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Has footballer price inflation run out of control in the Premier League?
Money & Business

Has footballer price inflation run out of control in the Premier League?

...economic performance of Sky, the chief financier of the Premier League. It reported that despite a £6.1 billion growth in revenue since 2012, losses have risen by £945m in the same period. The broadcasting giant’s economic losses stand at £208m for the past 12 months alone. Couple this with a 14% drop in viewing figures on Sky’s live channels across the 2016-17...
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Article 5 mins
Integrated education in Northern Ireland - or divide and sectarianism?
Society, Politics & Law

Integrated education in Northern Ireland - or divide and sectarianism?

...economic benefits of reduced duplication involved with parallel education sectors, as the largest provider the Catholic hierarchy can be seen as vulnerable to the old accusations that by persisting with their own schools they are guilty of maintaining unnecessary separation. Integrated education in Northern Ireland - and its relationship with class And amidst these...
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Article 15 mins
How happiness is challenging GDP as the measure of a country’s health
Society, Politics & Law

How happiness is challenging GDP as the measure of a country’s health

...economic output – was much lower down. The US came 18th, the UK 19th and China 86th. This goes to show that GDP is by no means a conclusive measure of well-being and the report reflects moves to recognise this. In fact, the report found a strong correlation between inequality and unhappiness. In both the US and UK, the ability to have your rubbish cleared away is an...
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Social mobility isn’t just about 18-year-olds: adults need life chances too
Society, Politics & Law

Social mobility isn’t just about 18-year-olds: adults need life chances too

...economic background – dedicated learner support and inclusive materials are embedded in the student experience. With 16% of our undergraduates declaring a disability, the university also targets them with pre-entry advice and technologies, including specialist equipment to support study independence. This ranges from voice recognition software for physically disabled...
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Article 10 mins
Explore the range of migrant experiences: Play Uneven Journeys
Society, Politics & Law

Explore the range of migrant experiences: Play Uneven Journeys

...economic migrant and an investor might take to the UK. As the Syrian refugee crisis was high on the political agenda, Agnes, Nele and Nele’s partner at Goller&Vos, Alexander, thought it important to portray the unevenness of the journeys by focussing on a Syrian asylum seeker trying to find safe-haven in the UK. As you traverse Syria, Turkey and Europe in the asylum...
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A history of Reproductive Justice’s spread across the world
Health, Sports & Psychology

A history of Reproductive Justice’s spread across the world

...economic development. Yet organisations like WGNRR strategically used UN spaces to influence policy, becoming official advisers and shaping debates at major conferences such as Nairobi 1985. The Future? Across both episodes, a clear picture emerges: Reproductive Justice is not simply a legal or medical issue. It is a framework rooted in lived experience, shaped by global...
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Lottery of birth
Health, Sports & Psychology

Lottery of birth

...economics. This interdisciplinary nature brings different perspectives together to create fresh insights and provide a bridge for different ideas to feed into social and political change. Towards the end of the course, you'll have the opportunity to critically analyse an initiative of your choosing from your own country. The course does not assume any prior knowledge of...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Remaking the relations of work and welfare
Society, Politics & Law

Remaking the relations of work and welfare

...economic, developmental and social purposes of welfare programmes based on work identify appropriate evidence for assessing such programmes, and make a critical evaluation of it...Remaking the relations of work and welfare: 1 Welfare, work and social policy: an overview - On 29 February 2000, a 6-year-old boy in his first year at Buell School, Beecher, in the town of...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs