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“We don’t just change nappies – we change lives”: Reflections on the Scottish Nursery Nurses Strike, 2004
Society, Politics & Law

“We don’t just change nappies – we change lives”: Reflections on the Scottish Nursery Nurses Strike, 2004

...history’. Although there is no memorial, no yearly commemoration and, importantly, no real recognition, not only of their determination and struggle but also of how, as a result, our understanding of early years’ education was transformed in public consciousness and in reality. This short piece, based partly on research conducted during the strike in 2004 (see Mooney...
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The Industrial Revolution and Time
History & The Arts

The Industrial Revolution and Time

...History qualifications Before the middle of the eighteenth century - the beginning of the Industrial Revolution - perceptions of time were generally hazy, (except perhaps for a handful of scientists). The means by which the passage of time were measured were rough and ready. A stick in the ground – or any conspicuous landmark – cast shadows whose lengths varied as the...
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Life After Death
History & The Arts

Life After Death

...Them”: Stigmatised Knowledge in Cults and Conspiracies,’ in Asbjørn Dyrendal, David Robertson and Egil Asprem (eds.) Brill Handbook of Conspiracy Theory and Contemporary Religion. Brill: 152-179. Newcombe, S. (2017) ‘Yogis, Ayurveda and Kayakalpa– The Rejuvenation of Pandit Malaviya’ History of Science in South Asia 5(2): 85–120. DOI: 10.18732/hssa.v5i2.29...
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Settling Uncertainty? Reflections on the Scottish Independence Referendum
Society, Politics & Law

Settling Uncertainty? Reflections on the Scottish Independence Referendum

...history….but by 55% to 45% the pro-independence movement lost. But within days and weeks of the result, it was already clear that it was the pro-independence movement that had emerged the strongest political force. This propelled the SNP to its stunning victory in the May 2015 General Election in Scotland. In what has been referred to as a ‘tartan tsunami’, the SNP...
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How to read a rock
Science, Maths & Technology

How to read a rock

...history of our earth. To reveal these stories, we have to be able to understand the languages of rocks. So, how do you read a rock? We can split language up into various building blocks. The smallest building blocks in language are letters. In geology, this means the chemical elements. Rocks contain a variety of elements; common ones such as calcium, magnesium and iron,...
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The Partition of British India: Timeline
History & The Arts

The Partition of British India: Timeline

...History courses and qualifications 1885 Indian National Congress founded initially as a moderate body to press for greater opportunities for all Indians irrespective of religion. Demands include end of discriminatory practices in employment, greater public spending on education and lower taxes on the mass of poverty-stricken peasantry. 1905 Partition of Bengal. First...
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What Human Rights Day means to me
Society, Politics & Law

What Human Rights Day means to me

...history, to see the relevance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the context of immigration, which has been central to the work of The Open University’s Year of Mygration, launched in January this year. The beginning of human rights Seventy years ago, the United Nations launched its first human rights protocol, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The...
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Can we overcome cyber-fatigue to secure ourselves online?
Digital & Computing

Can we overcome cyber-fatigue to secure ourselves online?

...history and rhetoric assist in developing the critical thinking skills and inquisitive minds needed in the modern workforce and nicely complement any necessary technical skills. Such lessons will better inform citizens, users and cybersecurity professionals alike. So instead of repeating the same guidelines and recommendations of the past, it’s time to take a new and...
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