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The planet as the stakeholder
Money & Business

The planet as the stakeholder

...social concern for businesses, but how does this translate to the strategies of large corporations?...In this article, I discuss different perspectives, which could help us to incorporate sustainability more fully into business practice. [Fashionable modern businessman with smartphone on landfill, consumerism versus pollution concept. ] Stakeholder analysis Edward...
How does trauma influence identity and engagement with extremism?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How does trauma influence identity and engagement with extremism?

...social problems such as drug and alcohol abuse, violent crime, involvement in gangs and self-harm, with extremism being one possible outcome. Trauma can affect how a person sees themselves, others and the world. How much it affects a person is dependent on what happened, how often it happened, how it affected them, how they made sense of it, its consequences, their...
Charles Dickens and the dinosaurs
History & The Arts

Charles Dickens and the dinosaurs

...social order that came to dominate later novels”. In the opening of Bleak House (1852-53), Dickens packed the term ‘Megalosaurus’ within a metaphor of how unpleasant weather made the streets of London more suitable for prehistoric beasts than Victorians. Similarly, in a travelogue from All the Year Round, Dickens wondered how subsequent generations might trace child...
Autism quiz text
Health, Sports & Psychology

Autism quiz text

...social difficulties are likely to continue. 12. People with autism all have below average intelligence Is the answer TRUE, FALSE or DEBATABLE? Answer... FALSE While some children and adults on the autism spectrum have mild to severe intellectual impairment, the intellectual functioning of others is within, and in some cases above, the normal range. Children on the autism...
‘Resilience isn’t enough’: why the growth of women’s football could lead to player burnout
Health, Sports & Psychology

‘Resilience isn’t enough’: why the growth of women’s football could lead to player burnout

...social media, where they are expected not only to perform, but to lead, inspire and remain endlessly positive – often while facing online abuse. Chelsea and England star Fran Kirby has spoken openly about the criticism she has received about her body, especially after injuries or illness when she wasn’t at peak fitness. ‘I get called fat all the time’, she has...
Starting your small business
Money & Business

Starting your small business

...social media profiles, for example, on LinkedIn or Facebook. The course is flexible and there’s no time limit for completion. This means you can study at your own pace and when it suits you best to do so. We recommend you try to engage with all of the sections, as this will enable you to receive a Statement of Participation that recognises the learning outcomes you have...
Reducing digital carbon footprint through responsible procurement
Nature & Environment

Reducing digital carbon footprint through responsible procurement

...social and environmental aspects that are often less obvious. One such characteristic is what is known as the digital carbon footprint. The term encapsulates the carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions attributable to the digital products and services we purchase, use, and dispose of. The intangibility of the digital services we rely on has lured us into a false sense...
Racial inequities in health: The impact of COVID-19 in Wales and beyond
Health, Sports & Psychology

Racial inequities in health: The impact of COVID-19 in Wales and beyond

...social policy and practice. About the presentations These presentations were given as part of Inequalities and Solidarities: The impact of Covid in Wales, part of the OpenTalks series of events run by The Open University in Wales. The event took place on Wednesday 4 May 2022. See also [Covid Chronicles from the Margins logo] Covid Chronicles from the Margins investigates...