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Between humanity and space
Science, Maths & Technology

Between humanity and space

...community. The Navajo people of the USA revere the Moon. When some of the ashes of the astronomer Gene Shoemaker were placed on the Moon in 1998, this was seen as sacrilege by the Navajo. NASA quickly apologised and acknowledged they should have thought about the cultural implications far in advance. But they didn't. In the 65 years or so that we’ve been exploring...
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Remembering Peter and John
Society, Politics & Law

Remembering Peter and John

...communities. On one occasion Peter set up a role-playing exercise which involved a recreation of a public inquiry. He found an academic gown and a black hankie and set himself up as judge while students played the parts of representatives of employers, unions, the government and local people. A chair was placed on a table and Peter clambered up and proceeded to adopt the...
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Today’s immigration laws have teeth, and their bite is toxic for people seeking asylum
Society, Politics & Law

Today’s immigration laws have teeth, and their bite is toxic for people seeking asylum

...community in Europe, and the largest Chinese arch outside of China. But like other parts of the UK, for those seeking sanctuary in the city today, the tightening of the immigration regime has made life full of uncertainty and injustice. In early September, the women of Migrant Artists Mutual Aid (MaMa) – a Liverpool-based group of refugee rights advocates and women...
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Why sportspeople convicted of violence against women forfeit their right to be 'stars'
Society, Politics & Law

Why sportspeople convicted of violence against women forfeit their right to be 'stars'

...community service for attempting to strangle his ex-girlfriend (the mother of his child). This hasn’t prevented him from turning out for his club, Leicester City, who are in poll position to win the league title and their players to make the leap to sporting superstardom. This is a longstanding debate – and an important one. When Ched Evans wasn’t allowed to return...
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From curing to caring? Exploring the role of spiritual healing in a biomedical world
Health, Sports & Psychology

From curing to caring? Exploring the role of spiritual healing in a biomedical world

...community and feeling cared for (Bartolini et al., 2019). [Group of older people sat together drinking tea] Can we heal the NHS with more care? The NHS is in dire need of healing, but if it continues to be thought of predominantly in terms of a biomedical curative model, the potential contribution of other models of care will be overlooked. These models could supplement...
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Ageing Well Collection
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ageing Well Collection

...community group engagement, regular interaction with family and friends, and rarely feeling lonely, are all associated with slower cognitive decline. Explore the free resources below for inspiration. We all need social connection to thrive throughout our life but are you getting enough social contact? Check out the link below, ‘My Social Diary’, to take a look at your...
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When Edward met Bertha: Mental Health, Colonialism, Race and Patriarchy in Jane Eyre
History & The Arts

When Edward met Bertha: Mental Health, Colonialism, Race and Patriarchy in Jane Eyre

...communicate verbally any more, but she can express her rage at being sold, and silenced, in the colonies where suppression of the ethnic other is the norm, and brought to England against her will and imprisoned. [An illustration of St. John Rivers admitting Jane to Moor House] The colonies are places where younger sons are sent, where fortunes are made and people are...
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Black History Month 2022 talks
Education & Development

Black History Month 2022 talks

...community to increase their knowledge and explore past events in history. Transcript Misogynoir: challenges in detecting intersectional hate Joseph Kwarteng is a PhD Researcher at the Knowledge Media Institute (KMi) of The Open University and a member of the Social Data Science group. His research project is aimed at investigating Intersectionality in Hate Speech...
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