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The Peace Dividend: why Good Friday Agreement matters to us and Earth
Society, Politics & Law

The Peace Dividend: why Good Friday Agreement matters to us and Earth

...system change, biosphere integrity, climate change, novel entities, and biogeochemical flows.] Figure 1 - Breaching our planetary boundaries. Source: Steffen et al, 2015 This is not merely a story about carbon emissions (the driver of the greenhouse effect, and therefore global heating), but about all the ways in which our economy interacts with the earth, it extracts and...
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The Good Friday Agreement and the future of the union
Society, Politics & Law

The Good Friday Agreement and the future of the union

...system of governance was created, with the use of D’Hondt, petition of concerns, power-sharing and mandatory coalitions, Northern Ireland post 1998 returned to a devolved system if Government with an Assembly as opposed to a Parliament, a First Minister/Deputy First Minister as opposed to a Prime Minister and MLAs as opposed to MPs. The powers of the institutions were...
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Euro 24: Innovation and Trends in Modern Football
Health, Sports & Psychology

Euro 24: Innovation and Trends in Modern Football

...system will be implemented during the 2024 Euros to tackle online abuse. A 2022 study by FIFA and players’ union Fifpro revealed that over 50% of players in the semi-finals and finals of Euro 2020 and the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations experienced online abuse. Time will tell if the new system tackles instances of online abuse towards players effectively. Fans at matches...
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Should we educate prisoners?
Society, Politics & Law

Should we educate prisoners?

...system. However, when it comes to Higher Education in prison, the approach is currently somewhat chaotic, which means that for many prisoners, access to Higher Education can be a lottery, depending on the particular prison that they find themselves in. For example, structural barriers such as the so-called ‘six-year rule’ has the effect of restricting and discouraging...
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The science behind why we drink alcohol
Health, Sports & Psychology

The science behind why we drink alcohol

...system between the brain and the pituitary and adrenal glands. But acute alcohol consumption can stimulate this, increasing the production of several stress hormones including corticosterone and corticotropin . But the “stress” response also interacts with the reward effects from the dopamine system, so it may very well feel good. 4. It helps me overcome my inhibition...
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Is America better than this?
Society, Politics & Law

Is America better than this?

...systemic racism, economic inequality, an under-resourced public education system and the intentional sabotage of bipartisan politics (mostly by the Republican Party), the United States is dangerously divided. As Abraham Lincoln warned in 1858, “a house divided cannot stand”. The election of Raphael Warnock will be interpreted as a beacon of hope, and maybe it is –...
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Discussion hub: What is helpful for someone undergoing treatment for cancer?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Discussion hub: What is helpful for someone undergoing treatment for cancer?

...us know what you found to be helpful in the Comments section below. What do you think? What is helpful for someone undergoing treatment for cancer and their families? If you know someone who has cancer and want to help them in any way possible you may like to order our Big C booklet or visit our OU news website complete with a five point guide on how to make a difference....
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Glastonbury and the festival
History & The Arts

Glastonbury and the festival

...think back to the memorable gigs of The Rolling Stones (2013), Beyoncé (2011) or Johnny Cash (1994), but there’s another lesser known side to the Somerset town too. Did you know, for example, that Glastonbury is thought to have been an ancient celtic centre of goddess worship? Dr Marion Bowman, Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies, investigates. Transcript “A party...
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