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Why are nonhuman animals victims of harm?
Society, Politics & Law

Why are nonhuman animals victims of harm?

...business as usual’ operation of social arrangements or structures, ranging from scientific research, sport and entertainment, to ‘livestock’ farming. Examples are the experimentation on live nonhuman animals in the pharmaceutical industry, which is estimated to involve around 115 million nonhuman animals annually worldwide (Cruelty Free International, 2018) and the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
The power of infographics in research dissemination
Education & Development

The power of infographics in research dissemination

...money. So purple is fighting and red is giving money away and green is profiteering. And what you can see straight away is you start to have a different relationship to the numbers. You can literally see them. But more importantly, you start to see patterns and connections between numbers that would otherwise be scattered across multiple news reports. Let me point out...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Digital innovation in social care and social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Digital innovation in social care and social work

...money-making and business as this might conflict with our traditional notions of the importance of quality and personal care that is offered for free at the point of use. This is an interesting tension in incorporating technology and digital services in health and social care. Hopefully, this activity will encourage you to see how you can identify bias and think...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Applying social work law to asylum and immigration
Society, Politics & Law

Applying social work law to asylum and immigration

...money, and an infant son, Mary turned to Camden Council for help. They refused. She has been living in the spare room of a stranger's house, organised by a charity. But this week, she will have to leave and has no idea where she will go next. She's one step away from sleeping on the streets. MARY I can't see myself sleeping at the bus stop or at the bus station with my...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
The US Presedential Election 2016: The first GOP debate
Society, Politics & Law

The US Presedential Election 2016: The first GOP debate

...money, the flamboyance, and the name-recognition to win 2% or 3% – or more —- of the vote in the general election. That may not sound like a lot, but it would mean a great deal because Republicans have no margin for error. Although Republicans do well in low-turnout midterm elections, the same is not true of high-turnout presidential elections. The GOP has lost the...
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Article 5 mins
The People on the Notes: Elizabeth Fry
History & The Arts

The People on the Notes: Elizabeth Fry

...money. The system of self government allowed to exist alongside official discipline could both protect rights and entrench abuse. Crucial reforms had been enacted by 1816 – the abolition of fees, the separation of male and female prisoners, and the establishment of a supervisory visiting committee – but on the whole were probably too limited. Second, the women. Fry...
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Article 15 mins
London's 1818 public health crisis
History & The Arts

London's 1818 public health crisis

...money on the part of the Public, have constructed a fever infirmary, called "The House of Recovery," which is capable of containing about 69 patients. This establishment has arisen to its extent and consequence by slow degrees: it began in a small house in Gray's Inn Lane, which was capable of containing only a very limited number of patients, and its augmented size is a...
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Article 10 mins
Green Brexit?
Society, Politics & Law

Green Brexit?

...money, such as the environmental damage caused by many aspects of the Common Agricultural Policy, or the millions that were poured into road building, with no proper consideration of the wider environmental consequences. The leverage of corporate lobbyists and vested interests is massive, despite the efforts of many elected Greens in the European Parliament to steer...
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Article 10 mins