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Shaken and stirred? Blending the familiar and new in Bond’s music
History & The Arts

Shaken and stirred? Blending the familiar and new in Bond’s music

...course. Bond certainly recognises his own theme, commenting in Octopussy that it’s a “charming tune” when a fellow agent, disguised as a snake charmer, plays it to attract his attention. This is a classic example of what academics might refer to as postmodern self-reflexivity—though that’s not to say it shouldn’t also be thought of as a joke! Beyond these two...
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The challenges of ethical trading - perspective of a retailer
Money & Business

The challenges of ethical trading - perspective of a retailer

...course having conducted an audit and found many noncompliance’s, manifests the problem of how serious the issues are and how to manage the situation going forward. This of course has implications for reputational risk (caused by continued trading) and how to implement a corrective action plan that is suitable. Experience has shown that audits on their own do little to...
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After Manchester: The strength of the city
Digital & Computing

After Manchester: The strength of the city

...course, this being Manchester, the offer of: “an unlimited supply of tea”. #RoomforManchester if anybody needs somewhere to stay - we have plenty of spare beds & blankets + an unlimited supply of tea. Please DM. — Rosie Connor (@RosieConnor1) May 22, 2017 #roomformanchester in fallowfield, house of 7 girls, have a double bed, sofas and tea pls contact if you need...
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What is biomedicine?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is biomedicine?

...courses and qualifications [Green antibiotic pills] Adapted from the Open University module K203, Working for Health. Modern western scientific medicine is often called "biomedical" because it explains health in terms of biology. It attaches importance to learning about body structure (anatomy) and systems (physiology), in particular to understanding mechanisms like the...
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Calling the game: Sexism in World Cup punditry
Health, Sports & Psychology

Calling the game: Sexism in World Cup punditry

...course, these aren’t the first incidents of sexism in British football punditry. Women have faced discrimination as they fought for meaningful punditry positions. When the broadcaster Jacqui Oatley became the first female commentator on Match of the Day in 2007, the media’s response was “from Motty to Totty”. What is different this time is that these incidents...
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How happiness is challenging GDP as the measure of a country’s health
Society, Politics & Law

How happiness is challenging GDP as the measure of a country’s health

...course, the details vary at different ages, in different cultures. One thing that stands out is that this FACE principle seems to apply right across the life course. The updated World Happiness Report reflects on many of the same issues and it is great to see so much convergence of academic thought as schools, governments and NGOs start to engage with this agenda in a...
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From Astrobiology to Parliament
Science, Maths & Technology

From Astrobiology to Parliament

...courses and qualifications. [Devyani, standing by the Jubilee Fountain in New Palace Yard, to the north-west of the Houses of Parliament. Big Ben behind.]Looking back, what were the highlights of your time working with POST? Honestly, it was one of the best times of my life! Highlights… going up to London every day, walking through Green Park and St James’s Park and...
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Heathrow third runway: who and where will benefit?
Society, Politics & Law

Heathrow third runway: who and where will benefit?

...courses. Airports are particularly interesting for geographers because they are an almost perfect example of how scale, distance and network are more complicated than you might initially think. And Heathrow is more complicated than most airports! Firstly, airports are about connections, and by some counts Heathrow is the second busiest airport in the world. This makes it...
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