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Free online resources for Ukrainians settling in the UK and Ireland
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Free online resources for Ukrainians settling in the UK and Ireland

...articles on mental health and wellbeing, here are some free online resources from The Open University...All of the content listed below is free to use, including all of our OpenLearn courses. Every course offers a free statement of participation on completion (which you can download as a PDF) and some courses give you the opportunity to earn a free digital badge, which...
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Asteroids
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Asteroids

...articles about asteroids...[Milky way and big antenna dish at Very Large Array, New Mexico, USA. Powerful telescope for astronomy searching] Revealing the surface of an asteroid using robotic telescopes How can studying asteroids allow us to have a better understanding of the formation of our solar system? Samuel Jackson, PhD student in The School of Physical Sciences...
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Question Time for Yanis Varoufakis
Society, Politics & Law

Question Time for Yanis Varoufakis

...now exit. Put technically, we have a case of hysteresis: once a nation has taken the path into the eurozone, that path disappeared after the euro’s creation and any attempt to reverse along that, now non-existent, path could lead to a great fall off a tall cliff.[The Conversation] This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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How do social networks play a key role in disaster recovery?
Society, Politics & Law

How do social networks play a key role in disaster recovery?

...the world face disasters more and more frequently, I hope that my research on Japan after 3.11 can provide guidance to residents facing challenges. While physical infrastructure is important for mitigating disaster, communities should also invest time and effort in building social ties. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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Greece: Where now, again? Thomas Piketty responds to Sunday's election result
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Greece: Where now, again? Thomas Piketty responds to Sunday's election result

...continue to bet on a Grexit, setting objectives that are impossible to meet so that when Greece fails, it can be pushed towards the exit. That is still a risk, which is why we need clarity and realistic objectives – and quickly.[The Conversation] The original version of this article appeared on The Conversation France., and the English translation at The Conversation....
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How would post-Brexit trade deals actually work?
Society, Politics & Law

How would post-Brexit trade deals actually work?

...agreements is unprecedented – and no country has ever left the EU. It certainly can’t be assumed that Britain is bound to get quick and good deals because it is a large economy. Whether such an unpredictable outcome is worth risking will be a key debate in the UK’s EU referendum. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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What would happen to the economy if we all stopped drinking?
Money & Business

What would happen to the economy if we all stopped drinking?

...causes immense harm to individuals and families up and down the country, and taxes should rise to account for this damage. Yet even on narrowly economic grounds, cuts to duty represent a false economy. Read the full IAS report on which this article is based This article was originally published by the LSE British Politics & Policy blog under a CC-BY-NC-ND licence...
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Budget 2017: Instant reactions
Money & Business

Budget 2017: Instant reactions

...article 50 is triggered. My guess is that the chancellor is playing a waiting game, with one eye on the potential for greater borrowing to ease Brexit going forward. And such is the level of uncertainty in the future that what he did today amounts to the calm before the storm. Productivity Geraint Johnes, Professor of Economics, Lancaster University Productivity is very...
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