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The Women and Scottish Railway History Collection
Society, Politics & Law

The Women and Scottish Railway History Collection

...accounts of the role of women in workplaces disputes, strikes and struggles more generally across many different sectors of Scottish industry and society. Covering a century and more of workplace-based conflict from across Scotland, it seeks to provide a resource that can be used by generations of trade union members, labour movement activists, researchers and academics....
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One Lump or Two? Understanding the Place of Sugar - Part One
Society, Politics & Law

One Lump or Two? Understanding the Place of Sugar - Part One

...account of sugar can be found in Darra Goldstein's huge book, The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets (2015). Current students may want to look at DTS206's block on food, affluent diets and their effects on the environment. Steve Pile is Professor of Human Geography. He is currently writing about electricity for the new Environment and Society module, D213, which you...
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One refugee's story: A long, risky journey
Society, Politics & Law

One refugee's story: A long, risky journey

...account to Orfahli so he could post Tweets about his journey. On a boat to Italy w/ 234 other refugees and migrants. Their strength is unbelievable. #ShareHumanity -@ThairDamascus pic.twitter.com/YUe47RMHMG — Cody Simpson (@CodySimpson) August 13, 2015 There were elderly, pregnant women and small children on the trip. “Everybody was scared. We [didn't] have food, we...
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Section 2: Red Clydeside and Glasgow 1919: Setting the Context
Society, Politics & Law

Section 2: Red Clydeside and Glasgow 1919: Setting the Context

...account of the following interconnected developments: The rapid industrialisation and urbanisation of Glasgow and Clydeside in the Victorian era Britain’s imperial expansion during the nineteenth century Rising global tensions and the outbreak of World War One Mass immigration into Glasgow The Highland Clearances, 1770s to late 1800s Legacies of famine in Ireland,...
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The Material World: On Chesil Beach (getting closer to Titan)
Science, Maths & Technology

The Material World: On Chesil Beach (getting closer to Titan)

...Accounting for the difference in density between the sand on the beach and the presumed water ice on Titan's surface, this work suggests that the grains at the Huygens landing site are similar in size to coarse sand such as that found at the western end of Chesil beach. Furthermore, in several signatures we were able to determine the depth and thickness of distinct layers...
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30 years of SME research highlights impact of the ‘digital revolution’
Money & Business

30 years of SME research highlights impact of the ‘digital revolution’

...accounts from small business specialists who were directly involved in establishing the Quarterly Survey, a review of key trends affecting smaller firms, and ten short cases that share the experiences of small business owners who have been taking part in the Quarterly Survey for two decades. Mike Holland, 59 has been participating in the Quarterly Survey since the 1990s....
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Avoid being held to ransom by SamSam
Digital & Computing

Avoid being held to ransom by SamSam

...account (such as a bank, online shop, iTunes, Facebook or the like). These phishing messages are likely to be fakes sent by criminals, and whilst they might not carry malware, they might form part of a much larger campaign. Providing the sender of the email with some personal information – such as name, address, password and the like – allows them to target you, or...
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The drive to improve patient safety in the NHS in England
Health, Sports & Psychology

The drive to improve patient safety in the NHS in England

...account, when they have been willfully or recklessly negligent or involved in mistreatment. However, the report takes a strong stance that safety is best improved and ultimately assured by adopting a broader systems approach to understanding why and how failure or error occur. The basis of the systems approach, as we have learned from listening to Dr Kevin Fong talk about...
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