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Migration goes both ways: How Brits changed the world
History & The Arts

Migration goes both ways: How Brits changed the world

...Scots – together with those of other immigrant groups like the Irish or the Germans – were considered so important that they were involved with the city government’s charity and immigration boards responsible for managing migration to the city. Resilient and resourceful As remains the case today, health was a critical concern for British migrants. In the absence of...
Parlez-vous Eurovision?
Languages

Parlez-vous Eurovision?

...Scot or Scottish Gaelic, however. There have been songs in made-up languages, and we must not forget great Eurovision classics using titles such as La La La, Ding-a-dong, Boom Bang-a-bang, A-ba-ni-bi, and Diggi-Doo Diggi-Ley. France, Italy, Spain and Portugal have always sung in one of their official languages, sometimes combined with a few words in English. Even partial...
Expert evidence and forensic science in the courtroom
Society, Politics & Law

Expert evidence and forensic science in the courtroom

...law of expert evidence, including practice and procedure, the duties and liabilities of experts, the question of how non-experts can adjudicate between the views of experts, and the increasing mathematisation of scientific evidence. The various issues are finally brought together in a case study of one of the most notorious miscarriages of justice in recent years. This...
Why has Antonin Scalia's death set off a battle for the US Supreme Court?
Society, Politics & Law

Why has Antonin Scalia's death set off a battle for the US Supreme Court?

...lawful purposes” such as home defence. Without him, the vote could have gone a very different way. The Heller decision will be the law of the land until another case causes the Supreme Court to overturn Heller. President Obama’s opponents are afraid he will try to replace this guaranteed conservative vote with a guaranteed liberal one, or at least a moderate swing...
Rotating Bodies and Angular Momentum
Science, Maths & Technology

Rotating Bodies and Angular Momentum

...momentum. Spinning on Ice A look at how ice skaters can control and change the speed of spinning, with relation to body mass and axis of rotation. Diving Angular momentum in Diving - rates of rotation, the moment of inertia, and the angle of momentum. The Highland Games The highland games provide a perfect background for studying the basic laws of rotational motion....
Free online resources for Ukrainians settling in the UK and Ireland
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Free online resources for Ukrainians settling in the UK and Ireland

...Law Society Law Society of Scotland The Law Society of Northern Ireland Legal Aid Board (Ireland) FLAC - Free Legal Advice Centres (Ireland) General advice and support Migrant Help Freedom from Torture Helen Bamber Foundation British Red Cross Refugee Services The Refugee Council (England) The Scottish Refugee Council The Welsh Refugee Council Northern Ireland Community...
Безкоштовні онлайн-ресурси для українців, які проживають у Великобританії та Ірландії
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Безкоштовні онлайн-ресурси для українців, які проживають у Великобританії та Ірландії

...Law Society Law Society of Scotland The Law Society of Northern Ireland Legal Aid Board (Ireland) FLAC - Free Legal Advice Centres (Ireland) Загальні поради та підтримка (англійською мовою) Migrant Help Freedom from Torture Helen Bamber Foundation British Red Cross Refugee Services The Refugee Council (England) The Scottish Refugee...
The physical world: collisions
Science, Maths & Technology

The physical world: collisions

...laws of physics, help police establish precisely what happened Particle collisions Professors Frank Close and Tejinder Virdee explain why physicists smash particles together and what happens in a particle collision The Large Hadron Collider The biggest scientific experiment ever constructed. How will the machine work and what is the holy grail in particle physics today?...