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Protest Banners: Hillsborough
Society, Politics & Law

Protest Banners: Hillsborough

...communication, often carried by a large number of people at once – as the image indicates – and seen for many years during the campaign for Justice for the 96. The second banner was paraded outside the Coroners court in Warrington on the day that new inquest verdicts of unlawful killing of the Hillsborough victims were announced in April 2016. It was since seen at and...
The hostile environment for immigrants is drawn from a well of taken-for-granted assumptions
Society, Politics & Law

The hostile environment for immigrants is drawn from a well of taken-for-granted assumptions

...community the press coverage has, on the whole, been more concerned with the effect on Amber Rudd’s career than the social devastation caused by a callous policy that has had little known effect on reducing the number of immigrants in the UK. It is not clear how many ‘illegal’ immigrants are in the UK, but what is clear is that this policy and its accompanying...
Review: The Digital Academic - Critical Perspectives on Digital Technologies in Higher Education
Education & Development

Review: The Digital Academic - Critical Perspectives on Digital Technologies in Higher Education

...communication can occur. Blogs, tweets, automatically generated citation measures, learning analytics, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), flipped classrooms, open access research – all of these impact on academic work and academic workers. In trying to make sense of this new world, discourse around digital technology in the academe can often result in polarising...
Signposts for Work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Signposts for Work

...communication. [skills diagram] Therefore, having a broad knowledge and experience base, plus a range of skills that can be used in a wide variety of settings, offers more opportunities in the world of work. How could you assess and improve your current skills? Most people already have some of these skills and attributes, often known as ‘transferrable’ and ‘soft’...
How can Adult Carers get the best support during Covid-19 pandemic and beyond?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can Adult Carers get the best support during Covid-19 pandemic and beyond?

...community could pick up if there’s someone in the household in a caring role. Practical recommendations that will help ensure the effectiveness of support services. These include various forms of social and community support for carers which can be adapted for a changed world. For example, although the evidence strongly supports the value of peer support, it has been...
The Partition of British India: Timeline
History & The Arts

The Partition of British India: Timeline

...communal riots. Muslim leaders begin to move away from Congress as it comes under mounting pressure from Hindu-interest organisations not to make concessions to Muslim political demands. As the prospect for further constitutional reforms emerges, Congress adopts a report calling for an end to separate electorates and for limiting Muslim representation in any future...
What Human Rights Day means to me
Society, Politics & Law

What Human Rights Day means to me

...community for people to pay their last respect to their dead before the burial ceremonies. I am recounting the story to highlight my passion for human rights and equality. I would later discover what led to my discovery in the river and will not delve into this. The incident helped me to realise that human rights were not abstract aspirations, but real. This experience...
Impossible Peace 2: The bunker in the peace
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: The bunker in the peace

...community, that vote for policing is described as the “landmark event” - the “pivotal moment” in the new approach of the Provisional Movement; a confirmation that the war was over. There were, and still are, complicated, divisive issues to be resolved: The presence and role of MI5 in ‘national security’, housed in a headquarters at Palace Barracks in Holywood....