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United We Will Swim: Women’s Role in The Struggle to Save Glasgow’s Govanhill Pool
Society, Politics & Law

United We Will Swim: Women’s Role in The Struggle to Save Glasgow’s Govanhill Pool

...University's History and Social Sciences qualifications. Background In March 2001, Glasgow City Council decided to close what was to many residents in the heart of Glasgow’s Southside, the famous historic baths and washhouse in Calder Street, Govanhill, against the wishes of the local community. A small group of local people attended the final evening session before...
Seeing foreigners as weird and different: What is orientalism?
Society, Politics & Law

Seeing foreigners as weird and different: What is orientalism?

...Universal Exhibition at 1888.] Picture of "El Negro" ("Negre de Banyoles", or "The Negro of Banyoles") published by Francesc Darder in a booklet for Barcelona Universal Exhibition at 1888 During the ages of European exploration and colonial expansion, the west delighted in viewing the wonders of the “new” world by collecting specimens of exotic animals, plants and...
Vegans: why they inspire fear and loathing among meat eaters
Health, Sports & Psychology

Vegans: why they inspire fear and loathing among meat eaters

...job. But his outburst has at least opened up the opportunity for some more honest discussion about why veganism, like many other progressive social movements, stimulates such aggressive responses. This article was originally published on The Conversation by Matthew Cole of the Open University and Kate Stewart of Nottingham Trent University. Read the original article....
Ashura
History & The Arts

Ashura

...University's Religious Studies qualifications. Ashura is the tenth day of Muharram, the first month of the Muslim lunar calendar. Muslims associate it with the prophet Moses and the Israelites’ miraculous escape from Egypt. During this time, Muslims believe that God withdrew the water from part of the Red Sea to enable them to cross on its dry bed. God then let the...
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Hybrid working: digital communication and collaboration
Digital & Computing

Hybrid working: digital communication and collaboration

...University, 2022) ‘Keep hackers out of your email and social media accounts’ (ActionFraud, n.d.) Step 2 Then do a review of your privacy settings. A good way to find what is in the public domain about you is to ask a friend to google your name. Asking a friend to do this will give you a better reflection of what is in the public domain. In the next section on the...
Rio 2016: A Caster Semenya reading list
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rio 2016: A Caster Semenya reading list

...universal acclaim, as it reopens the debate over hyperadrogenic atheletes...[Caster Semenya] On Saturday night, Caster Semenya ran to victory in the Olympics 800 metres event. Some people were thrilled for her: But not everyone was delighted. Not least Lynsey Sharp, interviewed shortly after the race, who complained a recent rule change had made it harder to race against...
The weakness of European Wales
Society, Politics & Law

The weakness of European Wales

...University. Created as part of Brexit Hub on OpenLearn. Superficially at least, there are a lot of similarities between popular portrayals of the national past in Wales and Scotland. In both countries, the rise of nationalism has been fuelled by the decline or removal of forces which traditionally helped to hold the United Kingdom together; i.e. Empire, Protestantism and...
How to write a CV
Education & Development

How to write a CV

...university or vocational. Your work experience (paid or unpaid), with responsibilities and achievements developed in these posts. Your key or transferable skills. Any additional relevant skills, such as language skills or specific IT skills. It’s also useful to include a ‘personal profile’ or short paragraph highlighting your key skills and career aims to catch the...