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Lifecycle of the Car Industry
Money & Business

Lifecycle of the Car Industry

...course. The 19th century saw railways built around the world but no cars, and to this day I don't understand why. Sometimes an idea that's perfectly viable doesn't happen even though people have the technology, have the means of doing it – it just doesn't happen, it just comes along too early in some respects." It was the invention of the internal combustion engine that...
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Reducing the carbon footprint of on-premises IT
Nature & Environment

Reducing the carbon footprint of on-premises IT

...courses Reducing digital carbon footprints of digital assets The digital carbon footprints of our technology assets are split between the carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions caused when manufacturing, storing and shipping the products and the emissions generated through use and disposal. As discussed in the responsible procurement article, the balance of these is...
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Volunteering in the education sector
Education & Development

Volunteering in the education sector

...Courses for school governors. Einir - Trustee and PTA volunteer [Einir] “I would never have had the confidence to apply for the job I have now if I hadn’t have been involved with NASMA – it gave me that extra push.” Before being encouraged by her line manager in her previous job to think about volunteering for the National Association of Student Money Advisers...
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Working mothers in Scotland's railways
Society, Politics & Law

Working mothers in Scotland's railways

...Courses [Nicola Parker]The railway has been an integral part of my life since I was a baby, as my mother joined the railway in July 1989. Seeing the changes over the years is what has inspired this article. Conditions for the working mothers of Scotrail have changed dramatically from 1989 to the current day. These changes and experiences will be explored through...
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Why do female footballers experience knee injuries and what can be done?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why do female footballers experience knee injuries and what can be done?

...courses and qualifications. The Football Association (2019) reports that the success of the England women’s team at the 2015 and 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup has been a key driver for increasing female participation in football at all levels. There are now over 2.5 million registered players in England, with football being the most popular sport for females. On a...
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The Borders of Astrobiology
Science, Maths & Technology

The Borders of Astrobiology

...course, on who you ask – who is ‘we’? In the end, however, what matters in practice are the attitudes of those in decision-making positions, and of those who will actually go to space. I am not positive about the future of space governance at the moment, because the specific people in power right now hold, in my view, the wrong attitudes and ideas about what is...
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Sylvia Pankhurst: The Expert View
Society, Politics & Law

Sylvia Pankhurst: The Expert View

...course, refused on the grounds that she was "in accord with the policy of the WSF" which "regards Parliament as an out of date machine." Hostility to Parliament was later to become a major hallmark of her political position, isolating her from many other socialists during the discussions on the formation of the Communist Party. In 1928 all women over 21 were enfranchised....
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Writing your research proposal
Education & Development

Writing your research proposal

...course of your study. At this early stage it sets a broad direction for what to do next: but you are not bound to it if your understanding of your subject develops, your question may need to change to reflect that deeper understanding. This is one of the few sections where there is a significant difference between what is asked from PhD candidates in contrast to what is...
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