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Women in the Railway in Scotland During both World Wars
Society, Politics & Law

Women in the Railway in Scotland During both World Wars

...law that would put an end to gender-based discrimination, the Sex Discrimination Act was eventually passed in 1975. References, Sources and Further Reading Hayward, V. (2018) ‘The History of Women in Rail’ (Long Read, 8 March). Available at: https://on-trac.co.uk/the-history-of-women-in-rail/ History Wardrobe (2014) ‘Railway women in WWI’ (5 February). Available...
Stigma erthyliad a'r gweithle
Health, Sports & Psychology

Stigma erthyliad a'r gweithle

...law yn dal gafael yn ei gilydd.] Ar sail canfyddiadau ein harolwg, rydym yn gwneud nifer o argymhellion i weithleoedd ar gyfer cynnig gwell cefnogaeth i'r rhai sy'n profi unrhyw fath o feichiogrwydd sy'n dod i ben (gan gynnwys erthyliad a chamesgor). Mae'r rhain yn cynnwys: Mae angen hyfforddiant ac addysg i godi ymwybyddiaeth ar gyfer gweithwyr, rheolwyr llinell a...
The Borders of Astrobiology
Science, Maths & Technology

The Borders of Astrobiology

...laws apply across the universe. I worry that starting out in space with the same attitudes that have proven pragmatically problematic on Earth will set us up for recreating the same flawed systems that also harm and threaten ourselves. If the goal is to eventually sustain civilisation and life across deep time by spreading in space, then we need to get really good at...
Reading Between the Lines: uncovering racism and homophobia in British history
History & The Arts

Reading Between the Lines: uncovering racism and homophobia in British history

...law courts, popular ballads, erotica and travel writing had a persistent tendency to ascribe lesbianism to ‘other’ nations. This is certainly clear from the writings of seventeenth-century poets (including Alexander Pope) and prose writers, who often drew on Ovid’s epistles to suggest that the Greek poet Sappho was the ‘inventor’ of lesbian sex. Further than...
Deconstructing the Moors: black presence in the United Kingdom before and during the Tudor period
History & The Arts

Deconstructing the Moors: black presence in the United Kingdom before and during the Tudor period

...Laws and Code of Rites. Paris: Pantanos Classics. Osuloga, D. (2021) Black and British: A Forgotten History. London: Pan Publishing. Rahn, O. (2006) Crusade Against the Grail: The Struggle between the Cathars, the Templars, and the Church of Rome. Vermouth: Inner Traditions Publishers. Runican, S (1987) A History of the Crusade. London: Penguin Publishers. Simmons, A....
An education in Religion and Worldviews
History & The Arts

An education in Religion and Worldviews

...law at Oxford Brookes University, and I love it. OLLIE I'm Ollie Silverton, and I work in the sports media industry. I travel around the world making viral videos. MO My name is Mo Ahmed. I'm a crew manager with the London Fire Brigade. It's the best job in the world. SENA RE isn't a boring subject where you just have to sit down and learn about different religions. It's...
Waste management and environmentalism in China
Nature & Environment

Waste management and environmentalism in China

...law, for example, requires member states to reduce the amount of biodegradable municipal waste, such as food and garden waste, that they landfill to 35% of 1995 levels by 2016 (for some countries by 2020) as part of plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (European Commission, 2016). China appears to be moving forward in imposing legal requirements for environmental...
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Money & Business

Developing business ideas for drone technologies

...laws first allowed the use of drones for spraying in 2012 with wide adoption allowed by 2016. In the EU, the legal frameworks governing the use of drones in agriculture are still being negotiated. Entrepreneurs may need to lobby to progress regulations and legitimise the use of drones for precision agriculture in the EU...Week 1: Discover the drone industry: 2.3 The...