth

...work, women also leave the industry in larger numbers than men. Yet in India, the IT sector seems to be more gender equitable. Female enrolments in science and engineering education (around 65%) and IT labour force participation (around 30%) are considerably higher in India than in the UK – in fact, they are amongst the highest of the countries studied in an OECD survey...
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How can nature help us meet the climate challenge in towns and cities?
Nature & Environment

How can nature help us meet the climate challenge in towns and cities?

...Working in partnership with nature to bring benefits to people is not new. For thousands of years, residents in tropical countries have planted greenery to provide shade and guard against oppressive heat. Rural farming communities in countries like Japan have for centuries understood that protecting the health of forests, rivers and uplands enables them to return healthy...
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D-Day, the Battle of Normandy, and the British Military Nursing Services
Health, Sports & Psychology

D-Day, the Battle of Normandy, and the British Military Nursing Services

...work. They had the capacity for 350 stretcher cases and 150 walking wounded. Despite rough seas and the number of casualties, most of the wounded arrived back in England within 36 hours. It was here that nurses initially treated the wounded during those first hours after the initial assault with the first casualties receiving treatment at hospitals in the south of...
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Dangoor Education
Science, Maths & Technology

Dangoor Education

...work. In 2004, the Foundation created the Dangoor Scholarships which offered £1,000 to individuals applying to university who had no family history of higher education. After this £1 million scholarships programme, the Foundation created the Eliahou Dangoor Scholarships which were named after Sir Naim Dangoor’s father. This fund sponsored 4,000 students applying to...
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Street Science with Jon Chase
Health, Sports & Psychology

Street Science with Jon Chase

...working. Student It is. Student Oh my god. Student Yeah that’s how it was meant… Student You can’t do it without breaking though. Jon Chase Yeah. You can’t do it without breaking. How would you do it without breaking it? You need to lubricate it with the water, because what happens is yeah because the outside of it will slide better into the bottle. Student Oh...
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Understanding Female Genital Mutilation and its impact across the lifespan podcast
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding Female Genital Mutilation and its impact across the lifespan podcast

...working to prevent it? This article and podcast explore the practice, its lifelong impact on women and girls, and the safeguarding responses needed across health, social care and education...Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a complex, abusive, cultural, and ritualistic harmful practice performed on millions of women and girls worldwide with many more at risk. It is a...
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5 quick tips to boost your wellbeing
Education & Development

5 quick tips to boost your wellbeing

...worked for me and many others I've recommended them to. Plus, they link together, offering even more wellbeing benefits! Each suggestion is flexible, so I encourage you to experiment, tweak, and find the best version that suits you. So, onto my first top tip. 1 - Create an airlock [woman on a beach with arms stretched out signifying 'freedom' in front of a sunset] We all...
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