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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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The UK votes out: Instant reaction
Society, Politics & Law

The UK votes out: Instant reaction

...public. The campaign has turned on economic arguments about personal advantage and often on an ill-concealed dislike of foreigners. The strengths of Europe in relation to human, workplace and family rights and the benefits of diversity get very little mention. The debate hasn’t changed UK politics but it’s brought out some of the nastiness in our political life –...
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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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60 second adventures in microgravity
Science, Maths & Technology

60 second adventures in microgravity

...public lecture from 2013 and a brief clip from ITV news. 'The vomit comet' builds on ELPIS, the European Life and Physical Sciences in Space research programme faciliatated by ESA, the European Space Agency. You can read more about ESA's parabolic flights and how they are conducted. Video 3: Bed Rest Fancy lying down for 6 months? This 60-second clip, narrated by David...
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