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Rich pictures
Science, Maths & Technology

Rich pictures

...social roles of those within the situation, and at the kinds of behaviour expected from people in those roles. If you see any conflicts, indicate them. Finally, include yourself (or the group if you are drawing it as a communal activity) in the picture. Make sure that your roles and relationships in the situation are clear. Remember that you are not an objective observer,...
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Northern Ireland’s dance to the music of time of Brexit
Society, Politics & Law

Northern Ireland’s dance to the music of time of Brexit

...social policy. In the current space between the brouhaha and farrago that is Brexit, in which interregnum has substituted for government, Northern Ireland (NI) is the keystone in any eventual settlement. What is to be done? This is the Leninist revolutionary slogan that seems apposite in addressing the complex Irish border question that is central to any satisfactory...
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Desert Island Discs at 75: An OpenLearn listening list
History & The Arts

Desert Island Discs at 75: An OpenLearn listening list

...social injustice and class. In 1929, he wrote a novel about the contradictions of Nazi Germany - a place both more free than the England of the time, but also not so; the book, The Temple, would not be published until 1988. Not much of his Desert Island Discs has survived, but a few minutes are still available in the archive. In it, he shares an experience many writers...
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What is the 2015 Autumn Statement all about?
Society, Politics & Law

What is the 2015 Autumn Statement all about?

...social group most likely to force chancellors into early retirement. The state pension, which takes up 42% of the benefits bill, remains carefully protected, while the Treasury looks for savings from working households whose tax credits absorb less than 14%. The government has been painfully aware for some time that the ability of richer households (working and retired)...
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Honour thy vulnerable witnesses
Health, Sports & Psychology

Honour thy vulnerable witnesses

...social interaction, sensory difficulties and repetitive patterns of behaviours, activities or interests. Furthermore, people with ASD process faces differently than a neurotypical individual meaning that they tend to focus less on and give fewer details about a face or a person. Additionally, they have difficulties remembering what happened during an event, who did what...
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How large is the UK alternative finance sector?
Money & Business

How large is the UK alternative finance sector?

...social purpose. Incumbents are also playing catch up with their own digital investment, and are closing in on the disrupters’ lead. Meanwhile, platform failures within these growing networks are inevitable. So the question is, will the hard won enthusiasm for these platforms start to wane?” This article was originally published on the University of Cambridge Research...
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Death is inevitable: But do you need to plan for it?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Death is inevitable: But do you need to plan for it?

...social media and online accounts after you die, and what happens to your possessions, including pets. Commonly end of life planning has been associated with those who know they could be dying soon (either due to illness or age). For many, it has also been thought of primarily in terms of making a will, outlining who inherits your belongings. Yet, there is a growing trend...
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Will India prove fertile ground for post-Brexit trade?
Society, Politics & Law

Will India prove fertile ground for post-Brexit trade?

...social causes linked to Modi’s Hindu nationalist party and its affiliates, collectively termed the Sangh Parivar. Many members of the diaspora are influential in their communities in India. It is this group that Modi was wooing at Wembley and we can be sure that clips from the jamboree will be played in the build-up to future Indian elections. So, as the UK woos India,...
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