History & The Arts
Lady Llanover, Welsh airs and national harmony
...The Open University’s music courses. At the 1837 Abergavenny Eisteddfod, a prize was offered for ‘For the best
Languages
An unheard voice from a Chinese teacher
...course one can never blame consumers, as consumers are always right. It is, therefore, far easier to blame teachers, to put teachers down, as their positions can easily be replaced. Teachers are truly “conditioned” in terms of their lacking of autonomy. They are de-professionalized and become labourers in an industrialized school system. There is no doubt that the...
Society, Politics & Law
From insecurity to insecurity: Black and Ethnic Minority Europeans in the UK
...course deeply worrying, as any rise in xenophobia and racism undermines democratic forms of sociality. One aspect which has perhaps not caught the public imagination arises from one of the calls of the pro-Brexit campaigners. They have emphasised that in demanding curbs on European migration, they are ‘calling for an end to discrimination in the treatment of people...
Nature & Environment
Can we live harmoniously with wildlife?
...course, numerous forest encroachers, illegal resorts and unauthorised buildings coming up all across the Nilgiris. These pose a serious threat to the forests that are an irreplaceable lifeline providing water to millions of people in the plains. Hooliganism cannot, of course, be tolerated. A fair amount of the violence was perpetrated by criminals. A large police force...
Health, Sports & Psychology
Can rabies be eliminated from Asia by 2020?
...course of vaccinations after exposure. Others turn to herbs, spices or local remedies that have no effect. The World Health Organization (WHO) wants to eliminate rabies from the South-East Asia region by the year 2020. It is a goal that India is unlikely to meet, public health experts say. For one thing, the actual number of rabies deaths in the country may be far higher...
Nature & Environment
Alastair Fothergill - Earth in Vision
...course, he very kindly narrated it. He couldn’t present it, because the diving would have been too difficult for him and he narrated it and everybody thought it was a David Attenborough series anyway, but I was very proud of how we achieved that series. I think it’s probably the best of the three actually. Mixing blue-chip with environmental issues? Well, I had a...
Nature & Environment
Lisa Sargood - Earth in Vision
...course, disciplines, because I’m very cross-disciplinary in my thinking about optimal collaboration, whether we could create a network that would drive digital technology solutions for nature conservation to really have an impact. Should natural history programmes feature environmental change? I think it’s definitely part of natural history programme makers’ remit....
Society, Politics & Law
Brexit's two tribes: can they be brought together?
...course I have principles, but if they don't fit the occasion, I can always find new ones. One thing seems certain: Brexit, in one form or another, is going to happen. Quite what Brexit will mean in practice is incredibly difficult to say. The referendum saw the country divide into what appear to be two tribes: Brexiters, and Remainers. There is no happy meeting ground...