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How can I learn from Who Are We?
Society, Politics & Law

How can I learn from Who Are We?

...migration in deep and creative ways. On the website we have documented some of the engagements between artists, academics, activists and participants in the event and beyond. Some of these include media materials and image galleries and short videos, showcasing some of the installations. [Media gallery from Who Are We?] The media gallery Giota Alevizou, the lead author in...
Why are black and white cats black and white? And why are there piebald horses?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why are black and white cats black and white? And why are there piebald horses?

...migrate directly from the back to the front and that the lack of pigmentation at the front is due to pigment cells not moving fast enough. However, our findings, published in Nature Communications, paint a different picture. We found that, if anything, cells in piebald animals migrate faster than in normal animals, but that they don’t divide as often. This means that...
From Conversations on co-production to participants’ engagements
Society, Politics & Law

From Conversations on co-production to participants’ engagements

...into shared ground through urgent solidarity”. You will then have the opportunity to explore how those interactions were complemented, during the event, by interactive aspects that invited public audiences to take part and to reflect on their own civic positioning, identity, and ethical responsibility towards aspects of citizenship, migration and the refugee crisis....
European identity, citizenship, borders, rights and justice - Student Hub Live's Brexit Special
Society, Politics & Law

European identity, citizenship, borders, rights and justice - Student Hub Live's Brexit Special

...migration, re-connect governments with the people and reject a ‘European’ state. This session will debate whether the apparent resurgence of political and cultural nationalism within the EU is a sign of success or failure, why local and ‘European’ identities seem to co-exist in some countries but clash in others, and what is left of Europe’s social-justice and...
Exodus: The videos
Society, Politics & Law

Exodus: The videos

...migration...A decision Isra'a and her family have made the journey from Syria and arrived in Turkey. Should they take the risk and cross the Greece? The crossing What is it really like, bobbing across the Mediterranean in the hope of a better life? Hassan and his fellow refugees put their lives in peril on the sea. Looking for the smugglers Ahmed is in Calais - but having...
Methods in Motion: The middle children
Languages

Methods in Motion: The middle children

...migration, act as translators and interpreters for family and friends who don’t speak the local language. Termed ‘child language brokers,’ their rapid language learning at school means they often linguistically mediate on behalf of family very soon after arrival — they also find themselves acting as cultural mediators as they navigate different institutional...
The Celtic origins of the Welsh language
Education & Development

The Celtic origins of the Welsh language

...migrations, cultural exchange and the words we use today. This map shows where Celtic languages are spoken in Europe. [Map showing where Celtic languages are spoken in Europe including Brittany, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Cornwall.] Indo-European roots The majority of the languages in Europe belong to a family of languages called Indo-European. There are over 400...
Guide to engaging with the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community
Science, Maths & Technology

Guide to engaging with the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community

...migration to the horrors of the eugenics movement. Lisa explains how historical isolation has shaped genetic health within GRT populations, not through biological difference but through generations of social exclusion and hardship. With honesty and empathy, she calls for researchers and healthcare providers to approach genetics with cultural understanding and respect. By...