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The sharing economy
Society, Politics & Law

The sharing economy

...Sustainable Economies Law Center in California takes a more critical view of the digital platform-based sharing economy. To find out what Orsi identifies as the two key design flaws of this model of economy, watch the next cartoon up to 5:20 (we’ll watch and analyse the rest later): The Next Sharing Economy: Now Featuring More Sharing! Transcript Criticism of the...
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Customer Service: Expert's Corner with Professor Sally Dibb
Money & Business

Customer Service: Expert's Corner with Professor Sally Dibb

...sustainable consumer behaviour? [Care label for beige t-shirt: 100% recycled post-consumer waste polyester, made in India, Wash at 30 degrees and iron at medium heat. Part of the conscious range.] We have witnessed invasions of Topshop stores in London and the blockading of Vodafone and Starbucks branches as so-called ‘tax-shaming’ sought to campaign against the...
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Introducing global development issues
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing global development issues

...sustainability. You’ll be introduced to a conceptual framework called PASH (power, agency, scale and history) that will help you to make sense of these issues and consider how we might better respond to them. You will identify how the four key challenges of conflict, governance, justice, and transformation cut-across all areas of global development. These touch upon all...
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Diversifying classical music programming: performing more women composers
History & The Arts

Diversifying classical music programming: performing more women composers

...programming. Transcript This video explores building programmes of women’s music, ensuring long-term financial sustainability for the performance of women’s music, and building new audiences for women composers’ works. Transcript This video explores diversifying programming and thinking about accessibility within the classical music industry more broadly. Transcript...
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Introducing Health Sciences: Trauma, Repair and Recovery
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing Health Sciences: Trauma, Repair and Recovery

...and outlines the help her occupational therapist has offered. Motorcycle Accident Robert remembers life before his accident, explains the extensive injuries he sustained, and reflects on how his life has changed irreversibly Surviving the Edgware Road Bomb Jaqueline remembers the traumatic events of July 2005 and reveals how therapy has helped her deal with her trauma....
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Studying Engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Studying Engineering

...sustainability, electronics, or mathematical methods. Alternatively, you may wish to investigate our BSc (Hons) Natural Sciences degree, which allows you to choose a general science study route or to follow a more specialised route in biology, chemistry, physics, Earth sciences, environmental science, or planetary science. If you already have an undergraduate degree and...
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UK clothing manufacturing booms, but workers' rights lag behind
Money & Business

UK clothing manufacturing booms, but workers' rights lag behind

...Sustainable Work and Employment Futures at the University of Leicester. Workers paying the price The report, which investigated the working conditions and business models of clothing manufacturers in Leicester and the East Midlands, found that the majority of the workforce earns around £3 per hour (compared to a National Minimum Wage rate of £6.50). Workers receive...
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The Peace Dividend: why Good Friday Agreement matters to us and Earth
Society, Politics & Law

The Peace Dividend: why Good Friday Agreement matters to us and Earth

...sustainably, want). The earth can only sustainably reproduce about 7 tonnes of material per person per year – the Northern Ireland economy consumes more than twice that (16.6 tonnes per person). Over 90% of this material is freshly extracted from the earth and will not be reused. Energy consumption continues to rise, and the rapid pace of renewable energy transition in...
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