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COP26 Glasgow and questions of environmental and social justice
Society, Politics & Law

COP26 Glasgow and questions of environmental and social justice

...changing entanglements of Glasgow’s social and economic needs with matters of environmental health and wellbeing are evident throughout Glasgow’s history, even if rarely acknowledged or understood much of the time. As Glaswegians, this is an important time to reflect on this history. Glasgow: from the second city of the Empire to….? Glasgow has long had a ‘global...
Mo Mowlam and The Good Friday Agreement
Society, Politics & Law

Mo Mowlam and The Good Friday Agreement

...changed dramatically for me when this happened. She burst into my life with all the energy that those who do remember her will inevitably describe. She was playful, warm, energetic and loving. She broke the rules and challenged the status quo. She was passionate, kind and caring. She was forceful, strong willed and determined. She was fiercely clever and ambitious for the...
How gender equality can help fix the construction industry
Society, Politics & Law

How gender equality can help fix the construction industry

...change. The “overwhelming risks” foreseen in the review sadly seem to have come to pass. Major contractor Carillion’s collapse comes shortly after an autumn in which UK construction activity fell at its fastest pace in five years. Studies have found that Brexit could cost the industry £10 billion, while the 2017 government industrial strategy was widely denounced...
The ageing brain: 'use it or lose it'
Health, Sports & Psychology

The ageing brain: 'use it or lose it'

...changes. It is the natural ‘wear and tear’ of our brain. When we are younger, there is also tiredness that affects the whole system but it is much easier to sleep it off. The older we become, the more worn out our bodies and brains get and sleep does not really get better as we grow older. With increasing age, our metabolism slows down, making food processing last...
Vikings - just misunderstood?
History & The Arts

Vikings - just misunderstood?

...changes, we have to see them in the context of increasing contact between Scandinavia, the British Isles, and continental Europe – in which the Vikings were key players. Technological innovations such as the potter’s wheel and the vertical loom transformed not only the types of products being manufactured in Viking settlements, but also the scale on which they were...
A brief history of the lens
Society, Politics & Law

A brief history of the lens

...changing breakthrough emerged through parallel developments in China and Italy. As lens making became more accurate, artists began to realise the possibilities for using a lens to help with making an image, at the same time as they asked questions about the effects of light on how we interpret what we see. This matters if you want to paint a realistic human figure; the...
Exploring Europa
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring Europa

...change the chemistry of the surface. To allow us to assess the prospects for life in Europa’s ocean, we need to answer questions like: how can we recognise chemical compounds from the ocean and distinguish them from dust or molecules that might have been delivered from space? How might compounds from the ocean change during their journey from the ocean to the surface?...
How radical was Martin Luther King?
History & The Arts

How radical was Martin Luther King?

...changes. In a stark change from his earlier views, King devastatingly targeted white moderates willing to settle for “order” over justice. In an oppressive environment, the avoidance of conflict might appear to be “order,” but in fact supported the denial of basic citizenship rights, he noted. “We merely bring to the surface the hidden tension that is already...