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Decolonising Religious Studies and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion
History & The Arts

Decolonising Religious Studies and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion

...working full-time – and some are studying at full-time intensity as well as having caring responsibilities at home. We also know that a higher-than-average percentage of students on A227 (38% this year) have declared one or more disabilities. Taken together, these issues raised two key questions for the department: What challenges to students and staff may have been...
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Article 25 mins
The Asian Single Parents Network (ASPN)
Education & Development

The Asian Single Parents Network (ASPN)

...work out, and looked down on. This can come from the older generation who believe that marriage is for life, that you should make it work no matter what, and unfortunately, it’s often the women who are blamed. We have had members who are going through domestic violence (DV), but their family still believe that they should still stick at the marriage. When members join,...
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Article 5 mins
The jury: Why we need to learn more about their collective decision-making processes.
Society, Politics & Law

The jury: Why we need to learn more about their collective decision-making processes.

...work in England and Wales? In England and Wales, juries are made up of 12 people randomly selected from the electoral roll. There are various inclusion and exclusion criteria, for example, to do jury service you must be between 18 and 75, and you cannot be on a jury if you are in prison or detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 (The Juries Act, 1974). Additionally, a...
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Article 5 mins
The machine that is still changing the world
Science, Maths & Technology

The machine that is still changing the world

...work, so every single action at every step in the process is controlled and continuously improved. This intensity of improvement activity is a clear characteristic of Toyota’s operations which has been emulated by many other companies worldwide. Supply Chain coordination [A photograph of the Landrover Discovery production line in modern times. The photo is in colour and...
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Article 10 mins
Changing the size of digital content
Digital & Computing

Changing the size of digital content

...work on content, too, so you can’t zoom in on menus or toolbars (see the image below for an example of this). You might only want to change the size of your content temporarily, or on a particular document or webpage, and these methods are fine for that, but what if you want to make everything bigger or smaller all the time? There are easier ways to do this, and one of...
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Article 5 mins
Harry Marshall - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Harry Marshall - Earth in Vision

...work and travel extensively with a particular knowledge of the Himalayas. After graduating from Oxford University in English he joined The South Bank Show at LWT, moving on to Border Television in programme development before joining Channel Four as Assistant Commissioning Editor of Youth Programming. After leaving Channel Four Harry formed the independent production...
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Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers Badge icon
Education & Development

Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers

...work in the tray and attempts to move his chair beside his friends. Mrs R returns the chair and directs Logan to the bookshelf to choose a book. [Book covers of Here we are and Football School Epic Heroes] As one of last of the children to choose, the bookshelf is rather bare; Logan scans the shelf half-heartedly, glancing over to Zac and Toby. Mrs R comes to help him...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Climate change: transitions to sustainability
Nature & Environment

Climate change: transitions to sustainability

...working for one of the major oil, computing, car or food companies. These have grown from being national concerns (albeit often with an international reach) to immense organisations that are globally networked, often with revenues larger than those of many less-developed countries. Their political power, although difficult to measure, can influence the thinking of the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs