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Taxes and privacy: A tech business reading list
Science, Maths & Technology

Taxes and privacy: A tech business reading list

...Project.” He was referring to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s base erosion and profit shifting (Beps) project to stamp out tax avoidance loopholes internationally. “Under Irish law, non-resident companies are chargeable to Irish corporation tax only on the profits attributable to their Irish branches by reference to the facts and...
Ada Lovelace Day
Science, Maths & Technology

Ada Lovelace Day

...introduction into it of the principle which Jacquard devised for regulating, by means of punched cards, the most complicated patterns in the fabrication of brocaded stuffs. It is in this that the distinction between the two engines lies. Nothing of the sort exists in the Difference Engine. We may say most aptly that the Analytical Engine weaves algebraical patterns just...
Applying social work law to asylum and immigration
Society, Politics & Law

Applying social work law to asylum and immigration

...project that we run in partnership with Aberlour so we manage the project but Aberlour which is a national children’s charity, they deliver the service, so each unaccompanied asylum child that comes to Scotland will have the right to have a guardian. This is actually funded by the Scottish Government, and the role of the guardian is to work with a child, not just to...
Collective leadership
Money & Business

Collective leadership

...Introduction - Welcome to the free course, Collective leadership, which explores the traits and skills of an effective leader in an organisational setting. There are many practices that could be considered and that you may be familiar with, however this course focuses on three leadership practices that have been referred to as the ‘extraordinarization of the mundane’...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Reframing Self-Limiting Beliefs
Health, Sports & Psychology

Reframing Self-Limiting Beliefs

...project, starting your own business or mentoring others? What self-talk do you have when you don’t get something at work that you have applied/worked hard for? If there is nothing that comes to mind in the workplace, is there anything you would like to do in your personal life, but something is holding you back? For example, learning to play an instrument, learning a...
Women in sport: stories from grassroots cricket
Health, Sports & Psychology

Women in sport: stories from grassroots cricket

...project with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), I interviewed a volunteer for a local women’s team who noted that finding venues for just 6 home fixtures was incredibly challenging. An informal hierarchy seemed to be in place when it came to booking fixtures – established men’s teams first, newer men’s teams next, then boy’s fixtures and only then would...
Who are Europeans?
Society, Politics & Law

Who are Europeans?

...Introduction - The problem of who, or what, are ‘Europeans’ is at the centre of many of the most acute political and social issues confronting contemporary Europe. Can a genuine European identity be constructed within Europe, and if so on what basis? This question is of even greater importance as the European Union expands and becomes ever more multicultural in...
Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
The impact of online media reporting of family crimes on children
Health, Sports & Psychology

The impact of online media reporting of family crimes on children

...project will also involve a young person steering group, ensuring that the views of young participants are integral to the project’s progress. Through this research YSS and the CRC will examine the lasting impact on the well-being of children and young people who are exposed to traumatic media coverage, helping them heal and thrive in the face of adversity. You can:...