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Money & Business

MSE’s Academy of Money

...feedback and suggestions for future improvement, in our optional end-of-course survey. Participation will be completely confidential and we will not pass on your details to others. This course is accredited by the CPD Standards Office. It can be used to provide evidence of continuing professional development and on successful completion of the course you will be awarded...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Five missing kings and queens – and where we might find them
History & The Arts

Five missing kings and queens – and where we might find them

...de Montfort, whose testicles were draped over his decapitated head). Llwelyn’s head was stuck on a pike at the Tower of London, where it remained for more than a decade to impress onlookers. [Photograph of Cwmhir Abbey in Wales. There is a landscaped lawn of green going from the bottom of the image to the centre and a rocky wall across the middle separating the...
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Article 10 mins
The difference between the Mexican Wall and the Muslim Ban
Society, Politics & Law

The difference between the Mexican Wall and the Muslim Ban

...As David Goodhart writes, when the racism label is applied indiscriminately, this de-sensitizes people to this charge. This permits real racism to be smuggled past conservatives who may once have resisted it. It also creates resentment and polarization. Those who feel a wall is justified but are uneasy about Trump’s remarks about Mexicans are pushed into the hardline corner because there is no trusted centre to present a......
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Article 5 mins
Pushing through the speed barrier: trailblazing women in motorsport
Health, Sports & Psychology

Pushing through the speed barrier: trailblazing women in motorsport

...de Motocyclisme (FIM) banned women from competing, declaring it an unsuitable activity for women. One reporter summed up the misogynistic sentiment of the time: ‘Women, the weaker sex, are muscling in on man’s domain, practically no sport is sacred’. See also: Isle of Man TT: Meet the thrill seeking women who dare and A concise history of the Isle of Man TT: stories...
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Article 10 mins
Managing motherhood and sports participation
Health, Sports & Psychology

Managing motherhood and sports participation

...De) Constructing Paula Radcliffe: Exploring media representations of elite running, pregnancy and motherhood through cultural sport psychology’, Psychology of sport and exercise, 13(6), pp. 820-829. McGannon, K. R. and Schinke, R. J. (2013) ‘“My first choice is to work out at work; then i don’t feel bad about my kids”: A discursive psychological analysis of...
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Article 10 mins
Should the EU give up on 'ever closer' union?
Society, Politics & Law

Should the EU give up on 'ever closer' union?

...class Europe, while the risk of EU disintegration after Brexit has increased and Eurosceptic movements are on the rise all over the EU. If unity on the European project is lacking and differentiated integration is showing its shortcomings, it is high time for the EU to overcome the current void in strategic vision. This is unlikely to happen in the short term, due to the...
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Article 10 mins
Budget 2017: Instant reactions
Money & Business

Budget 2017: Instant reactions

...Class 4 national insurance contributions will be increased in stages over two years, taking the standard rate to 11% from its current level of 9% (compared with the 12% paid by employees). The original rationale for the lower rate for the self-employed was mainly that they were not entitled to the old additional state pension. With the introduction of the flat-rate state...
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Article 5 mins
Birth of a drug
Science, Maths & Technology

Birth of a drug

...de novo, possibly from a compound in the literature. Increasingly, computer-based molecular graphics systems are being used in this process to provide suitable leads, by consideration of the shape and electronic properties of the receptor or enzyme involved, and so designing compounds from first principles. The development of doxazosin, as described in the video, can be...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs