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Theresanomics explained
Money & Business

Theresanomics explained

...social justice concerns with social and economic conservatism, championing nostalgia and 'Britishness'—Dr Peter Bloom explains Theresanomics...Theresa May has risen to power as the British Prime Minister. She faces a considerable number of challenges including rising economic inequality at home and effectively negotiating the Brexit decision abroad. Though a...
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Compassion and care: staff experiences of death, the role of bereavement policies in higher education
Health, Sports & Psychology

Compassion and care: staff experiences of death, the role of bereavement policies in higher education

...working lives. A recent survey set out to find out more about bereavement support for staff in UK HEIs...Find out about The Open University's Health and Social Care courses and qualifications. Researchers have known for some time that the way employers treat their staff can have a huge impact on their mental health and wellbeing, especially around life events. Paid...
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Football culture: the use of banners
Health, Sports & Psychology

Football culture: the use of banners

...social and political movements and events. In the nineteenth century, for example the Chartists, a working class political reform movement, carried banners on their mass marches, but sadly, there are no surviving examples. In the early twentieth century, women in the suffrage movement carried hand-crafted banners in demonstrations. Religious processions involving banners...
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Sylvia Pankhurst: The Expert View
Society, Politics & Law

Sylvia Pankhurst: The Expert View

...working-class women who fought for the franchise and for socialism. It is perhaps less surprising that Sylvia Pankhurst’s role in the labour movement has not been fully recognised. Women have traditionally been marginalised in the socialist movement and by labour historians. Sylvia shared platforms with James Connolly and Jim Larkin, was active in publicising the growth...
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Throwing light on research by South & Central American scientists
Science, Maths & Technology

Throwing light on research by South & Central American scientists

...work more widely. Felix Moronta explains how...[Red LBC logo] How much does the news media cover scientific advances in Latin America? The bloggers at the online project Ciencia latina (“Latin Science”) say it's not enough. As much in the regional media as in the international, the presence of Latin America in the world better known as scientific progress is still...
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Remembering Gary Slapper
Society, Politics & Law

Remembering Gary Slapper

...social justice were well known and reflected in his wide and varied publications. His column in the Times delighted many and his vast collection of stories and legal anecdotes informed and amused generations of law students. His book on the English Legal System written with David Kelly informed and educated generations of law students fast becoming a leading text on the...
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Migrant parenting
Health, Sports & Psychology

Migrant parenting

...working opportunities were limited for them, many found the way to migrate on a more permanent basis. With the expansion of the European Union in 2004, eight Central and Eastern European countries joined the Union – the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovenia. This brought in the opportunity for free movement and the right to...
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The inaugural lecture of Professor Edoardo Ongaro, Professor of Public Management
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The inaugural lecture of Professor Edoardo Ongaro, Professor of Public Management

...social sciences more broadly, rather than adopting more generic approaches. Date: Tuesday 6 February, 2018 Time: 6:00pm – 7:00pm Venue: The Open University, the Berrill Lecture Theatre, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA Live stream: Trailer video: Edoardo Ongaro is Professor of Public Management at the Faculty of Business and Law at The Open University (OU)....
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