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Do enforced language tests help migrants integrate more smoothly?
Languages

Do enforced language tests help migrants integrate more smoothly?

...change outlined in a document called ‘Strengthening the Test for Australian Citizenship’ proposes tough new barriers to achieving Australian citizenship, including an English level of IELTS Band 6. Mr Dutton claims that “The Australian public wants to see an increase in the English language requirement, they want to see people meet Australian laws and Australian...
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Selling Empire: The Empire Marketing Board
History & The Arts

Selling Empire: The Empire Marketing Board

...changed hands, but was still maintained there. Influential EMB personnel such as Sir Stephen Tallents also took their ideals and experience to new bodies, such as the General Post Office. Why did a power that spanned a quarter of the globe need to persuade people to ‘Buy Empire’? Despite other countries increasing tariffs on British exports, Britain had failed to...
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Evolutions in Education: The OU Education Conference
Education & Development

Evolutions in Education: The OU Education Conference

...changing landscape for education and the importance of life-long learning for students. She too highlighted the role of The Open University in reaching students who cannot for various reasons access other forms of Higher Education. Ben Lewis, the Director of The Open University in Wales also spoke of life-long learning within the evolving educational landscape in Wales....
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Trump - an appeal for enlightenment
Society, Politics & Law

Trump - an appeal for enlightenment

...changes lead to feelings of insecurity and fear about the future. Meanwhile, the rich are seen to become richer with the poorest struggling to make ends meet. Successive US governments have failed to address this. Instead of investing in industry, education, health care and addressing the issues in deprived communities, campaigning within US elections is often determined...
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Is your social media use impacting your future?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is your social media use impacting your future?

...changing with new sites and apps being added to the offering. In 2019, the most popular social networks worldwide were Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and WeChat (Statista, 2019). You might have heard of the following types of platform: Wikis such as Wikipedia. Blogs such as WordPress and Tumblr. Microblogs such as Twitter. Video and media platforms such...
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How Bitcoin works
Digital & Computing

How Bitcoin works

...changed, even by the smallest amount, the two hashes will be different and it would be obvious the block had been tampered with. Changing the contents of a block far back in the block chain not only creates a conflict with that block’s hash, but all blocks that follow on from it. And it’s not just my computer checking the hashes, millions of Bitcoin users are...
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How a new First Minister of Wales is appointed
Society, Politics & Law

How a new First Minister of Wales is appointed

...changed its First Minister – the head of the Welsh Government – immediately after an election. Instead, first ministers have always changed mid-term, or in other words, between elections. @@PLUGINFILE@@/image-slider-1685.h5p?time=1782309320437 Usually, a change of first minister happens when the previous incumbent has indicated their intention to resign. Following...
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Supporting new mothers’ mental health during the perinatal period
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting new mothers’ mental health during the perinatal period

...change. Becoming a parent is a profound transition (Refaeli et al., 2024). There is no manual or instruction book, and no single ‘right’ way to feel. Parents are often adapting to sleeplessness, increased responsibility, identity change, financial pressures and constant uncertainty, all while caring for a completely dependent infant. For some, this adjustment can be...
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