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Remaking the relations of work and welfare
Society, Politics & Law

Remaking the relations of work and welfare

...et al. (2001) analysed the spatial distribution of unemployment and the success rates of NDYP leavers in securing jobs (see Figures 4 (a) and 4 (b)). [Figure 4] (Source: based on Sunley et al., 2001, p. 489-490, Figures 2 and 3) Figure 4 (a) Youth unemployment by New Deal areas, 1997; (b) NDYP participants moving into unsubsidised jobs by New Deal areas, as at April 2000...
Exploring sport coaching and psychology Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring sport coaching and psychology

...article The other giant leap for mankind: how this athlete set a world record that’s still standing 20 years later. Identify the components of Jonathan Edwards’ success. Note down 6–10 words or phrases from the article that suggest these components. Can you group any of them together into different categories e.g. those related to physical or other categories?...
Can cartoons help keep indigenous Mexican languages alive?
Languages

Can cartoons help keep indigenous Mexican languages alive?

...their descriptions in English. Some animations can also be watched with English subtitles on the YouTube channel. More information and updates about the project are available on the Facebook page and on the page of the Hola Combo creative team. This article was translated for Global Voices by Philip Smart; it was originally published on Global Voices under a CC-BY licence...
How was the US election viewed in the Middle East
Society, Politics & Law

How was the US election viewed in the Middle East

...women Both among Palestinians and among Israeli settlers, fewer women spoke English, and those who did were less likely to be willing to express a view. So the above is, in both counts, largely (but not entirely) what men said. Clearly, in an election so defined by gender, that’s a problem. This article was originally published by OpenDemocracy under a CC-BY-NC licence...
What do scientists really do? My experience interviewing researchers
Science, Maths & Technology

What do scientists really do? My experience interviewing researchers

...Geraint (Taff) Morgan: Research Fellow, School of Physical Sciences, AstrobiologyOU Claire Batty: Post Doctoral Research Associate, AstrobiologyOU Zak Smith: PhD student, School of Physical Sciences, Astronomy Thank you for feedback and ideas: Susanne Schwenzer, Vic Pearson, Ann Grand, Hannah Cooper This article was originally published on the AstrobiologyOU website....
The ‘boundarylessness’ of African-Caribbean religions
History & The Arts

The ‘boundarylessness’ of African-Caribbean religions

...article...Transcript African and African-Caribbean religions and the issue of stigmatisation [George Baxter, The Reverend Robert Moffat, 1 April 1843] The Reverend Robert Moffat by George Baxter (1843) Historically, African traditional religions, and consequently African-Caribbean religions, have often been demonised by the narrative constructed by Christian or Islamic...
Consulting the oracle at Delphi
History & The Arts

Consulting the oracle at Delphi

...article, ‘Paging the Oracle in Herodotus’ History'. Rebuilding the Acropolis [Parthenon photo] The first known photograph of the Parthenon, taken by Joly de Lotbiniere, 1839 The combined Greek fleet, led by the Athenians, decisively defeated the Persians at the Battle of Salamis. A Persian occupation of Greece was really no longer viable. Xerxes retreated from Greece,...
School geography: Exploring a definition
Education & Development

School geography: Exploring a definition

...article by clicking on the link below. Click 'view document' to open the file in a new window View document This was not to argue for schools following whatever direction universities choose to take. Far from it. But it was a call for different academic communities to stay connected. Without the wider discipline, school geography will lose its way (and vice versa?)....