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Why I believe 'yes' is only a matter of time
Society, Politics & Law

Why I believe 'yes' is only a matter of time

...Research Centre, you talk about the Scottish Independence Referendum held on the 18th of September 2014. You focus on how questions of class, nation and political geography came together to produce a no vote. You go on to argue, however, that the results point to a future in which a majority will vote yes to an independent Scotland. Gerry Mooney: Well, as is well known,...
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Introducing key global development challenges
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing key global development challenges

...Research Centre. International Organization for Migration (2022) World Migration Report 2022 Available at: https://worldmigrationreport.iom.int/wmr-2022-interactive/ (Accessed: 02 July 2022) Kriesberg, L. (2011) The state of the art in conflict transformation’, in Berghof Handbook of Conflict Transformation. Online Edition. Berlin: Berghof Foundation. Available at:...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Golden Globe Ocean Race: Global Biodiversity
Nature & Environment

Golden Globe Ocean Race: Global Biodiversity

...researchers have so far been unable to come up with single convincing explanation for it. To date, scientific research has focussed on testing the following four central hypotheses to explain the LDG: (1) Habitat heterogeneity may control the diversity gradients in an area by influencing the composition of different communities (2) In general, the species richness of a...
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Translation as a career
Languages

Translation as a career

...research activity evaluate personal language skills undertake a translation activity...Translation as a career: 1 Translation as a profession - You will begin by looking at what we mean when we talk about ‘translation’. You will think about what translation is, and what skills are required to become a translator professionally. You will then start to reflect on your...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
How Volkswagen got caught cheating emissions tests by a clean air NGO
Science, Maths & Technology

How Volkswagen got caught cheating emissions tests by a clean air NGO

...par with those that have rocked the banking sector. Perhaps we’ll see the same tightening of regulation that has significantly improved that industry. [The Conversation] Paul Nieuwenhuis, Senior Lecturer and Co-Director, Electric Vehicle Centre of Excellence (EVCE), Cardiff University This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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Why is aggressive female sexuality pathologised on-screen?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is aggressive female sexuality pathologised on-screen?

...centred Barbara Stanwyck in Billy Wilder’s classic Double Indemnity (1944) also has her sexual prowess associated with deep-seated psychological problems. All too often, women’s uncontrollable sexuality has been pathologised. [Cate Blanchett] Cate Blanchett Wondemaghen mentions a number of films that do this: Play Misty For Me (1971), Fatal Attraction (1987), and...
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Have transgender storylines finally gone mainstream?
History & The Arts

Have transgender storylines finally gone mainstream?

...centres on the lives of two friends from LA’s African-American and Latino transgender community, Sin Dee Reel (Kitana Kiki Rodriguez) and Alexandra (Mya Taylor). The reception has so far been overwhelmingly positive. [A still from the movie Tangerine] A still from Tangerine Tangerine follows in the wake of an upsurge in transgender programming in recent years, the...
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Who is Theresa May?
Society, Politics & Law

Who is Theresa May?

...centre-right element of the party. We can expect May’s leadership to be defined by the Brexit talks. May has cast herself, not just since the referendum vote, but since her arrival in parliament, as a steady pair of hands. She will need to live up to that reputation in a political environment which is unpredictable and tumultuous. The lack of a longer leadership...
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