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Mugabexit: an opportunity for Zimbabwe to build resilient systems from resilient people
Society, Politics & Law

Mugabexit: an opportunity for Zimbabwe to build resilient systems from resilient people

...education system also play a part in sustaining the country. A recent World Bank (2017) report shows that the proportion of the shadow economy is very high in Zimbabwe which might have resulted in less commitment which is “measured as protection of property rights, contract enforcement, and lack of arbitrary expropriation without proper compensation”. It is also...
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How much money does the UK really contribute to the European Union?
Science, Maths & Technology

How much money does the UK really contribute to the European Union?

...education, defence and so on, and also includes spending on social security benefits. Central government spending and local government spending are both included. The amount covers the whole of the UK HM Treasury also publishes figures on the payments between the EU and the UK government and estimated the net contribution in 2016 to be £8.6 billion. Its figures differ to...
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No good advice: Five problems with sex manuals
Health, Sports & Psychology

No good advice: Five problems with sex manuals

...educate, inform, and advise about sex. So – in true sex advice “top tips” form – here are the top five problematic messages that we’ve found are perpetuated by the majority of sex advice. 1. There’s a set script for ‘proper’ sex As sex therapist Clare Staunton puts it, the “kiss, kiss, boob, boob, penis in vagina” approach to sex is found everywhere....
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Is the 2020 New Deal a Green New Deal?
Nature & Environment

Is the 2020 New Deal a Green New Deal?

...education spending plans. Realistically the public expenditure focus would need to go much further to match what many would expect a Green New Deal to look like. This would have a low-carbon economy as central to all the proposals and not just some. So, whilst there are some elements of greening within Boris Johnson’s New Deal announcement, the focus was clearly on...
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Do animals have sex for fun?
Nature & Environment

Do animals have sex for fun?

...educated guesses about whether sex is pleasurable for other species. Sex would be a very strange thing to seek if it didn’t bring some form of pleasure. It increases risk of disease, it wastes energy, it can seriously increase the likelihood of something bigger coming along and eating you (seriously, check out leopard-slug reproduction). There’s no reason why an...
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Why are the bullied reluctant to seek help?
Education & Development

Why are the bullied reluctant to seek help?

...education is needed to inform teachers of the different intervention methods now available and how each can be effectively applied. Recognising that bullying is a problem of dysfunctional relationships is the starting point. The solution, often overlooked, lies in helping students themselves to think about the difficulties they may encounter in relating to each other and...
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Exploring Ireland’s historic army barracks network
OpenLearn Ireland

Exploring Ireland’s historic army barracks network

...understanding the historic and ongoing impact of these important heritage sites, as well as fully realising their future potential. -- The ‘Our shared built military heritage: the online mapping, inventorying and recording of the army barracks of Ireland, 1690–1921’ project was funded by the Higher Education Authority’s North South Research Programme 2022–2024....
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Abortion stigma and the workplace
Health, Sports & Psychology

Abortion stigma and the workplace

...education for employees, line managers and HR professionals alike is needed around all forms of pregnancy endings so that these experiences are no longer silenced. Where such information is readily available, this signals an inclusive organisational culture and helps to destigmatise abortion/termination. Any policy or support mechanism in this area should include...
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