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Doping in rugby union: a case of papering over the cracks?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Doping in rugby union: a case of papering over the cracks?

...Scotland and British & Irish Lions fly-half Craig, who received a 2 year ban after testing positive for two anabolic steroids at a Scotland under-20 training session in 2013. So, in returning to David Ho’s comments, one factor above all else is clear: while there may or may not be a problem at the elite level of the game, alongside rigorous testing procedures, sanctions...
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Homage to Celtalonia
Society, Politics & Law

Homage to Celtalonia

...Scotland?...[Front cover of George Orwell's 'Homage to Catalonia'] George Orwell’s book Homage to Catalonia was published in 1938 containing reflections on his experiences of the Spanish Civil War between December 1936 and June 1937. He returned to England after being wounded, forever associated with a certain romanticism about this war that has tended to overlook the...
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Club, Country, Continent: Juggling fan identities at Euro 2020
Health, Sports & Psychology

Club, Country, Continent: Juggling fan identities at Euro 2020

...Scotland and Wales flags] It's England, right? ... the nation as a source of identity for UK football fans is probably stronger than ever.In a 2007 article I wrote with Tom Gibbons, we emphasised the increasing strength of association with Englishness over the previously dominant Britishness. We identified how the rising display of St. George over the Union Jack was seen...
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The Who Are We? project
Society, Politics & Law

The Who Are We? project

...Scotland, Poland, Finland, Iraq, Italy, Germany, Bosnia, Serbia, Kosovo, Slovenia, Romania, Greece, Spain, Israel, USA and South Africa were part of a programme exploring the questions: What does the notion of ‘We’ mean today in the UK, in Europe and globally? What are we remembering, what are we forgetting, and with what consequences? How does our colonial past...
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Your journey of learning and discovery with us
Education & Development

Your journey of learning and discovery with us

...Scotland hub has been designed as a resource to get you started. We have specially selected courses and articles split into the following sections: Articles: shorter activities across a range of different topics from mindfulness to resources for online safety. Shorter level 1 courses through to longer level 1 courses: level 1 courses are suitable for most learners and we...
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Brexit and the Irish border
OpenLearn Ireland

Brexit and the Irish border

...Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, will have no veto on the process of Brexit. The Westminster government is currently indicating that the UK will leave the European single market and also the customs union. As the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland would become the only land border between the UK and the European Union (EU) and all EU citizens...
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Trees: local heroes in the fight against global climate change
Nature & Environment

Trees: local heroes in the fight against global climate change

...Scotland. All trees deliver vital processes for societies adapting to and mitigating against climate change. Each tree provides a source of carbon storage, water interception, and air quality improvement. Take the UK and Ireland as an example: over 172 million kilograms (172 000 tonnes) of carbon dioxide is stored in just over a million trees surveyed by citizen...
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Opening up history: eighteenth century ideas of national independence
History & The Arts

Opening up history: eighteenth century ideas of national independence

...Scotland was both intellectually vibrant and politically unusual. After the Union of 1707, Scotland became part of a commercial empire with England. That change intensified debates about sovereignty, national identity, and the balance between autonomy and prosperity. I was drawn to the way those political realities shaped the ideas people developed in response. 3. What is...
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