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Britain’s dark history of criminalising the homeless
Society, Politics & Law

Britain’s dark history of criminalising the homeless

...social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act, allowed local authorities to enforce on-the-spot fines for certain activities. Predictably, local authorities are applying these new powers to target homeless people by sanctioning what they do in public spaces: street drinking, begging, camping in parks, defecating and urinating and in some cases even sleeping. Not only do PSPOs...
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Future of Empowerment
Society, Politics & Law

Future of Empowerment

...social and economic transformation. Robotics, artificial intelligence, and computers threaten to completely upend the current order in the very near future. Referred to as the coming “fourth industrial revolution” or “industry 4.0”, it promises to dramatically “disrupt” the contemporary ways we live and work. Indeed, the result of this revolution will be...
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Indigenous ceremonies and climate change
Nature & Environment

Indigenous ceremonies and climate change

...social media and the debilitating mood that prevents individuals and nations from doing enough, fast enough. What is needed is acts and arts which inspire more ecological engagement with a world worthy of celebration. The journey of the Totonac totem carving, called Latamat (Life), is part of the Border Crossings’ ORIGINS Festival of First Nations. This is a biennial...
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Melanoma: an emerging concern
Health, Sports & Psychology

Melanoma: an emerging concern

...Social Care courses and qualifications. What is melanoma? Melanoma is a serious form of skin cancer that arises from melanocytes, the cells responsible for producing melanin, or colour in the skin. The incidence of melanoma has been increasing globally, with 132,000 cases reported annually among the adult population. While it is commonly associated with older adults,...
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How does trauma influence identity and engagement with extremism?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How does trauma influence identity and engagement with extremism?

...social problems such as drug and alcohol abuse, violent crime, involvement in gangs and self-harm, with extremism being one possible outcome. Trauma can affect how a person sees themselves, others and the world. How much it affects a person is dependent on what happened, how often it happened, how it affected them, how they made sense of it, its consequences, their...
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Charles Dickens and the dinosaurs
History & The Arts

Charles Dickens and the dinosaurs

...social order that came to dominate later novels”. In the opening of Bleak House (1852-53), Dickens packed the term ‘Megalosaurus’ within a metaphor of how unpleasant weather made the streets of London more suitable for prehistoric beasts than Victorians. Similarly, in a travelogue from All the Year Round, Dickens wondered how subsequent generations might trace child...
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‘Resilience isn’t enough’: why the growth of women’s football could lead to player burnout
Health, Sports & Psychology

‘Resilience isn’t enough’: why the growth of women’s football could lead to player burnout

...social media, where they are expected not only to perform, but to lead, inspire and remain endlessly positive – often while facing online abuse. Chelsea and England star Fran Kirby has spoken openly about the criticism she has received about her body, especially after injuries or illness when she wasn’t at peak fitness. ‘I get called fat all the time’, she has...
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Starting your small business
Money & Business

Starting your small business

...social media profiles, for example, on LinkedIn or Facebook. The course is flexible and there’s no time limit for completion. This means you can study at your own pace and when it suits you best to do so. We recommend you try to engage with all of the sections, as this will enable you to receive a Statement of Participation that recognises the learning outcomes you have...
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