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Methods in Motion: As borders flex, how does citizenship change?
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: As borders flex, how does citizenship change?

...Centre for Citizenship, Identities and Governance (CCIG) co-hosted the first methods day school on researching citizenship. Although methods days schools are a regular occurrence in the Faculty, this was the first time a day school was organised to explore the methodological issues of a field as specific as citizenship studies. This blog will review the day, whilst...
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SMEs and Net Zero – challenges and opportunities
Money & Business

SMEs and Net Zero – challenges and opportunities

...is needed to ensure that businesses owned by ethnic minorities and women, rural-based SMEs and those affected most by COVID-19 do not lose out. References Blundel, R. and Hampton, S. (2021) How Can SMEs Contribute to Net Zero?: An Evidence Review. Enterprise Research Centre, Warwick [Screenshot of animation for COP26] Click on the banner to explore the COP26 hub...
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Why going dairy-free can hit your iodine levels
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why going dairy-free can hit your iodine levels

...research found that the iodine concentration of most alternatives to cows’ milk – such as soy and almond “milk” – is very low. This matters because deficiency of iodine, especially during pregnancy, affects brain development and is linked to lower intelligence. As people increasingly switch from cows’ milk to alternative drinks, and their sales grow, we wanted...
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Tracing your family history
History & The Arts

Tracing your family history

...research, so try to get as much information as possible, bearing in mind that some of what you hear may not be strictly accurate - memories can fade over time, whilst many of our relatives are referred to by 'pet' names that are not the same as the ones they were born with. You will almost certainly hear stories that may have been passed through the family for...
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Using data visualisation to track climate change
Nature & Environment

Using data visualisation to track climate change

...Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) in Kenya, the Stockholm Environment Institute in Sweden, in cooperation with the UNFCCC secretariat, and supported by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, according to a statement from DIE last month (16 January). Visit the Nationally Determined Contributions Explorer The experts created a database from the...
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How our brain changes as we grow old: the Blood Brain Barrier breakdown
Science, Maths & Technology

How our brain changes as we grow old: the Blood Brain Barrier breakdown

...research student, Eduardo Frias-Anaya explains:...Brain and homeostasis [microvessels in the blood brain barrier] Figure 1: Tight junctions between brain endothelial cells control the transport across the barrier The brain acts as the centre of the nervous system, controlling processes occurring at different levels in the body. The structure of the brain is complex and...
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Why do women need abortions?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why do women need abortions?

...research that shows how an unintended and unwanted pregnancy can easily happen, even when using contraception...On 27 October 1967 a bill was passed making abortions by registered practitioners legal in specific circumstances. The 1967 Abortion Act (as amended by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990) permits abortion up to 24 weeks when two doctors agree that...
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Betty Luckham: celebrating the activism of a pioneering Windrush woman
History & The Arts

Betty Luckham: celebrating the activism of a pioneering Windrush woman

...research which led to the establishment of the vibrant Louise Da-Cocodia Trust Saturday School. Betty continues to be an influential advocate of the school. Betty’s wide-ranging community involvement included her support for women and families through the Abasindi Cooperative. This organisation was based in the Moss Side People’s Centre. Though it never described...
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