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Rights and justice in international relations
Society, Politics & Law

Rights and justice in international relations

...health and well-being of himself and of his family’ [sic], to education, and to participate freely in cultural life. Article 28 specifies a right to a social and international order in which these rights and freedoms can be fully realised, while Article 29 commands a duty on the part of the rights holder to the community in which the development of his [sic] personality...
Applying to study for a PhD in psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Applying to study for a PhD in psychology

...publication like a guide or textbook or even a memoir. You want to investigate a topic or question that interests you. This is one of the best reasons for undertaking PhD study, provided that your proposed research will potentially make an original contribution to psychological knowledge and the discipline. Personal interest is therefore important, but it is not the only...
Wildfires: environmental and social entanglements
Society, Politics & Law

Wildfires: environmental and social entanglements

...health, drain economic resources, contaminate water supplies, leave significant toxic waste, advance the extinction of plant and animal species, and contribute to climate change (UNEP, 2022). As a result, it is important to understand the complex reasons why wildfires happen and what might be done to reduce their recurrence, intensity, and impact. This free course,...
Dawn Parsonage-Kent - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Dawn Parsonage-Kent - Earth in Vision

...public broadcasters like the BBC also then have BBC Worldwide who they need to sell the footage to around the world to then help fund the next documentary, so you’re going to equally try and make a film that is most commercial as possible, so doom and gloom doesn’t sell as well. Are environmental stories bad box-office? If you look at environmental programmes it can...
Digital humanities: humanities research in the digital age
History & The Arts

Digital humanities: humanities research in the digital age

...public. It also led to anxieties about how to manage the increasing amount of books, resulting in ingenious solutions, such as Agostino Ramelli’s ‘book wheel’, a rotating bookshelf and desk. [This is an illustration of a person using a book wheel.] Figure 1 Agostino Ramelli’s book wheel. The arrival of a new medium, however, did not mean that previous ones were...
The moderate authoritarians: Labour's soft middle gets tough
Society, Politics & Law

The moderate authoritarians: Labour's soft middle gets tough

...public figures and long-time party members. The primary targets seem to be people who paid £3 to become “registered supporters”, some of whom are accusing the party of using non-democratic methods to prevent Jeremy Corbyn from being elected leader. The exclusions are apparently premised on the idea that the party has been “infiltrated” by people who do not...
Fair shares? Why sharing needs a democratic revolution
Society, Politics & Law

Fair shares? Why sharing needs a democratic revolution

...public, and users and workers govern platforms together. But democratising the sharing economy is no mean feat. Research I’ve conducted with colleagues at the Open University and the University of Leeds shows how platforms can work. But they also face the challenge of maintaining their democratic nature and not becoming centralised and more commerically-driven....
What is the haka and why is it performed at rugby matches?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is the haka and why is it performed at rugby matches?

...public high schools in New Zealand. I found that despite the high levels of interest in the physicality of kapa haka, and the obvious talent of the students, the haka actually provides a gateway to learning te reo Māori (the Māori language). This in turn prepares many students to become successful leaders at school, and in their community. The physical, social and...