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Have vanishing debt costs created a magic money tree?
Money & Business

Have vanishing debt costs created a magic money tree?

...institutions and households, and the rest by overseas investors. QE has disrupted this pattern. Now, around a quarter of issued gilts are held by the Bank of England under its Asset Purchase Facility. Official data still show overseas holdings at around 27%, with insurance and pension funds’ share down to 28%, and other UK financial institutions holding around 40%. But...
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The origins of Welsh male voice choirs
History & The Arts

The origins of Welsh male voice choirs

...institutions that represented them and received their unwavering support: the union, the lodge, the miners’ institute, the football team, the band, and the choir - especially the choir. It was an assertion of working-class male bonding and identity expressed through that most democratic and inexpensive instrument, the human voice. When some choirs inevitably folded in...
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How gender equality can help fix the construction industry
Society, Politics & Law

How gender equality can help fix the construction industry

...Institution of Civil Engineers members by age. Martha Dillon We started by analysing major international and cross-industry studies, all of which indicate that there is a clear correlation between a greater number of women on boards and company financial performance. We then looked in the academic literature for evidence of causation, in order to predict whether this...
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Will the next Secretary-General of the United Nations be a woman?
Society, Politics & Law

Will the next Secretary-General of the United Nations be a woman?

...instituting reform within the UN. At the end of 2026, Guterres will step down and hand over the baton to a new Secretary-General who will lead the UN until 2032 – or 2037 if they are elected for a second term. While this may seem a long way off, the selection process is already picking up pace. The Secretary-General of the United Nations has an important role to play in...
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Why Design Education needs Black and Women of Colour Feminist Thinking
Education & Development

Why Design Education needs Black and Women of Colour Feminist Thinking

...Institutions (HEIs) in the UK and beyond. These campaigns have drawn attention to racist design practices such as the use of stereotypical images of Black bodies, cultural appropriation, the devaluing of non-western art and design and the underrepresentation and exclusion of people of colour – especially women – in art and design HEIs. These include: Royal College of...
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School business manager: Developing the role
Education & Development

School business manager: Developing the role

...institution both in terms of pedagogy and the physical environment, particularly technology and levels of security employed. This free course, School business manager: Developing the role, will look at how you, an existing or aspiring business manager, can work effectively to support school activities and stakeholders, and in particular how you can support and manage...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Space, Time and Consciousness
Science, Maths & Technology

Space, Time and Consciousness

...ET, Life and the Universe Is there intelligent life out there? Professor Russell Stannard examines various possibilities, and our chances of ever finding out about them. The Size of the Universe Professor Russell Stannard investigates what is beyond the observable universe and explores claims that the universe might close back on itself. The Nature of Space Professor...
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Nouvelles mises au point
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Nouvelles mises au point

...et de l'Industrie (Science and Industrial Museum) in Paris. Science Museum: children's zone Shows various exhibits in the children's area of the museum where a hands-on approach is encouraged. Discusses whether girls and boys are equally interested in science and if the museum reaches the people it really wants to reach Science Museum: library A look at the multimedia...
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Audio 33 mins