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UK nuclear industry faces Brexit fall-out
Society, Politics & Law

UK nuclear industry faces Brexit fall-out

...Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee report − issued just as parliament was dissolved for the election – says that any gap between the UK leaving Euratom and entering into secure alternative deals would “severely inhibit nuclear trade and research and threaten power supplies”. Iain Wright, the committee’s chair, said: “The impact of Brexit on...
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Sofas, car seats and toilet seats: where are your tweets read?
Languages

Sofas, car seats and toilet seats: where are your tweets read?

...business, and companies and advertisers know this only too well. From celebrities / influencers being paid to feature products on their timeline to the millions paid for advertising and featured tweets, everyone is at it. Educational institutions also promote their wares on Twitter and other social media. The holy grail? Engagement with potential customers / employers /...
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Let your money do the talking: fossil fuel divestment and COP26
Nature & Environment

Let your money do the talking: fossil fuel divestment and COP26

...business as normal. Precedent exists for success; the Anti-Apartheid divestment campaign was considered to be a major contributing factor in ending Apartheid both through exerting huge financial and social pressure for change on the South African government. Supporters of divestment consider it to be both necessary and urgent in speeding up the transition from fossil...
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How India reacted to Sundar Pichai's new role at Google - and what will he do?
Science, Maths & Technology

How India reacted to Sundar Pichai's new role at Google - and what will he do?

...businesses but we take a very long term view, in a very disciplined away. Our research can be longer term and we do that precisely in research[..] we never know whether some of them make viable business applications but we want to push the technology. Larry Page, Google ex-CEO and the current CEO of Alphabet announced about this big change on the Google blog, hinting that...
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Why New York-style rent controls would not work in London
Society, Politics & Law

Why New York-style rent controls would not work in London

...businesses and lower-income households out of the central areas, leaving them a monocultural wasteland of bankers and businessmen. Those who stay are crammed into ever more cramped and unsanitary accommodation, while those who now commute from distant suburbs make this the country’s capital of gridlock. To avoid a descent into the cosmopolitan elitism of Tokyo or...
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Why do call centre staff use your name all the time, Chris?
Money & Business

Why do call centre staff use your name all the time, Chris?

...business-related function: to distinguish customers’ drinks orders from one another. In call centres, the purpose is purely to build rapport. In both contexts, it can feel cringey. Shortcut to politeness Time is of the essence for a call centre worker. So the clear preference for using a customer’s name over other rapport-building strategies is that it’s a shortcut...
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Why do a project as part of your study?
Education & Development

Why do a project as part of your study?

...Business and Management courses and qualifications [business meeting] Projects are common in university teaching, but they are different from the types of study that students experience regularly. Most of us are more used to learning about a particular subject or skill, with teaching that is designed to help you understand this subject in a very guided way. However, a...
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Technological innovation: a resource-based view
Science, Maths & Technology

Technological innovation: a resource-based view

...business practices, workplace organisation or external relations...Technological innovation: a resource-based view: 2 Innovation: adding value - The OECD/EC definition focuses on what is innovated – product, process, marketing or organisation – rather than how or why people or organisations choose to use an innovation, or how an innovation might be produced....
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