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International health service: How the NHS has always relied on overseas labour
Society, Politics & Law

International health service: How the NHS has always relied on overseas labour

...care. [Nurse NHS] Although some areas such as emergency medicine, paediatrics and psychiatry have almost always been on the list of shortage specialties and are allowed to recruit internationally, shortages are now more widespread. Moreover, the cap on Tier 2 visas (previously the Work Permit category) from outside the EEA to a maximum of around 20,000 per year across all...
Mark Twain on whether Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare
History & The Arts

Mark Twain on whether Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare

...careful reading and studying. But when I got him to read again the passage from Shakespeare with the interlardings, he perceived, himself, that books couldn't teach a student a bewildering multitude of pilot-phrases so thoroughly and perfectly that he could talk them off in book and play or conversation and make no mistake that a pilot would not immediately discover. It...
Clinton / Trump: Two views of the first debate
Society, Politics & Law

Clinton / Trump: Two views of the first debate

...cares and is actually fighting for them. Training in conveying emotions through body language and tone of voice could help Clinton in the next debate and public speaking in general. By contrast, Trump looked like he truly cared about the economy. Right out of the gate, he spoke to the emotions of voters by expressing concerns about jobs leaving the U.S. Despite the lack...
Hybrid working: skills for digital transformation
Digital & Computing

Hybrid working: skills for digital transformation

...adult social care, where we completely transformed one of the processes. So we used SMS text message to increase the amount of communication, reduce wait times for patients and carers. And the results were absolutely fantastic. However, there are still 12% of households in Wales that don't have access to proper broadband or proper mobile phone signals. And those...
Ethics in science?
Science, Maths & Technology

Ethics in science?

...careful guidelines. Scientists running trials have legal obligations that are set out in the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004. One of these is anyone taking part in a trial must have a full understanding of the objectives of the research and any risks and potential inconveniences they may experience when taking part. Activity 1 Researching...
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Remaking the relations of work and welfare
Society, Politics & Law

Remaking the relations of work and welfare

...caring for their children. [Figure 2] Figure 2: Tamarla Owens The US ‘workfare’ programmes (as they are often known) of the 1990s have been celebrated as successes and taken-up as profitable private enterprises by firms as prestigious as Lockheed Martin, the giant armaments manufacturer, which runs many of them. The Temporary Aid for Needy Families Programme was...
Fake news during COVID-19
Science, Maths & Technology

Fake news during COVID-19

...care homes, which are suspected to be substantial. Does it erode public trust in official data and integrity, thereby giving an opportunity to false reporting and fake news? Elisabeth: These are unprecedented and chaotic times, so it is not surprising that the numbers of death have been absolutely overwhelming in some places and have not always been recorded correctly....
Who are we? A project about art, migration, politics and identity
History & The Arts

Who are we? A project about art, migration, politics and identity

...care, shelter for refugees and homeless groups. Such projects support and sustain local communities forced to live under restrictive austerity, high unemployment and lack of public services. Locals on Lesvos continue to provide inspiration and opportunity to give meaning and substance to the spirit of solidarity but they operate independently of the state or municipality...