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Tennis Grand Slams – what are they and why are there only four of them?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Tennis Grand Slams – what are they and why are there only four of them?

...based on endurance through producing long rallies and playing passing shots to win, is the most successful player at the French Open with 14 titles. Wimbledon is held in June/July and is the most traditional of events, insisting on white clothing for all players, having the Royal Box as a key feature and serving strawberries with cream. The US Open is the final event held...
The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Art and the Business of Taste
Money & Business

The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Art and the Business of Taste

...based values of branding in order to succeed in an increasingly competitive artistic market. Kim Lehman and Ian Fills explore this issue in their article “Survive in the Art World: Sell the Brand, Market the Product” A perhaps just as interesting theme is how art can positively borrow from the finance world. While it is commonly accepted that art must be marketed, its...
Climate change: the kale smoothie of TV
Society, Politics & Law

Climate change: the kale smoothie of TV

...in design and technology. If I to report back again in five years time I hope that I will find that this tough but vital topic has also inspired some of the best innovations in television. This piece is based upon a report written by Joe on Climate Change and Television, published by the International Broadcasting Trust and funded by the JJ Charitable Foundation....
The Ageing Well Public Talks
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Ageing Well Public Talks

...based on The Five Pillars for Ageing Well, and tailored to inform and engage diverse communities. This is of particular significance in multicultural societies and for maintaining equality in the provision of opportunities to age well. AWPTS, as a novel educational intervention, is co-produced with and for the public and has become, over the years, a highly adaptable tool...
How does trauma influence identity and engagement with extremism?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How does trauma influence identity and engagement with extremism?

...In my research, I am exploring how traumatic experiences, including identity-based trauma such as marginalisation, victimisation and discrimination can influence a person’s sense of identity and their subsequent engagement with extremism. I am hopeful a better understanding will help us better target support for those vulnerable to engagement in extremism and terrorism....
Economic incentives for countries to decarbonise
Money & Business

Economic incentives for countries to decarbonise

...based’ approaches do not assume optimisation or equilibrium, but instead model the evolution of the global economy through time, and they are beginning to address these weaknesses. They show that investment in new technologies does not always come at a price – the benefits may outweigh the costs. Think of Roosevelt’s ‘New Deal’, when government spending was used...
What can you do with leftover coffee grounds?
Science, Maths & Technology

What can you do with leftover coffee grounds?

...based company Bio-bean is trying to turn waste from local instant coffee producers (nearly 200,000 tonnes in London and south-east England alone) into biomass pellets for power generation, as well as residential heating using trendy biomass burners. These beans burn more cleanly and contain 50% more energy than traditional wood pellets. However unlike Nestlé, Bio-bean...
Seven myths of being a female engineer
Science, Maths & Technology

Seven myths of being a female engineer

...based work, or sitting in a lab working with components.” Being an engineer is not necessarily about brawn. [Electronic engineer] Only 11% of professional engineers are female (Engineering UK 2015) 2. To be an engineer, you have to get your hands dirty (literally) “Engineering is not just engines,” says Elizabeth McCaig, Senior Specialist, Structures Rule...