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Living the Legacy
Science, Maths & Technology

Living the Legacy

...public with Darwin and Darwinism. Highlights include an interactive exhibition that has gone on to tour the world. Darwin Now Awards Janice Ansine is a recipient of a Darwin Now Award. She is currently working on a variety of projects in Jamaica, looking at contemporary responses to Darwin and Into the historic role of Jamaica in providing material for his research....
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Art and architecture
History & The Arts

Art and architecture

...Public or private Sinan's Sokullu Mehment Pasha mosque where all men would be equal before Allah. Very different innovators The front and back of Palladio's church of the Redentore in Venice could be entirely different buildings. Bringing light into the mosque The interior of Sinan's Sokollu Mehment Pasha mosque is filled with light thanks to its simple structure....
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From insecurity to insecurity: Black and Ethnic Minority Europeans in the UK
Society, Politics & Law

From insecurity to insecurity: Black and Ethnic Minority Europeans in the UK

...public finances?...[migration is not a crime paddington] The recent vote in the House of Commons not to guarantee the rights of EU citizens resident in the UK refreshed concerns among many European citizens who had, perhaps not felt compelled to worry much about their position in UK society before last year’s BREXIT referendum. Yet in the aftermath of the Brexit vote,...
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What Brexit and Trump mean for Global Justice and International Development
Society, Politics & Law

What Brexit and Trump mean for Global Justice and International Development

...public for her credibility in key battleground states such as Florida and Pennsylvania. However, she easily convinced the finance and banking elites of Wall Street who generously provided most of campaigning donations. In the UK, the so-called ‘Remain’ campaign failed to convince 51.9% of the voting public to support European ideas such as economic and political...
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Winchcombe Meteorite: Insights from the First Scientist on the Scene
Science, Maths & Technology

Winchcombe Meteorite: Insights from the First Scientist on the Scene

...public to look out for possible fragments from the fireball. [Fireball trajectory of the Winchcombe meteorite] Fireball trajectory of the fireball. Dr Richard Greenwood, a postdoctoral research fellow at The Open University, who has worked on meteorite samples for his entire career was, like many other space scientists, eager to hear from the public. Richard was the first...
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A quiet man, hounded: One person's experience of the UK's anti-homosexuality laws
History & The Arts

A quiet man, hounded: One person's experience of the UK's anti-homosexuality laws

...public life and the arts. Most of the time, gay men were ignored by the police, but at times “cottaging” – anonymous sex between two men – could be severely punished. In an interview with the LGBT Oral History Project, Boylan recalled that Thomas and another man were arrested for allegedly looking at each other in a local public lavatory. Thomas was ill-advised by...
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So, what is this EU referendum everybody is talking about?
Society, Politics & Law

So, what is this EU referendum everybody is talking about?

...public to have a vote. It is like an election really, but without any candidates or complicated party lists. For a referendum a simple question is posed, which can only be answered with Yes or NO. We do not know the question for the suggested EU referendum yet, but it is quite likely to be something along the lines of: Are you in favour of the United Kingdom’s...
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Diversity, migrant entrepreneurship and socio-economic inclusion
Money & Business

Diversity, migrant entrepreneurship and socio-economic inclusion

...public sector provisions and moving towards greater neo-liberal individualism, entrepreneurship is represented as an economic activity open to all, which enhances economic as well as personal growth. Several factors affect employment choices of migrant workers but, for many of them, self-employment is often seen as a means to escape unemployment. In fact, the GEM UK data...
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