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Can quotas make gender equality happen in politics? Lessons from business
Society, Politics & Law

Can quotas make gender equality happen in politics? Lessons from business

...manage or change them, especially in the longest lived such as universities or parliaments. The progressive change we see in the number of women working as MPs is largely due to the implementation of quotas. Danish academic Drude Dahlerup has been tracking the introduction of quotas in parliaments around the world for many years. Her research is as clear as can be in its...
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Article 10 mins
On-screen graphic design: The early years of television
Science, Maths & Technology

On-screen graphic design: The early years of television

...introduction of ITV, BBC Two, Channel 4 and Breakfast Time and more recently satellite and cable television, Channel 5 and now digital television. This has meant the need for graphic design in television has also been increasing and once it was realised that graphic design is an important element of television there has been no turning back. In this essay, it is mainly...
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Article 15 mins
Developing employability through sport and physical activity
Health, Sports & Psychology

Developing employability through sport and physical activity

...Introduction - [Described image] Figure 1 Track athletes engaging in a race The benefits that sport and physical activity can have on our physical and mental well-being are well documented (McCarvel, 2021), but have you ever stopped to consider how it could do the same for your career? Navigating through your career can feel like both an exciting and sometimes daunting...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Will Brexit spell the end of fishing quotas?
Nature & Environment

Will Brexit spell the end of fishing quotas?

...managing fisheries: what is the total limit on fishing that keeps fish stocks sustainable (the size of the pie), and who gets access to these rights (how it is divided). The EU decides the total permissible catch and then allocates quotas to member states. Under EU quota management, overfishing has significantly decreased and many fish stocks are now increasing in size....
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Article 5 mins
Social marketing
Money & Business

Social marketing

...introduction to the album. What is social marketing? Michaela Firth in conversation with Gerard Hastings. Critical marketing Terry O'Sullivan in conversation with Gerard Hastings. Ethics and advertising Tom Farrell in conversation with Gerard Hastings. Evaluating social marketing programmes Michaela Firth in conversation with Gerard Hastings. Ethical brands Presented by...
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Audio 1 hr 31 mins
Voice of Indian Song
History & The Arts

Voice of Indian Song

...introduction to this album Becoming a Singer Sudokshina Chatterjee explains why she started to sing, and her journey from the first singing lesson to now. The Voice Sudokshina Chatterjee discusses the voice, looking at how vocalists are trained, the different ways to use the voice, and the difference between gender. Khyal Sudokshina explains the meaning behind Khyal, the...
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Audio 19 mins
Repatriation and returning remains
History & The Arts

Repatriation and returning remains

...of things: an introduction to material culture... Encountering a body Nigel Warburton discusses two different cases regarding the issue of consent when displaying human remains. Torres Strait remains The Natural History Museum in London gave back 138 ancestral remains to the Torres Strait islands. Objections to Repatriation Tiffany Jenkins argues against repatriation...
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Video 25 mins
Exploring sedimentary processes
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring sedimentary processes

...brief introduction to this album. From granite to sand How sand is formed by the weathering of moorland rock. Sand under the microscope What microscopic investigations reveal about samples of sand. Grains of sand Using sieves to establish grain size profiles. Transporting sand grains Comparing the effectiveness of wind and water for moving sand grains of different sizes....
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Audio 22 mins