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After Manchester: Can you make venues safer?
Society, Politics & Law

After Manchester: Can you make venues safer?

...Centre in Manchester. The aim of these exercises is to test responses to various forms of attack, from terrorists using small arms fire in the likes of a shopping centre to bomb attacks. This is part of the Prepare strand of the UK‘s CONTEST terrorism strategy. As we saw in Manchester on Monday night, the usefulness of these exercises clearly paid dividends and...
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Nanotechnology: Good things come in small packages
Science, Maths & Technology

Nanotechnology: Good things come in small packages

...research with great focus to be given on nanoparticles use for cancer treatment. Nanotechnology offers a vital tool for researchers in cancer detection, diagnosis, prevention and therapy. Statistics for this disease show that at least 1 in 2 people in UK will develop it at some point and there is an unmet medical need for treatment. Engineers and scientists are taking...
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Science Communication and Public Engagement
Science, Maths & Technology

Science Communication and Public Engagement

...researcher, teacher and public engagement practitioner. A history of the science journal Nature Ian Flintoff discussing the history of the weekly journal Nature, how it has changed and how it communicates scientific research. Science in fiction A round table discussion with Liz Whitelegg, Bob Lambourne and Jon Turney, discussing the role of science fiction and...
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Goal-setting for a better world: Millennium Development Goals and Post-2015 Development Agenda
Society, Politics & Law

Goal-setting for a better world: Millennium Development Goals and Post-2015 Development Agenda

...research collaboration from London International Development Centre (entitled Thinking beyond sectors for sustainable Development) contributes to this effort critiquing what progress has been made so far on the MDGs and introducing current debates to help set the post 2015 agenda. Some of the points raised are: on the limitations of focus of previous goals e.g. deciding...
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Which Poverty and Place: Why how we label different areas matters
Languages

Which Poverty and Place: Why how we label different areas matters

...researchers at Kings College London, suggests that a large proportion of the population (61%) see geographical inequality as the most serious form of inequality in the UK, even more than the gap between rich and poor (60%) and racial discrimination (45%). The notion that different levels of deprivation between areas can impact on people’s life chances is well supported...
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What’s corruption got to do with climate change, and why should we care?
Nature & Environment

What’s corruption got to do with climate change, and why should we care?

...research by climate scientists which led to the latest IPCC report18, we need students and academics specialising in social science disciplines such as politics, law, economics, sociology and psychology to uncover the causes, impacts and solutions to corruption. Education – Greta Thunberg shows that the future of the planet lies depends in no small part on the...
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Dangoor Education
Science, Maths & Technology

Dangoor Education

...research centre. dangooreducation.com has links to many of the projects that Dangoor Education has sponsored. David Dangoor David Dangoor studied physics at Imperial College London before working as a 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...
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How are drones keeping track of songbirds?
Nature & Environment

How are drones keeping track of songbirds?

...research. In a new study from The Auk: Ornithological Advances, researchers from Gettysburg College test this technology for monitoring songbird populations. Although the method currently has some pitfalls, it has the potential to become an important scientific tool. Surveying bird populations is crucial for environmental management, but it is inherently challenging. Some...
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