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From Pakistan to Britain: Identity and Belonging
Society, Politics & Law

From Pakistan to Britain: Identity and Belonging

...social care sector, I witnessed institutional barriers and limitations which pose challenges to migrants. In some cases, restricted access to services due to their immigration status can make them feel like outsiders. That’s why institutions have to be creative to promote diversity and bridge the gaps. After 20 years, I can say it has been a remarkable journey. I chose...
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Money & Business

Developing career resilience

...social factors, from fulfilment, to happiness and resilience, or mental toughness. Resilience is less about a point in time and is dynamic, taking into account the past and the future – a person can build resilience before they hit crisis and be more likely to cope with problems that may be around the corner. Even if you think of yourself as a resilient person, this...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Achieving public dialogue
Science, Maths & Technology

Achieving public dialogue

...social impact...Achieving public dialogue: 1 How did the notion of public dialogue arise? - There is a good case to be made that the emphasis on ‘dialogue’ in relation to science and the public in the UK coincided with the publication in 2000 of the House of Lords report on Science and Society. But the impact of that report has to be seen in the context of what was...
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Level 3: Advanced 16 hrs
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Money & Business

Entrepreneurship – from ideas to reality

...Social businesses – there are common organisational types used by social businesses: Social enterprise – a business with primarily social objectives. Profit is mostly reinvested in the business or in the community, rather than maximising profit for shareholders and owners. Community enterprise – generally taken to be a social enterprise owned and run by a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Medicine transformed: on access to healthcare
History & The Arts

Medicine transformed: on access to healthcare

...social groups and classes demonstrate an awareness of the inequalities of services – in terms of both quality of care and access to different services – open to different social groups and classes assess the significance of the roles of central and local governments, the private sector and voluntary associations in providing medical services understand the concept of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Who is in the wrong in the Ashley Madison hack?
History & The Arts

Who is in the wrong in the Ashley Madison hack?

...have been duped not only by what they have been sold but also by their own naivety. I also wonder how many of ALM’s members have told their children to be careful about what websites they sign up to or reveal on social media, as nothing is private on the web.[The Conversation] This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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How Volkswagen got caught cheating emissions tests by a clean air NGO
Science, Maths & Technology

How Volkswagen got caught cheating emissions tests by a clean air NGO

...social and environmental responsibility has taken a severe knock. Diesel cars represent a large proportion of new car sales in Europe and also of vehicles in use. Many of these will be Volkswagen Group vehicles bought by people who probably thought that they were helping reduce carbon emissions. While they certainly did so – the TDI-engines in question are among the...
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Why is the UK government proposing to bring 1950s values to online pornography?
Society, Politics & Law

Why is the UK government proposing to bring 1950s values to online pornography?

...has been poorly thought out and intrudes too far on the rights of adults to consume images of perfectly legal sexual acts. Couching it in the rhetoric of child protection may give it social credence but this is yet another step too far in monitoring our online life.[The Conversation] This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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