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What is Double Jeopardy?
Society, Politics & Law

What is Double Jeopardy?

...change made? One of the key reasons is the development of DNA evidence. The ability to match traces at a crime scene to a specific individual has had a huge impact on criminal cases. Some people who were convicted of crimes later had their innocence established by DNA evidence. Other people had been acquitted before DNA evidence, which might prove their guilt, became...
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Jurors who believe rape myths contribute to dismal conviction rates – but judge-only trials won’t solve the problem
Society, Politics & Law

Jurors who believe rape myths contribute to dismal conviction rates – but judge-only trials won’t solve the problem

...change being proposed is a drastic one, yet it is unlikely to benefit anyone. From a complainer’s perspective, it is unlikely that the conviction rates will increase dramatically (due to rape myths influencing the judiciary). If they do, this change will be caused by pressure in the system for an increase in convictions and not due to a more rational or fair evaluation...
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Remembering Thatcherism
Society, Politics & Law

Remembering Thatcherism

...change. For example, few talk of ‘Blairism’; and if they do, they normally refer to questions of style and presentation. This ideological nature of Thatcherism helps us understand wider changes in Britain in recent decades and shifts which have taken place across politics, economics and culture. Much of the pioneering thinking on Thatcherism can be found in the work...
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Universities, empires and refugees
Society, Politics & Law

Universities, empires and refugees

...changing the lives of refugees and in changing attitudes to them...Article 26(1) of the UN Declaration of Human Rights calls for equal access to higher education based on merit, rather than income or citizenship. Organisations like University of Sanctuary and Council for At-Risk Academics (CARA) seek to promote universities as a place of refuge for displaced and...
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Let’s not talk about dying: Five reasons why people avoid planning for their end-of-life care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Let’s not talk about dying: Five reasons why people avoid planning for their end-of-life care

...change it [change depicted by a clock and autumn leaves] This was a common concern for participants of my research, especially as many people were using paper forms. People literally held off writing anything because they were worried they could never change it – and it is scary to think you are making a decision that lasts forever. Luckily, advance care plans can be...
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How to find invisible black holes
Science, Maths & Technology

How to find invisible black holes

...changes in the brightness of stars. [Figure 2: One of the two SuperWASP tele-scopes with its eight individual cameras.] Figure 2: One of the two SuperWASP tele-scopes with its eight individual cameras. SuperWASP itself was an astronomical survey which monitored the entire sky using one telescope in the Canary Islands and one in South Africa. WASP stands for Wide-Angle...
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Why do a project as part of your study?
Education & Development

Why do a project as part of your study?

...change slightly. Sometimes it is just important to have someone to report progress to. The difference from other types of study is that you are making more of the decisions, but there is still a structure to support you. After taking the course, you should feel comfortable to plan and manage projects in the future. How can you get the most out of your project? Think about...
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Strange job: being Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest reigning monarch
Society, Politics & Law

Strange job: being Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest reigning monarch

...changed out of all recognition from the Britain of 1952, when she rose to the throne. It is more multi-ethnic and multicultural; its empire has been disbanded, although the Commonwealth remains as a bastion of the Anglo-sphere; it is a member of the European Union, which means that it is no longer, exactly a sovereign state; its trade union movement has collapsed, making...
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