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Will Brexit reduce the UK's soft power in Europe?
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Will Brexit reduce the UK's soft power in Europe?

...worked as a London correspondent first and for The Economist afterwards), “the English language doesn’t solely belong to the British, it belongs to us all.” Naturally, many young and not-so-young people – economically struggling, sure, but often not and simply looking to expand their horizons – choose to expatriate and move to the UK. You’re seeing a lot of EU...
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How Team GB cyclists peaked at the Olympics and owned the velodrome
Health, Sports & Psychology

How Team GB cyclists peaked at the Olympics and owned the velodrome

...work and recovery, which must be tailored to each rider’s individual capabilities. The British Cycling team has clearly mastered this approach, having set the Olympic Games as their number one priority. This may also explain why the team are less visible on the podium at world championship events in the lead up to the games. That said, while timing athletes' training...
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Methods in Motion: Clashing loyalties
History & The Arts

Methods in Motion: Clashing loyalties

...working for the Special Operations Executive (SOE) during World War II, as well as ‘Commissars’ in the International Brigade during the Spanish Civil War, and as a Soviet agent in the regular army. Other papers on the artist Felicia Browne (the first British volunteer to be killed in Spain), on popular front literature, and on Communist Party intellectuals in the Cold...
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Review: Europe Reset
Society, Politics & Law

Review: Europe Reset

...work, he argues, because it is divided along simplistic pro- and anti-integration lines, and lacks legitimacy with citizens. Indeed, he accurately points out that the EU already has a plethora of accountability mechanisms built into it. What is missing are ‘participative forums that connect citizens to the EU project’. The key concept in the book is that of...
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Methods in Motion: Inside Outsiders and Outside Insiders
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Methods in Motion: Inside Outsiders and Outside Insiders

...work experience. My EU-funded research project Employing the Cultural Broker in the Governance of Migration and Integration, was exploring the dynamics of (dis)identification of front-line staff of migrant support and advocacy organisations with their clients and with migration politics. I was interested in moments of staff’s alignment and solidarity with clients, as...
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A quiet man, hounded: One person's experience of the UK's anti-homosexuality laws
History & The Arts

A quiet man, hounded: One person's experience of the UK's anti-homosexuality laws

...worked At the start of LGBT history month in February 2017, the government announced it would pardon 49,000 men of sexual offences for homosexuality. While this is an important nod to justice, it is also a reminder of everyday injustices suffered by LGBT people in Britain when it was still a crime to be gay. Nearly 50 years ago, in July 1967, the government voted to...
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How is a bench helping improve mental health in Zimbabwe?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How is a bench helping improve mental health in Zimbabwe?

...work and can be integrated into the healthcare system.” The study adds to "mounting evidence" that community health workers working in routine care facilities can effectively deliver the psychological therapies sorely missing in many resource-poor countries, according to Vikram Patel, psychiatrist and professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in...
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What's up with Whatsapp - and should we weaken its security?
Digital & Computing

What's up with Whatsapp - and should we weaken its security?

...work? Encryption is simply a way for two or more users to exchange messages securely. Encryption algorithms are like a box with two locks. For example, if a user called Alice wants to send her friend Bob a secure message, she puts it in the box and locks it with her key. Then, she sends the locked box to her friend Bob, who can only open the box and read Alice’s message...
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