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Making the conversion: How does being a Rugby World Cup host city help a local economy?
Money & Business

Making the conversion: How does being a Rugby World Cup host city help a local economy?

...businesses?...With 20 countries hailing from six continents, the Rugby World Cup is a truly global mega-event. It has come a long way since it was first staged in 1987, when it was broadcast to just 200m people in 17 territories. Now around 4 billion people in 205 territories will watch 20,000 hours of coverage – all making RWC 2015 a unique reputation-raising...
How is identity data creating headaches for large companies?
Money & Business

How is identity data creating headaches for large companies?

...businesses. Bhargav Mitra and Robert McCausland explain why...[Statue of a human form spraying water] Leaking identity data can cost companies Google might be in trouble for collecting the personal data of its users, but many companies have a growing incentive to rid their hands of the data that users entrust them with. This is because of growing costs of holding onto it....
Is New Day a false dawn for the print industry?
History & The Arts

Is New Day a false dawn for the print industry?

...business?...The launch by Trinity Mirror of New Day, the first new stand-alone paid-for newspaper in three decades is, on the face of it, potentially one of the worst commercial decisions since Microsoft launched the Zune (look it up). Failure, the evidence suggests, is all-too likely an option. [A newspaper print room] Still hard pressed? For a start, newspapers are an...
Black History Month 2021 talks
Education & Development

Black History Month 2021 talks

...business, Project Ace Sports, which she started in November 2017. The company provides different sporting opportunities for children and young people to get involved in. Allana is a now a full time Diversity Lead and Sports Teacher at a prep school in South London. [Unknown title] Transcript Early Ethnic Minority barristers and the Inns of Court Dr Caroline Derry and Dr...
Year of the Snake: Chinese Lunar New Year
Languages

Year of the Snake: Chinese Lunar New Year

...business circles. If you want to be very clever and say ‘Happy Year of the Snake’, you need to say 蛇年快乐 (shé nián kuài lè). Check out the audio flip cards below to hear the correct pronunciations. @@PLUGINFILE@@/dialog-cards-year-of-the-snake-1519918%20%281%29.h5p Visit our innovative 30-credit module Beginners’ Chinese and study from scratch as part of a...
What do literary agents do?
History & The Arts

What do literary agents do?

...business and it’s half creative, editorial, psychological. PHILIP SEARGEANT: Could you say something about the criteria you look for in identifying new talents and possibly to what extent the market these days is a factor in that? JONNY GELLER: Well, the market is always a factor in the choice a literary agent makes when embarking on a new relationship with an author, I...
OU Carbon Calculator FAQs
Nature & Environment

OU Carbon Calculator FAQs

...Business travel by car and public transport is excluded because it is counted as a business activity included in Infrastructure. How to estimate car use? You probably know the type and typical annual mileage of household vehicles, but car club and other people’s car details for lifts may be more difficult to identify. For Car clubs and Lifts with others, you have to...
Hybrid working: organisational development
Money & Business

Hybrid working: organisational development

...business continuity and growth is critical to address your short, medium, and long-term needs, aims and objectives. The framework illustrated below has been designed for this collection to highlight the key areas you need to consider when thinking about organisational development. As many organisations and higher education institutions (HEIs) continue to evolve their...