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Computers are everywhere
History & The Arts

Computers are everywhere

A timeline of developments in information and communication technologies, from the Spanish Armada to just-before-we-started-to-Google...This timeline obviously ends just as things were getting really interesting - we've left it online for information, but why not visit our Technology section for the latest developments - and a taste of the future?
Census stories: bringing statistics to life in Milton Keynes
History & The Arts

Census stories: bringing statistics to life in Milton Keynes

...communities in providing a sense of belonging, in our increasingly global, urban and multifaith society. During this course you will compare data from the UK national census, particularly statistical evidence on religion and ethnicity, with people’s own stories. These stories include themes of identity, belonging and the sorts of practices (be these religious, spiritual...
More ‘salad bowl’ than ‘melting pot’
Society, Politics & Law

More ‘salad bowl’ than ‘melting pot’

...community preserves its unique flavour, rubbing off on every other community, all the elements in this vast, deep country contributing to a crunchy, fresh, sweet and spicy combination. One of the advantages of polytheism is that there is always the possibility of one more god, one more way of looking at life. In the ‘poly’ approach we can agree to disagree, and maybe...
Managing virtual project teams
Money & Business

Managing virtual project teams

...communication skills to provide leadership, and needs to understand the dynamics of team development to resolve conflict within the team. The manager cannot micromanage the project and so must delegate effectively. The manager must also master negotiation and influencing skills to maintain the commitment of all the stakeholders in the project. (APM, 2012). The project...
What makes a great Christmas number one?
History & The Arts

What makes a great Christmas number one?

...community and togetherness. Similarly to the traditions of pantomime, these songs seek and achieve appeal across generations – perhaps individual musical tastes are abandoned for the sake of family unity - which allows Bob the Builder (2003) and even Mr Blobby (1993) to achieve pop success. Songs that get to number one at Christmas often draw on a spirit of community...
Ade Thomas - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Ade Thomas - Earth in Vision

...communicate conservation, clean tech and sustainability issues. We do that via what we call a multichannel publishing platform; that means a system of channels which communicates short form video content across a whole bunch of very, very popular online platforms. Our target audience are people who have an interest in sustainability, conservation and clean tech, but we...
How can Facebook decide who you really are?
Science, Maths & Technology

How can Facebook decide who you really are?

...communities have pressed upon the issue with the company for years, to little avail. In real life, she leaves out her surname, which indicates social caste. Also known as a caste name, this stands as a marker of India's technically abolished but still very powerful system of social hierarchy. When Facebook reinstated Preetha's account, her full name appeared on her...
Can the way research is reported play into sexist assumptions?
Society, Politics & Law

Can the way research is reported play into sexist assumptions?

...communicated has come under intense criticism from scholars in both the natural and social sciences. Cliodhna O’Connor describes how traditional gender stereotypes are projected onto scientific information and its subsequent reporting. But the dynamics of online spaces have also facilitated more nuanced debate about the social implications of research, and its potential...