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Why has English taken over academia?
Languages

Why has English taken over academia?

...history, especially in the sciences. In 1880, only 36% of publications were in English. It had risen to 50% in 1940-50, 75% in 1980 and 91% in 1996, with the numbers for social sciences and humanities slightly lower. Today, the proportion of academic articles in the Nordic countries which are published in English is between 70% and 95%, and for doctoral dissertations...
Building belonging and mattering to achieve equity for Black STEM students
Education & Development

Building belonging and mattering to achieve equity for Black STEM students

...History, the Black STEM Hub is a growing bank of resources, and through dedicated WhatsApp and LinkedIn groups the Hub is becoming a centre for visibility, community, dialogue and empowerment. Why do belonging and mattering have so much importance? Belonging means feeling part of a community; mattering means knowing that your presence and contributions are valued....
Does prison work?
Society, Politics & Law

Does prison work?

...family life, their economic life has considerable long term consequences. Does prison work? Does prison work? part 2 (6 minutes 4 MB) RICHARD SPARKS But Mr Howard has professed a readiness to see the system expand further. MICHAEL HOWARD We shall no longer judge the success of our system of justice by a fall in our prison population. ROD MORGAN At the time that the Woolf...
Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Digital innovation in social care and social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Digital innovation in social care and social work

...history across all of the health and social care sector in Northern Ireland. The eHealth strategy also explains that technology will be able to help provide information which can be analysed to improve productivity and avoid waste of resources and effort. These two examples show how each government can direct its focus on how it wants to use technology to change social...
What is Europe?
Society, Politics & Law

What is Europe?

...history, and certainly less than it was for the war-torn first half of the twentieth century or most of the ideologically divided decades of the second half. It is incomparably richer than at any other stage of its development, and seems to enjoy unparalleled prospects for concerted growth and harmonious economic development. Nevertheless, the nature of this new Europe...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
When the public speaks: How refugees welcome shows the public as dangerous giants
Society, Politics & Law

When the public speaks: How refugees welcome shows the public as dangerous giants

...family’s terrifying experience at sea that ultimately led to the deaths of Aylan, his brother Galip, and their mother Rehan. It may also be because of his clothing: red shirt, blue shorts, and Velcro sneakers. He could be anyone’s son, brother, nephew. Aylan’s image has galvanized attention from around the world, especially the west. The public’s concern and...
Rugby tackles homophobia
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rugby tackles homophobia

...family, rugby coaches and teammates which will hopefully mean that more sportspeople will feel more comfortable about coming out to their teammates. For Gareth Thomas to ‘come out’ not only challenges heteronormative assumptions about sexuality in sport and promotes diverse sexualities, it enables athletes to feel open and proud of themselves for who they are. It...
El Niño and war drive aid agencies to the brink
Nature & Environment

El Niño and war drive aid agencies to the brink

...family in containers.] The global humanitarian system, designed to save those at risk of dying because of human or natural disasters, faces unprecedented demands in 2016 from levels of strain it has never before had to face, a leading development agency says. With more than 10 million people in a single African country expected to need international help next year, Oxfam...