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Why sportspeople convicted of violence against women forfeit their right to be 'stars'
Society, Politics & Law

Why sportspeople convicted of violence against women forfeit their right to be 'stars'

...public to recognise the seriousness of domestic violence. Journalist Lucy Hunter Johnston believes “a convicted rapist couldn’t be a teacher, doctor or police officer”. Shouldn’t “sports star” be among this list as well, given that “boys look up to footballers, not their Dads” and the link between major football tournaments and an increase in domestic...
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History How-to videos: Metal detection
History & The Arts

History How-to videos: Metal detection

...the medieval times. My best find is my gold medieval wedding brooch. It was a special find because it was personal, that was made specifically for a certain person and that’s what made it special. The more we can get out of the soil and into museum display cases then the better for us, for the public, because it’s then they can actually see and feel and touch. Audio...
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Open Hip Hop
History & The Arts

Open Hip Hop

...public to attend in person at the Open University campus and other supportive local venues). Biannual Conference/Symposium Host selected academics, artists, performers and speakers at a biannual event held at the Open University campus in Milton Keynes. For information on our previous conferences please see the below web pages: Hip Hop and the Institution Archiving Hip...
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Environment: LA River
Nature & Environment

Environment: LA River

...public land that lines the river today. LA: Chinatown Yard Claiming the last vast space in Los Angeles. Residents campaign to revive the area for Los Angeles's underprivileged communities. LA: Developers versus River Activists Industrial park or natural habitat? Two conflicting visions for the Los Angeles river –assessing sustainability in the 21st century. Bringing the...
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Hearing Race: Can language use lead to racism?
Languages

Hearing Race: Can language use lead to racism?

...public and official communication, such as newspapers, government publications and instructional education. SE is used in the area of England (the southeast) within which the power of Britain was focused (the capital of England, London, is in the southeast) at the time of language being codified through print and law. For this reason, SE is widely accepted as the...
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UK clothing manufacturing booms, but workers' rights lag behind
Money & Business

UK clothing manufacturing booms, but workers' rights lag behind

...health problems, inadequate health and safety standards, verbal abuse, bullying, threats and humiliation. Different workers affected differently Of course, this does not apply to all workers across the board in the same way. The largest group working under these conditions is made up of female workers who have been in the UK for more than ten years, and either hold...
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What are premature babies telling us about antibiotic resistance?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What are premature babies telling us about antibiotic resistance?

...health, affecting factors as diverse as nutritional status, bone development and immune function. The new study shows that the microbes colonizing the gastrointestinal tracts of babies born prematurely are not health-promoting or even benign organisms, but close relatives of bacteria known to cause hospital-acquired infections, including Escherichia coli (E. coli),...
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COP26 Glasgow and questions of environmental and social justice
Society, Politics & Law

COP26 Glasgow and questions of environmental and social justice

...health and wellbeing are evident throughout Glasgow’s history, even if rarely acknowledged or understood much of the time. As Glaswegians, this is an important time to reflect on this history. Glasgow: from the second city of the Empire to….? Glasgow has long had a ‘global footprint’, being a key player in the UK’s industrial revolution, the so-called ‘second...
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