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60 second adventures in microgravity
Science, Maths & Technology

60 second adventures in microgravity

...analysis OU scientists can prove that the species that do survive are all related. Some bugs love space! In fact, they thrive in it. This means these experiments are helping us to understand how life originated here on Earth, and the potential for life to survive elsewhere in our Solar System and beyond. A live Facebook Q&A We also ran a Facebook Live event, demonstrating...
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‘Not our jobs to sell’: Scottish Women’s Factory Occupations, 1981-1982
Society, Politics & Law

‘Not our jobs to sell’: Scottish Women’s Factory Occupations, 1981-1982

...analysis of these occupations. Through archive research and the creation of new oral history interviews, I have attempted to reconstruct and interpret the industrial actions that were launched by women across Scotland in 1981 and 1982. In doing so, I have developed the argument that these occupations collectively represent the most significant period of working-class...
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The impact of online media reporting of family crimes on children
Health, Sports & Psychology

The impact of online media reporting of family crimes on children

...analysis of the impact of maternal imprisonment on dependent children in England and Wales’, Criminology & Criminal Justice, 19(5), pp. 519-536. DOI: 10.1177/1748895818794790 Murray, J. & Farrington, D. P. (2008) ‘The Effects of Parental Imprisonment on Children’, Crime and Justice, 37(1), pp. 133-206. Available at: DOI: 10.1086/520070 Noel, M.E., Lee, J.Y., Smith,...
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How do social networks play a key role in disaster recovery?
Society, Politics & Law

How do social networks play a key role in disaster recovery?

...data, we believe that communities with more ties, interaction and shared norms worked effectively to provide help to kin, family and neighbors. In many cases only 40 minutes separated the earthquake and the arrival of the tsunami. During that time, residents literally picked up and carried many elderly people out of vulnerable, low-lying areas. In high-trust...
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The contribution of women in the Singer factory strike of 1911
Society, Politics & Law

The contribution of women in the Singer factory strike of 1911

...data from 1911 shows how the workforce was drawn, not only from Clydebank, but from all the adjacent communities along Clydeside, a factor that was to prove significant during the 1911 strike. In tune with its American roots, the Singer Company was aggressively hostile to trade unions. They employed a plethora of anti-union tactics, including workforce spies and...
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Lleihau ôl troed carbon digidol drwy gaffael cyfrifol
Nature & Environment

Lleihau ôl troed carbon digidol drwy gaffael cyfrifol

...data sydd eu hangen i gyflawni hyn yn dod yn fwy cywir ac yn fwy hygyrch nag erioed o'r blaen. Diwedd oes Cyn i ni hyd yn oed feddwl am brynu, mae agwedd arall y mae'n rhaid i ni ei hystyried – beth y byddwn yn ei wneud â'n technolegau ar ôl i ni orffen eu defnyddio? Mae cynhyrchion electronig a gaiff eu gwaredu, y cyfeirir atynt fel eWastraff, yn cyflwyno eu heriau...
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Is my child being exploited? How to spot the signs
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is my child being exploited? How to spot the signs

...data reports. The children may be considered in need, but often are not if the family are seen as supportive, despite reports of parents sometimes being accused of poor parenting, or criminally charged themselves. Amidst the confusion of social care responses, children are being failed; however, changing practice is emerging as increasingly, statutory services (such as...
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Cwestiynau Cyffredin am Gyfrifiannell Carbon Y Brifysgol Agored
Nature & Environment

Cwestiynau Cyffredin am Gyfrifiannell Carbon Y Brifysgol Agored

...data hyn, a dim ond ‘allyriadau uniongyrchol’ y maent yn cyfrannu atynt, sef tua 20% o gyfanswm yr ôl troed seiliedig ar ddefnydd. Mae'r gyfrifiannell hon yn defnyddio ystadegau cenedlaethol ar gyfer yr achosion mwyaf nodweddiadol, ac yna'n mireinio'r lefel hon drwy ofyn cwestiynau pellach. Fel arfer, bydd y canlyniad yn agos at yr hyn a fyddai'n deillio o ddata go...
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