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The importance of education for students in secure environments
Education & Development

The importance of education for students in secure environments

...world, lacking the digital skills they need for employment and life skills, and reducing their likelihood of reoffending (House of Commons Education Committee May 2022) In December 2020, Ofsted reported that nearly two-thirds of inspections of secure environments showed poor management and inferior quality of education, skills and work. Only nine of the 32 institutions...
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Could a progressive alliance remake UK politics?
Society, Politics & Law

Could a progressive alliance remake UK politics?

...world and its responsibilities to other nations and the international community; that will not just celebrate membership of the EU but celebrate European history and identity, too; that will put electoral reform at the heart of its manifesto; and, perhaps most importantly of all, that will put the impending ecological crisis at the very centre of political life. Bravery...
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Embodied Intersectionality and British South Asian Muslim Women
Society, Politics & Law

Embodied Intersectionality and British South Asian Muslim Women

...world. How we move through and interact with our physical environment, react to, or are seen by others, are all interactions experienced by and through our bodies. For some bodies, often through their perceived differences which are read on the body, the ways they are seen can be through a lens which is clouded with stereotypes or misconceptions. [A wooden model doll] It...
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Can we overcome cyber-fatigue to secure ourselves online?
Digital & Computing

Can we overcome cyber-fatigue to secure ourselves online?

...world issues. Yes, it’s helpful, but the problem isn’t how to better collect and share more information: It’s how to better understand and act upon the information already collected. Move beyond technical 'cybersecurity education' There is a global need for a larger and highly skilled cybersecurity workforce. Much of that will be hands-on practitioners performing...
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How the potato fuelled the rise of liberal capitalism
History & The Arts

How the potato fuelled the rise of liberal capitalism

...world. It was perhaps inevitable that Adam Smith should particularly recommend potatoes. His idea of the free market was premised on the conviction that national wealth was possible only when people were happy and pursued their own self-interest. Happiness and comfort, in turn, required a plentiful supply of pleasant and nutritious food – and this is what potatoes...
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Why is it so difficult for Muslim women to play sport?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is it so difficult for Muslim women to play sport?

...World, such as in our British society where there are inequalities in pay between men and women. Surely, Muslim women have the human right of freedom to choose what we wear and what we do, just like everyone else, as long as we all abide by the law and do not hurt anyone. Swim away! I will never forget my first experience of swimming! At school we had swimming lessons...
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Leo Tolstoy on King Lear
History & The Arts

Leo Tolstoy on King Lear

...world," says Shelley. "I am not minded to say much of Shakespeare's Arthur," says Swinburne. "There are one or two figures in the world of his work of which there are no words that would be fit or good to say. Another of these is Cordelia. The place they have in our lives and thoughts is not one for talk. The niche set apart for them to inhabit in our secret hearts is not...
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Microgravity: living on the International Space Station Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Microgravity: living on the International Space Station

...world, but ever since I learned to ride, and probably when you learned to ride as well, we learnt that when we go around the corner on our bicycles, we have to lean into the corner so that we don't fall over. And that's all about balancing forces, something we do very naturally when riding our bikes. And this next practical is all about motion in a circle and learning...
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