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What the 2024 Paris Olympics can tell us about French language policy today
Education & Development

What the 2024 Paris Olympics can tell us about French language policy today

...changed all that much. Recent coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics highlights that France doesn't just want to play a leading role in world sports, it also wants to use the global tournament as an opportunity to expand the reach and dominance of the French language by enriching its terminology and preventing French speakers from automatically resorting to English. Expert...
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Why smart leaders allow a bit of football frenzy
Money & Business

Why smart leaders allow a bit of football frenzy

...change initiatives as a result of bringing different elements of the organisation together. A fun and pleasant work environment encourages employees to form connections beyond the people they mostly associate with, such as their specific team or age group. Football is a powerful icebreaker, allowing employees to transcend job titles and bridge silos. Alongside discussing...
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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?

...change the shape of the United Kingdom's trade with the world. Can we count on historic ties with India to build success in their markets?...[Technopark Phase III buildings in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India] The new face of India: Technopark in Kerala houses 50,000 workers in a complex of over 214 acres We used to run the biggest empire the world has ever seen, and...
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Gender, IT and economic growth
Society, Politics & Law

Gender, IT and economic growth

...Change 42 (1): 22-48. Radhakrishnan, S. (2008) ‘Examining the “Global” Indian Middle Class: Gender and Culture in the Silicon Valley/Bangalore Circuit’, Journal of Intercultural Studies 29 (1): 7-20. Salvi del Pero, A. and Bytchkova, A. (2013) A Bird's Eye View of Gender Differences in Education in OECD Countries. OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working...
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The navigation apps that help the visually impaired
Society, Politics & Law

The navigation apps that help the visually impaired

...change of surface beneath their feet, the sounds of traffic, or even the direction of the wind or the feeling of the sun on their face. Hitting the ground with their white cane and listening to the sound it makes can help differentiate between types of spaces too, the sound is subtly different in an enclosed area compared to an open one. [Visually impaired person using...
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Can the NHS solve its bullying problem?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can the NHS solve its bullying problem?

...changes. Trade unions are often good at dealing with bullies and reps can be dogged in their devotion to shouting back on our behalf when we can’t summon up the strength to do it ourselves. If you can regain your humanity by taking some small steps you will then be in a better position to make the bigger decisions about how to tackle bullying at work. Acknowledging that...
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Has footballer price inflation run out of control in the Premier League?
Money & Business

Has footballer price inflation run out of control in the Premier League?

...change from a billion quid. The big summer transfer headline belongs to Neymar and his record-breaking £198m move from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain. But, by anyone’s standards, the spending across English Premier League football clubs has been similarly jaw-dropping. With £40m fees now commonplace, last year’s record-breaking spend of £1.165 billion is almost...
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What is biomedicine?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is biomedicine?

...changes damage it, or parts wear out—it goes in for repair by specialists. This view offers a particular and distinctive way of ‘seeing’ and understanding bodies and health, a set of guidelines about relating to them and dealing with them—to look after them as systems which need care and proper maintenance by their owners. So a biomedical account is one which...
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