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Will India prove fertile ground for post-Brexit trade?
Society, Politics & Law

Will India prove fertile ground for post-Brexit trade?

...thinking in a scenario where no one quite knows how migration will shape up in post-Brexit Britain. But in terms of investment in Britain, Indian companies have expressed concern that the UK may leave the single market. One of the big attractions of investing in the UK is that the country is a launchpad to other EU countries. As the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi,...
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Universities, empires and refugees
Society, Politics & Law

Universities, empires and refugees

...think of recent times as flashpoints in efforts to decolonise university spaces, calls for education to be more representative of non-white and non-European histories has a longer history. In the United States, for example, there has long been calls for education to be more representative of Indigenous peoples and Black communities. More recently, since 2015 the UK...
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How happiness is challenging GDP as the measure of a country’s health
Society, Politics & Law

How happiness is challenging GDP as the measure of a country’s health

...thinking, where morality and ethics take a back seat and bureaucratic cost-benefit analysis is the norm. Transcript Happiness is complicated The World Happiness Report uses a mix of GDP, social support (as measured by someone to count on in times of trouble), healthy life expectancy, freedom to make life choices, generosity (as measured by donations) and perceptions of...
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How to say no at work without guilt or conflict
Education & Development

How to say no at work without guilt or conflict

...think – are you ‘that person’ who always steps forward to take something on? On the other hand, you don’t want to appear as if you’re not up to the job, or not enough of a team-player, by always turning things down. How can you refuse a request without causing offence? If you say no to something, will that give your colleagues or managers reason to doubt your...
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Why do call centre staff use your name all the time, Chris?
Money & Business

Why do call centre staff use your name all the time, Chris?

...think just about everyone in the world hates call centres and this automated drive.” What this study suggests, however, is that call centre agents are not the ones to blame for any shortcomings in service. They do the best they can, responding as anyone would to the high pressure they are under. Call centre jobs are notorious worldwide for their high levels of turnover,...
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Street Science with Jon Chase
Health, Sports & Psychology

Street Science with Jon Chase

...thinks they can get this into the bottle without moving the bottle? Go on try it. This is street science; it means you can do it. It’s not about me, it’s about you, you can do it, go on try it. Student Blow it… Jon Chase Blow it. Yeah go on. Student Ow. Jon Chase Yeah… Student Just blow it yeah. Jon Chase However you think. Student Well you can’t blow it,...
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Is Anthropology of Religion Racist?
History & The Arts

Is Anthropology of Religion Racist?

...thinks now and how they thought then is the same. That, in short, there is a common cognitive architecture or chain of reasoning that links the two. Racism is based in the contrary assumption of absolute cognitive difference. [ Aztec warriors led by an eagle knight, each holding a macuahuitl club. Copy of a painting from Florentine Codex, book IX] But there was also the...
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Retail marketing
Money & Business

Retail marketing

...think about your own shopping encounters and then write a brief statement explaining what a retailer does for its customers: Figure 2 Zara – a multinational chain of fashion stores, Wood Shop – a small independent shop selling locally made merchandise, Galeries Lafayette – a chain of French department stores. Activity 1: Defining retailing Timing: Allow 15 minutes...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs