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Early reflections from Glasgow on COP26
Nature & Environment

Early reflections from Glasgow on COP26

...Scotland’s best hotels and country clubs are fully booked for the whole period, so maybe. In 1992. The Earth Summit in Rio in 1992 which launched the Conventions on Climate, Biodiversity and Desertification and Agenda 21, was supposed to launch a very important fourth International Framework Convention, which never made it. The run-up to Rio included a set of...
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Five things you might like to know about Recovery Colleges
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five things you might like to know about Recovery Colleges

...Scotland, Ireland, Italy, Australia and Japan.’ In the United Kingdom there is an organisation ImROC (Implementing Recovery through Organisational Change) that promotes and supports the development of these colleges and the numbers are likely to grow in this country and beyond http://www.imroc.org/get-involved/imroc-recovery-college-network/. 4. What do the people who...
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Revealed: what sexism in call centres can teach us about sexism in society
Society, Politics & Law

Revealed: what sexism in call centres can teach us about sexism in society

...Scotland and Denmark, it became clear that call centres are built on the sexist attitudes embedded in society. [Smiling woman in call centre] A call centre employee at The University of Memphis Playing by the rules Call centres are intensely regulated and target-driven workplaces. Agents are instructed to speak to customers in certain ways. The extent to which they follow...
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Безкоштовні онлайн-ресурси для українців, які проживають у Великобританії та Ірландії
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Безкоштовні онлайн-ресурси для українців, які проживають у Великобританії та Ірландії

...Scotland The Law Society of Northern Ireland Legal Aid Board (Ireland) FLAC - Free Legal Advice Centres (Ireland) Загальні поради та підтримка (англійською мовою) Migrant Help Freedom from Torture Helen Bamber Foundation British Red Cross Refugee Services The Refugee Council (England) The Scottish Refugee Council The Welsh Refugee...
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The first geological map of the UK
History & The Arts

The first geological map of the UK

...SCOTLAND; exhibiting the COLLIERIES and MINES; the MARSHES and FEN LANDS ORIGINALLY OVERFLOWED BY THE SEA; and the VARIETIES of Soil according to the Variations in the Substrata; ILLUSTRATED by the MOST DESCRIPTIVE NAMES". How many of Smith's great maps still exist is unclear. Around 70 are thought to remain worldwide. The Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences at the...
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The first 25 years: OU Renewable Energy Education
Nature & Environment

The first 25 years: OU Renewable Energy Education

...Scotland, the home of COP26 in November 2021, wind energy generated over 70% of electricity with renewables contributing over 97%. [A page from the Renewable Energy Resource Pack for Tertiery Education 1994-95 ] Click to view full size Coupled with the expansion of solar and energy storage etc., at east there are encouraging news during these tough times we are currently...
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King Charles I, 1600 - 1649
History & The Arts

King Charles I, 1600 - 1649

...Scotland where the national church was both Calvinist and Presbyterian. When Charles attempted to impose an Anglican Prayer Book on the Scottish church in 1637, it aroused tremendous hostility which eventually spilled over into outright opposition. It was Charles' determination to impose his will on the Scots through military means which, in the long run, precipitated the...
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What can I do about my mental health when I don’t have the support I need?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What can I do about my mental health when I don’t have the support I need?

...Scotland and the Mental Health Foundation. 3: Look for local counselling or psychotherapeutic support [Hands with 'you're not alone in this' written on them] Counselling and other forms of psychotherapeutic support should be available in your area, although there are often costs associated with this and there can be waiting lists for those provided by the NHS. Some areas...
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