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Sacrificial Metals
Science, Maths & Technology

Sacrificial Metals

...course Our Chemical Environment (ST240)...[Coral and fish] According to this table aluminium should react with oxygen more readily than iron, which is easily oxidized in the presence of water and oxygen. How is it then that aluminium can be used for aeroplanes which are in constant contact with water and oxygen? In reality, aluminium does react with oxygen very rapidly...
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Brexiteers and Broflakes: how language frames political debate
Languages

Brexiteers and Broflakes: how language frames political debate

...course, the debate about Greece’s possible exit from the Eurozone, or ‘Grexit’; a word which was also first used in 2012. But although the component parts of both these words are directly analogous, the connotations they have are markedly different. Grexit was predominantly used as a warning over Greece’s political future should their economic crisis fail to get...
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How inclusive is women’s football?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How inclusive is women’s football?

...courses and qualifications. As England won Euro 2022 with Chloe Kelly's memorable extra-time winner, it means that they will be one of the favourites for the 2023 World Cup starting in July. The popularity of the Lionesses might also be because, at least for some, they have come to symbolise “girl power”, promoting and inspiring gender equality and a broader message...
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On Brexit, Hamsters & Hungry Pythons!
Society, Politics & Law

On Brexit, Hamsters & Hungry Pythons!

...course, the trump card that Brexiteers hope to play to their advantage in the closing weeks of the referendum campaign is immigration. According to the Brexit argument, public services and especially the NHS is being ‘overrun’ by demand from immigrants. Fewer immigrants will mean more resources to treat UK nationals and shorter waiting lists. Recent statistics suggest...
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Housing beyond borders
Society, Politics & Law

Housing beyond borders

...courses and qualifications. As we are so often told, we are now living in a globalised world. Certainly, cities are increasingly being reinvented and promoted as intense, powerful hubs of activity and interaction in a globally, interconnected world. From the movement of people and goods through to the circulation of money, knowledge and information, it can be helpful to...
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The women of the Gorbals’ Campaign for Social Justice, 1923
Society, Politics & Law

The women of the Gorbals’ Campaign for Social Justice, 1923

...courses Background In Leeds in 1918, a young munitions worker, Lily, “in a fit of despair” took the life of the son she loved, by drowning him in the bath. She was sentenced “to be hanged” for murder (The Weekly News, 10 February 1923). However, as she was pregnant, the sentence was reduced to imprisonment for life and later she gave birth to a girl in prison. For...
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Impossible Peace 2: Introduction
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: Introduction

...course it is still a source of irritation that much of political unionism is still resistant towards any move which promotes Irish language, Irish culture or indeed any issue perceived as 'nationalist'. Nevertheless, I believe that change is unstoppable and there is a real building momentum towards a new Ireland, one where everyone is treated equally, regardless of...
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The arts in Participatory Action Research
Health, Sports & Psychology

The arts in Participatory Action Research

...course and another produced Christmas cards which she later developed as a business. [Words of encouragement in a tool box]The process of creating artwork and digital narratives also enabled a sense of community, improved communication, and the sharing of important information. As they viewed each other’s pictures, toolbox contents and listened to poems, the women in...
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