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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...
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),...
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...
Yachts, planes and buses... Mind the (inequality) gap
Society, Politics & Law

Yachts, planes and buses... Mind the (inequality) gap

...publication of the latest Oxfam report on the extent of global inequality. The new 2016 report, An Economy for the 1%, was published to coincide with the latest World Economic Forum event in Davos, Switzerland. The report highlights that we live in a world of growing inequality: a deepening and widening gulf between the richest 1% and the rest of humanity. Oxfam calculate...
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...
A reader's guide to The Luzhin Defence
Health, Sports & Psychology

A reader's guide to The Luzhin Defence

...health...Our Book of the Month is The Luzhin Defence. Its author, Vladimir Nabokov, was born in St Petersburg in 1899. Later the family moved to Berlin, and Nabokov subsequently went on to study at Cambridge University. His father was murdered by a Russian monarchist in 1922. Back in Berlin after graduating, Nabokov worked as a translator, tutor, tennis coach, and...
About Transition to Higher Education in Northern Ireland
OpenLearn Ireland

About Transition to Higher Education in Northern Ireland

...health, or student life – and by subject area to get access to the resources you need. It doesn’t matter which university or college you’re going to, or even if you haven’t made your mind up yet -you can use all of the resources on our hub to find out more about university life. Take a look around and explore all of the different support on offer. Moving on to...
Global Handwashing Day
Science, Maths & Technology

Global Handwashing Day

...health and save lives by preventing infections. Many infections start when hands are contaminated with disease-causing bacterial and viruses. Handwashing with soap removes the bacteria and viruses, preventing infections before they have a chance to spread to other people. Illnesses like diarrhea and pneumonia are transmitted on the hands. These illnesses kill an estimated...