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NI Electoral Dynamics, and what Good Friday Agreement did to change it
Society, Politics & Law

NI Electoral Dynamics, and what Good Friday Agreement did to change it

...cast a ballot in the referendum, not voting in the assembly election. The turnout rates in post-Good Friday Agreement elections have fallen further still. The Assembly Election in 2016 recorded the lowest turnout of just under 55% and even more contested elections have not reached the 1998 highpoint with the 2017 Assembly Election recording a turnout rate of just under...
Why do Taylor Swift & Sylvia Plath have more in common than you might think?
History & The Arts

Why do Taylor Swift & Sylvia Plath have more in common than you might think?

...cast of female figures drawn from myth, legend, and Jungian archetype (murderess, virgin, queen, lioness, lady and Godiva) all vying for position, at the end of Swift’s video, 14 Taylor Swifts, old and new, line up to take their final bow, and the antipathy between them couldn’t be clearer. Will the real Taylor Swift please stand up? Lady Lazarus As literature...
The geology of Northern Ireland
Science, Maths & Technology

The geology of Northern Ireland

...sands were lain down and, as the seas got a little deeper, limestones were formed. At this time Ireland was close to the equator and reefs formed, which contained lots of animals such as corals, brackiopods (lamp shells because they are the shape of Roman lamps), and crinoids which are sea lilies. Over 80 brachiopod and 65 bryozoan (sea mat) species have been identified...
How to read a rock
Science, Maths & Technology

How to read a rock

...sand. This cathodoluminescence image reveals different coloured zones within the zircon, which shows how the chemistry of the zircon is different across the grain The size of these zones, however, is much smaller than all the other observations mentioned so far. You can typically look at textures in a rock using a hand lens, but zircon and monazite crystals are around...
Bill McKibben - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Bill McKibben - Stories of Change

...cast doubt on the very science of climate change. And, in the meantime, you’ve got 66%, according to a recent survey, of Generation X in the USA not sure whether climate change is manmade or a problem or not. BM: I don’t think the survey’s right: I think it’s extremely clear in most of the polling data that most Americans, millennials and everyone else, understand...
The business of film
History & The Arts

The business of film

...cast, who move quite comfortably between independent and studio film-making, and also who move between UK film-making and international film-making. So if you look at what's being awarded Oscars, or BAFTAs in terms of film-makers, technicians who are working behind the screen, or actors, whether they're in American films, or British films, a lot of them are British. So we...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Modern slavery
Society, Politics & Law

Modern slavery

...caste in India. They are often called ‘The Untouchables’. Dalit children are victims of the ancient caste system in India: they are still viewed as outcasts of Indian society and they live in extreme poverty, making them particularly vulnerable to exploitation. Many Dalits are born into debt bondage, which is ‘inherited’ from their parents. Various studies point...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Cymorth i chi a’ch lles meddyliol
Health, Sports & Psychology

Cymorth i chi a’ch lles meddyliol

...SANDS (Cymdeithas Marw-enedigaethau a Marwolaethau Newyddanedigion) Prif elusen marw-enedigaethau a marwolaethau newyddanedigion yn y DU. Mae Sands yn darparu gwasanaethau cymorth mewn profedigaeth yn genedlaethol ac yn lleol. Linell gymorth radffôn - 0808 164 3332 E-bost: helpline@sands.org.uk Ap ffôn symudol Cymuned ar-lein Mae saith grŵp cymorth lleol yng Nghymru....