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Irish Women’s Poetry: Eavan Boland
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Irish Women’s Poetry: Eavan Boland

...changed Irish poetry...Eavan Boland’s life and poetry [Black and white photo of Eavan Boland in 1996]Eavan Boland in 1996 Born in Dublin in 1944, Eavan Boland spent part of her childhood in London before returning to Ireland, aged 14. In England, she suffered anti-Irish discrimination: this made her interested in the tension between how we see ourselves and how we see...
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Sacrificial Metals
Science, Maths & Technology

Sacrificial Metals

...changed by providing a surface coating of paint or other metal, but there is another way of changing the properties of the metallic elements that has been known for thousands of years. Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin, and like copper, its major component, it is resistant to corrosion. Bronze is also much harder than is copper and it can be used in engineering. It...
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Concussion in football: Is it time to get ahead of the game?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Concussion in football: Is it time to get ahead of the game?

...change to the heading guidance The stories of former players, such as Nobby Stiles and Jeff Astle, highlight the risk of repeatedly heading the ball throughout a career and the possible link to CTE. Research has found that players head the ball an average of 6 to 12 times per game which adds up to numerous head impacts over a career. It has also shown that mortality from...
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Opening up history: eighteenth century ideas of national independence
History & The Arts

Opening up history: eighteenth century ideas of national independence

...changing world, and what struck me was how familiar their concerns felt. They were debating issues we still face: who benefits from global trade, whether commerce promotes peace or rivalry, and how governments should respond to economic upheaval. 2. What is your specialist area and how did you end up focusing on this? I gravitated toward the Scottish Enlightenment because...
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Diversity in Education: Challenging the Norm in Academic Recruitment
Education & Development

Diversity in Education: Challenging the Norm in Academic Recruitment

...change to ensure diversity and inclusivity, where their roles will allow. Although we are influenced and led by the institutional culture surrounding us, we share individual and collective responsibility for challenging these norms. It is within this context that a review of recruitment practice has been undertaken by a project team consisting of academic managers within...
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What does ‘inclusive education’ mean to you?
Education & Development

What does ‘inclusive education’ mean to you?

...change in attitudes, systems, and classroom practice...If you were asked to describe an ‘inclusive classroom’ or an ‘inclusive education system’, what would it look like? Who would the learners be? What and how would they be learning? In the past 30 years there has been a global move towards education that includes all learners, no matter who they are or where...
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The Psychological Risks in Reality TV and How Aftercare Should be Done
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Psychological Risks in Reality TV and How Aftercare Should be Done

...change, moral damage, lowered self-esteem, embarrassment and loss of dignity, disempowerment, insecurity, anxiety, engendered fears, mental stress/fatigue, and peer disapproval or bullying. This led to changes in regulations and reference in Ofcom guidance for under-18s in UK. Because there is a licensing process for child performers, local authorities are involved in...
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What is Law?
Society, Politics & Law

What is Law?

...changed hands, and then the seller refuses to hand it over. At common law, the buyer would get their money back, but in equity the seller could be ordered to give the painting to the buyer. STEPHANIE PYWELL: OK, but what happens if someone just refuses to comply with the order? CAROLINE DERRY: This is where equity has teeth! If a person doesn’t obey a court’s order,...
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