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175 years of women's activism in the EIS
Society, Politics & Law

175 years of women's activism in the EIS

...history, and the fight for women’s equality. [Eis poster, showing history of EIS over 175 years] The second poster in the series shows important points on the journey to equal rights in the workplace. [EIS poster showing improvements in the workplace over the 175 years in its history] The third poster in the series shows women’s issues brought to the fore, and EIS...
Stories from Vienna: 6 key figures
Languages

Stories from Vienna: 6 key figures

...history of Vienna continues after the signing of the State Treaty in 1955. Even long after the Austrian empire has ceased to exist, Vienna remains a hub of international encounters and a meeting place for cultures. Here are the stories of some of Vienna’s people who are commemorated in places around the city. The short descriptions just sketch their lives and...
How Trump tweets
Society, Politics & Law

How Trump tweets

...family members and representatives of various Trump business interests are the names of Bill O’Reilly, Laura Ingraham, Sean Hannity and Eric Bolling, all of whom in some way or another are associated with Fox News. Fox News (current chairman and acting CEO, Rupert Murdoch) has been actively championing the political ambitions of Trump for some five years and despite the...
'Can anybody hear us?' The Day After, 40 years on
History & The Arts

'Can anybody hear us?' The Day After, 40 years on

...History, and Mark Fryers, Lecturer in Film & Media, sat down to discuss the political and social impact of the film to mark the 40th anniversary of its broadcast. Q: What was the climate of 1983? How did tensions and anxieties reach the boiling point demonstrated in The Day After? Luc-André: In the years after the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis there had been a period of...
Do animals really raise human babies as their own?
Nature & Environment

Do animals really raise human babies as their own?

...history and popular culture tells of children raised by wolves and more. Do these stories have any basis in truth?...I recently became a first-time mother. In addition to my daughter, Myrtle, I share my home with a motley collection of rescued animals including dogs, cats, horses, chickens and pigs. This multi-species, multi-generational co-habitation – along with the...
Migrant parenting
Health, Sports & Psychology

Migrant parenting

...families in a society which is based on neoliberal principles, where individuals are expected to take responsibility not only to provide for their families but also to work on themselves to better themselves with minimum support from the state. In family situations this translates to the practices of intensive parenting, which essentially describes the competitive nature...
Travelling Objects
History & The Arts

Travelling Objects

...histories and global connections...Travelling objects Please note: We've included references in a simple style for this open access resource. However, if you want to use these references in an academic manner please use our FREE course Developing good academic practice for guidance on proper referencing and formatting. Instructions For best results, use a modern web...
What does 'settled status' for EU citizens mean?
Society, Politics & Law

What does 'settled status' for EU citizens mean?

...family member of an EU citizen. Suitability is a criminal background check to ensure the individual is not a threat to public security. Settled and pre-settled status The official date of withdrawal – March 29, 2019 – is not the deadline for accruing the five years needed for permanent residency. Instead, if EU citizens and their families have been continuously...