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Opening up history: the intersections of tobacco consumption and modern war
History & The Arts

Opening up history: the intersections of tobacco consumption and modern war

...courses and qualifications. 1. What first got you interested in history? [Dr Michael Reeve]I always find this sort of question interesting, and a bit tricky, as I have not always been ‘into’ history – I didn’t study it at GCSE or A Level, for instance (choosing geography and sociology instead) – but I sort of grew to love it over time. To hedge my bets a bit, I...
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Chinese education: How do things work?
Society, Politics & Law

Chinese education: How do things work?

...courses and qualifications. [Market street in China displaying Chinese flags.] The People's Republic of China was founded in 1949. It has an area of 9.6 million square kilometres with two thirds of the country covered in highlands or hill regions. A nation of geographical and cultural diversity, China’s population in 2005 was 1.314 billion. Over the last decade China...
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Pushing through the speed barrier: trailblazing women in motorsport
Health, Sports & Psychology

Pushing through the speed barrier: trailblazing women in motorsport

...course. As a rider who has ridden round the mountain course, I can only imagine the speed at which these women flew! In the world of the British Superbike Championships (BSB), Jenny Tinmouth firmly established herself as the most accomplished female racer to date. In 2011, she became the first woman to compete in the BSB. She also holds the record as the fastest female...
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The Legacy of Nuclear Power: Part 1
Nature & Environment

The Legacy of Nuclear Power: Part 1

...course it is an academic text. I did write it as a social scientist. I think if you wanted to categorise where it stands, it’s interdisciplinary. But it’s, I suppose one could describe it as a political geography in particular. And so as a result of all of that, I've integrated those experiences, all that – all the places that I've been to as well as my own academic...
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The Armistice in Fiction: Ford Madox Ford’s Parade’s End
History & The Arts

The Armistice in Fiction: Ford Madox Ford’s Parade’s End

...free of fear of artillery strikes and snipers. The armistice both opens and closes the action of this novel, and the climax it provides was felt to be impressive enough for more than one later critic to suggest Ford should have ended his series there, with volume 3. (One influential edition of the work, Graham Greene’s for the Bodley Head in 1963, made the dramatic...
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How the sausage links us together
History & The Arts

How the sausage links us together

...free versions; some with skins and some without. The sausage takes many forms, but is always with us...Sausages are no joke. Jamie Oliver learned that lesson when he rashly included chorizo in a recipe for paella. “WTF, Jamie Oliver?” outraged Spaniards asked the Naked Chef in a Twitterstorm of indignation. While the much-loved Spanish chorizo – spicy with smoked...
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What does it mean to be trauma informed in practice?
Society, Politics & Law

What does it mean to be trauma informed in practice?

...free of judgement, such as ‘What has happened to you?’ in the context of a safe environment could mean an individual starts to disclose their trauma history and takes the first step on the road to healing and seeking help. Being TI in practice also needs to have a wider organisational lens. It does not just rest with the individuals working within it but needs to be...
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Newyddion ffug yng Nghymru
Society, Politics & Law

Newyddion ffug yng Nghymru

...free, and honest global conversation without discriminating against political ideology". Dyma ddatganiad cenhadaeth ar gyfer llwyfan newydd ar y cyfryngau cymdeithasol a gyhoeddwyd gan Donald Trump fis Hydref 2021. Mae ei enw wedi codi sawl gwrychyn, o ystyried hanes ei sylfaenydd o ran dweud y ‘gwir’ - neu beth mae’r rhan fwyaf o bobl yn ei ddeall fel ‘y...
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