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Reactions and reflections to On a Wing and a Prayer
Society, Politics & Law

Reactions and reflections to On a Wing and a Prayer

...work. After the event participants were asked to reflect upon questions of identity and their learnings from the screening and the discussion. You can see some of the responses in this pdf. Here’s a few quotes from participants’ comments: ‘Great film and discussion about freedom to move – Alia Syed, hierarchies of citizenship and belonging and how who we are...
The Problem with Pink
History & The Arts

The Problem with Pink

...works as a convenient shorthand – an obvious example is the wearing of pink ribbons to mark breast cancer awareness. However, this colour coding can also be a cause for concern – there has been much anxious debate in the media about the ‘pinkification’ of products aimed at young girls, for example. It is argued that the association of pink with femininity entails...
Foreign interference?
Digital & Computing

Foreign interference?

...working directly or indirectly for the Russian government have been attempting to compromise the security of internet devices known as routers and switches. A huge number of routers and switches are responsible for directing traffic on local networks as well as national networks and the internet itself. Your home will have at least one router (usually combined with a...
Siblings in the scrum: long history of brothers makes rugby a family affair
Society, Politics & Law

Siblings in the scrum: long history of brothers makes rugby a family affair

...working hard against each other and trying to get the best out of each other. It was good having someone you can work with and push on.” New Zealand has a long history of brotherly participation with 43 sets of brothers having played for the All Blacks at different times. However for those brothers lining up alongside each other this figure drops to nine. This year Ben...
Support for dyslexic language students through feedback
Education & Development

Support for dyslexic language students through feedback

...work of students with dyslexia provided by their institution. Specific guidelines for languages teachers are outlined below. First contact and motivation Teachers are advised to: Find out about any personal reasons or motivation to study a foreign language that their students may have, and bear this in mind to encourage them to do their best and remain motivated and...
How to provide a trauma-informed police response to victims of rape and serious sexual offences
Society, Politics & Law

How to provide a trauma-informed police response to victims of rape and serious sexual offences

...work and provide a space for them to demonstrate the work they have done with a victim, is important to them. Additionally, raising supervisor awareness of the types of issues FROs experience on a regular basis further contextualises the impact these cases can have on a FRO. Given that RASSO cases are often allocated to the same officers, having channels to communicate...
Why Michelle Obama's farewell is a masterclass in speech making
Society, Politics & Law

Why Michelle Obama's farewell is a masterclass in speech making

...work and the need to fight for freedom, not take it for granted. When she later spoke of her father’s influence, she touched a nerve not just of the American spirit, but something universal. Her words awoke memories in us all of significant moments when we too have reflected on those who shaped us. Transcending race and nationality, Obama demonstrated her power as a...
The Z Files: Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Z Files: Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock

...work, but if you work hard enough you can make it. I love my work. When I tell people I’m a sort of space scientist and they sort of do a double take, so what exactly do you do? Because they assume I’m sort of in admin or something, but no I sort of get my hands dirty and I sort of build satellites and build instrumentation, and that’s what I love doing. But what I...