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Arendt
History & The Arts

Arendt

...of Evil. Publication of On Revolution. 1967 professor at New School for Social Research, New York 1975 8 December - dies of a heart attack in New York 1978 publication of two volumes of The Life of the Mind Reading Hannah Arendt, Eichmann in Jerusalem: a Report on the Banality of Evil, Penguin paperback Peter Baehr, editor, The Portable Hannah Arendt, Penguin paperback...
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Sue Edwards: a life dedicated to flora and sustainable development in Ethiopia
Nature & Environment

Sue Edwards: a life dedicated to flora and sustainable development in Ethiopia

...Research and lecturing at Addis Ababa University for many years. Alongside this she worked extensively in a number of grassroot development projects, which in her later career were based at the Institute for Sustainable Development, where she was a director. In her 50 years of dedicated service to Ethiopia and Eritrea, she had made massive contribution to botany, from...
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The Social and Discursive Construction of Disability
Society, Politics & Law

The Social and Discursive Construction of Disability

...Research and theoretical work that appears to discredit a disability identity can be easily misinterpreted as denying the inequality facing this group and therefore presents difficulties for the development of a disability movement. Although it is helpful to critique knowledge that legitimates the able body, this type of critique also risks the implication that disability...
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Representations of hell in Christian art
History & The Arts

Representations of hell in Christian art

...research will appear in a two-volume publication by Cambridge University Press: Hell in the Byzantine World: A History of Art and Religion in Venetian Crete and the Eastern Mediterranean (general editor: Angeliki Lymberopoulou, expected date of publication 2020). This volume will be accompanied by a password protected, open access (i.e. free of charge) database. Watch...
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Light: Wave-particle duality
Science, Maths & Technology

Light: Wave-particle duality

...research of the equally brilliant Scottish physicist, James Clerk Maxwell. He calculated that oscillating electric and magnetic fields would propagate through space with the speed of light, and that therefore light itself was an example of electromagnetic radiation. It was subsequently recognised that a whole spectrum of electromagnetic radiation exists, from the short...
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Ancient Rain: Historic monsoons could help us respond to climate change
Nature & Environment

Ancient Rain: Historic monsoons could help us respond to climate change

Researching the Indian summer monsoon can allow us to develop a better understanding of our changing climate says PhD student, Katrina Nilsson-Kerr...[Monsoon in the valleys of Madhya Pradesh, India] The valleys of Madhya Pradesh, India, during monsoon season The Indian summer monsoon represents a significant component of the global climate system, specifically its...
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Creative Writing
History & The Arts

Creative Writing

...research tool and a repository of unique material. Liz Jensen, Development and Decisions Author Liz Jensen talks about her novels and how they develop in terms of storyline, plot, character and voice, How she often rejects planning in favour of a more organic approach to her work. Structure, Revision and Theme Novelist Liz Jensen talks about narrative viewpoints, and...
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How can acceptance and commitment therapy help carers in challenging times such as the COVID-19 pandemic?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can acceptance and commitment therapy help carers in challenging times such as the COVID-19 pandemic?

...research about Covid-19 pandemic and carers see our current research study. Many people routinely manage stress by problem-solving in a very active way, but this has not been possible, with many factors being outside the average person’s control. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (also known as ‘ACT’) is a type of psychological therapy that is often used for people...
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