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Mass surveillance will never be able to stop all known terrorists
Society, Politics & Law

Mass surveillance will never be able to stop all known terrorists

...think about repealing laws such as section 127 of the Communications Act 2003, which criminalises offensive speech. Equally, perhaps he might care to clarify how exactly the further expansion of mass surveillance in the UK is supposed stop known terrorists committing murder. After all, we already have mass surveillance in the UK, as a cursory search for “Snowden”,...
Concussion, identity loss, depression: boxing’s toughest opponent isn’t in the ring, it’s mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Concussion, identity loss, depression: boxing’s toughest opponent isn’t in the ring, it’s mental health

...thinks – their beliefs about success, identity and failure – can become harmful in the high-stakes context of the sport. The perfectionism and ‘must-win’ mindset mean even a single loss can feel catastrophic. The constant pressure of ‘winning at all costs’ has negative consequences: for some, losing a fight is not just a professional setback but an identity...
Dangoor Education
Science, Maths & Technology

Dangoor Education

...systems analyst for IBM. He has been a long-term supporter of the OU, and this support is demonstrative of David’s transformative and forward-thinking attitude towards education, providing chances for people – regardless of faith, location or background – to better themselves through the power of education. [Photo of David Dangoor with Nick Braithwaite and Martha...
Hip Hop and the Institution
History & The Arts

Hip Hop and the Institution

...think for example of hip-hop themed record labels, clothing brands, youth outreach programmes or university courses. On the other hand, though, Hip Hop activists have consistently critiqued the way the Institution uses resources, knowledge and aesthetics created by communities of Hip Hop heads without giving back anything of value to them. The Institution’s...
Investigating environmental futures through speculative design
Society, Politics & Law

Investigating environmental futures through speculative design

...thinking through making’ facilitate new kinds of geographical enquiry?...In July 2017, we took part in a workshop arranged by the Everyday Futures Network at the Industrial Design Department of Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands. The workshop brought together academics and designers from various disciplines to explore how ‘thinking through making’...
Engineering: The nature of problems
Science, Maths & Technology

Engineering: The nature of problems

...think that the root of this paradox is that the word is used both when we identify a need – the first link in the problem-solving chain – and when we undertake the process of meeting that need. It is the identification of the need and the realisation that it is real and must be met that creates the anxiety and the negative feelings ('Houston, we have a problem …')....
An introduction to intercultural competence in the workplace
Education & Development

An introduction to intercultural competence in the workplace

...think that knowing about country facts or differences between cultures is the key to being interculturally competent – but that is in fact only a small piece of the puzzle! Intercultural competence is an umbrella term for a range of qualities, attitudes and skills that allow you to mediate and communicate appropriately and effectively with people from different...
An introduction to leadership for school governors (Wales)
Education & Development

An introduction to leadership for school governors (Wales)

...systems. However, from an academic perspective, educational leadership and management remain as contested concepts! Activity 1: Leadership and management Timing: Allow approximately 30 minutes Consider the ‘leadership and management’ structures in an organisation that you are familiar with. Who appears to have leadership responsibility as part of their role and what...