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We invented the weekend!
Money & Business

We invented the weekend!

...The Lowry, the University of Salford, the Royal Horticultural Society, Eat Well MCR, Unity Radio, Science and Industry Museum, The Open University Business School, HOST, Salford Community Leisure, Salford CVS, Sounds from the Other City and hundreds of community organisations from all regions of the city. HemmingwayDesign is the event delivery partner for the festival....
About Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

About Stories of Change

...business leaders and campaigners. These interviews have been recorded in support of the Stories of Change project. Roger has also drawn on the interviews for his BBC Radio series on climate change in advance of the key December 2015 climate talks at the 2015 Paris Conference of the Parties (‘COP21’). The £1.5m Stories of Change project has been funded by the UK...
Free employability and training courses to support your Kickstart Scheme journey – for candidates and employers
Education & Development

Free employability and training courses to support your Kickstart Scheme journey – for candidates and employers

...business or continue to explore learning pathways open to them. Kickstart guide You can read the Kickstart guide here or by clicking on the image below. [Kickstart image] Each course comes with a statement of participation and a digital badge, allowing learners and employers to record and recognise their achievements as they progress through their six-month Kickstart...
This Sporting Planet
Society, Politics & Law

This Sporting Planet

...Business Ed Warner is a city businessman who became part-time, non-executive chair of UK Athletics in 2007 and has had a pivotal role in preparing UK Athletics in the run up to the 2012 Olympics. His appointment highlights the links between commerce and sport. Governing Global Sport Sunder Katwala is General Secretary of the Fabian Society and writes extensively on...
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Art and architecture
History & The Arts

Art and architecture

...business Pierre Rosenberg, Director of the Louvre, discussing why the Louvre will never be finished. A tale of two temples Palladio's church of the Redentore in Venice and Sinan's Sokullu Mehmet Pasha mosque in Istanbul are compared. Public or private Sinan's Sokullu Mehment Pasha mosque where all men would be equal before Allah. Very different innovators The front and...
What is the zika virus?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is the zika virus?

...business leaders and Brazil's President Dilma discuss action to combat the virus zika at the Planalto Palace, Brasilia, Brazil 08/12/2015] Local business leaders and President Dilma discuss measures designed to combat the spread of the zika virus at the Planalto Palace, Brasilia in December 2015 Turning point The warning bells began to sound quietly in 2007. Although,...
Greece: Where now, again? Thomas Piketty responds to Sunday's election result
Society, Politics & Law

Greece: Where now, again? Thomas Piketty responds to Sunday's election result

...businesses in Europe often pay less tax than small- and medium-sized businesses. That’s because governments do deals that will lead to favourable conditions for their own national industry. That’s without even considering that the European Commission has a president who, as prime minister of Luxembourg, signed deals with multinational corporations that allowed them to...
Language is collateral damage in the gig economy
Languages

Language is collateral damage in the gig economy

...business world – euphemistic terms such as ‘downsizing’ ‘rightsizing’ and ‘restructuring’ may not sound as ruthless as ‘cutting jobs’ but they spell trouble for employees nonetheless. Such language practices are not restricted to business. Words such as ‘collateral damage’ and ‘rendition’ have been coined or purloined to obscure far more brutal...