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Deregistering from school: understanding experiences and rebuilding trust
Education & Development

Deregistering from school: understanding experiences and rebuilding trust

...institutional, professional and ethical responsibilities. As well as promoting inclusive practice, the framework can inform the development of policy to support systemic culture change. A local authority advisor could foster trust through improved understanding and inclusion at a local level across education, health and care. Where requested, the advisor should offer...
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Social mobility isn’t just about 18-year-olds: adults need life chances too
Society, Politics & Law

Social mobility isn’t just about 18-year-olds: adults need life chances too

...institution, The Open University – where 18% of all new student registrations are from a low socio-economic background – dedicated learner support and inclusive materials are embedded in the student experience. With 16% of our undergraduates declaring a disability, the university also targets them with pre-entry advice and technologies, including specialist equipment...
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Nos Galan Gaeaf: the traditional Welsh celebration being eclipsed by modern Halloween
History & The Arts

Nos Galan Gaeaf: the traditional Welsh celebration being eclipsed by modern Halloween

...institution. The oft-repeated claim that it signifies the start of the Celtic year is based on the speculation of comparative mythologists. The name Nos Galan Gaeaf certainly does not go back to a prehistoric period of Celtic linguistic unity. The word calan is borrowed from the Latin calends, meaning “the first day of the month”, while gaeaf means “winter”. So we...
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How bad are things at the Great Barrier Reef?
Nature & Environment

How bad are things at the Great Barrier Reef?

...Institute of Marine Science measured the gradual loss of 51% of corals on the central and southern regions of the Great Barrier Reef. They reported no change over this extended period in the amount of corals in the remote, northern region. Unfortunately, most of the losses in 2016 have occurred in this northern, most pristine part of the Great Barrier Reef. [Graphic...
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Strange job: being Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest reigning monarch
Society, Politics & Law

Strange job: being Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest reigning monarch

...institutional media and the union of cybernetic palace-watchers which it cannot control. It is no longer a matter of having to deal with whispers in corridors, but postings from everywhere. None of this has changed what she represents: the nation. But it has changed how she represents it. The spatial and social magnitude that separated the monarch from the public in 1952...
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How should Rwanda remember the genocide?
History & The Arts

How should Rwanda remember the genocide?

...These are some examples of the diverse perspectives of kwibuka, all of which are valid and coexist in the same physical and emotional space every April in Rwanda. [The Conversation]Eric Ndushabandi, Director, Institute of Research and Dialogue for Peace, Rwanda, co-authored this article. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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What happens ‘When East Meets West’?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What happens ‘When East Meets West’?

...institutions - encouraging staff and students from all different backgrounds to join forces e.g. teaching and research collaborations between universities and allowing cultural exchange can help universities gain in international reputation. As the number of universities going borderless grows, so does the importance of learning more about what helps and hinders students...
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What are the challenges and opportunities of urban artificial intelligence and robotics?
Science, Maths & Technology

What are the challenges and opportunities of urban artificial intelligence and robotics?

...institutional capacities need to be built which enable us to live well with urban AIs and robotics and deliberate, perhaps through their design, what kinds of more sustainable urban futures we may want to attain (and avoid) with these automated technologies. Here, we need to be mindful of the urban inequalities urban AIs may develop and the existing ones they may...
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