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Reacting to Hillary Clinton's nomination
Society, Politics & Law

Reacting to Hillary Clinton's nomination

...health, demography, regime type and (yes) the power of the state. The days when one could claim that the situation of women is a “small bore” issue in foreign policy should now be emphatically over. When Clinton was secretary of state, the global empowerment of women was enshrined as a key foreign policy objective. While there were failures as well as successes in...
6 ways to make your voice heard in Wales
Society, Politics & Law

6 ways to make your voice heard in Wales

...health problem, an issue with local bin collections, or poor local transport. Or it could be something you want to tell them about – something you believe in that you want them to raise in the Senedd. A campaign for or against something, an issue close to your heart, or a cause you care about. Find out who your local Members of the Senedd are and how to get in touch...
Cost-of-living crisis, or just back-to-life blip?
Money & Business

Cost-of-living crisis, or just back-to-life blip?

...Health Foundation survey, with 57% of 22-24-year-olds reporting their finances under strain. To narrow the gap between young and old fortunes, the government plans to suspend state pensioners’ ‘triple lock’ arrangement, which would otherwise raise pensions in line with inflation even if work incomes are sinking. But after successive stock-market and property booms...
A year in review 2022
Education & Development

A year in review 2022

...health in relation to sport and fitness animations, and a free course about George Orwell’s 1984. [Blue banner says the world mourns for Queen Elizabeth II] Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II passed away at Balmoral after reigning for 70 years, Liz Truss wins the months-long Conservative leadership race to become Prime Minister, with her new cabinet being the most...
Timeline: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II: 1926-2022
Society, Politics & Law

Timeline: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II: 1926-2022

...health and have recommended she remain under medical supervision. The Queen remains comfortable and at Balmoral." Her four children, along with her daughters-in-law and Prince William and Prince Harry, travelled to be with her. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's death was announced that evening. She was 96 years old and had celebrated her Platinum Jubilee only a few months...
The Open University's Carbon Calculator
Nature & Environment

The Open University's Carbon Calculator

...health and education. Different calculators therefore give different results depending on their assumptions, data sources and what they include. This calculator attempts to be comprehensive by including the effects of income, goods and services consumption and infrastructure emissions as well as the usual energy, food and transport footprints. For this article we are...
What are your chances during a zombie apocalypse?
Digital & Computing

What are your chances during a zombie apocalypse?

...health and disease conditions in defined populations) to model a zombie outbreak. Their result is that we're all doomed in the event on a zombie outbreak, as dead people (including dead zombies) won't stay dead and will rise to eat more brains. Our only hope is to rapidly and overwhelmingly eradicate any zombie outbreak as soon as it occurs, which would probably involve...
Disseminating across the margins: bridging communities and academia through a Black feminist lens
Education & Development

Disseminating across the margins: bridging communities and academia through a Black feminist lens

...health and social care services provides me with a unique perspective that is deeply personal and rich with insight. Yet, as a member of the academic community, I am also part of a system that has historically marginalised voices like mine. My current research project, titled ‘Mothering at the Margins’, has been designed with another researcher who is also a Black...