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Why has the welfare cap become so complex?
Society, Politics & Law

Why has the welfare cap become so complex?

...changes to his welfare cap in the July 2015 budget have made a simple measure almost too complex, say Christine Whitehead and Emma Sagor...The £26,000 welfare cap for working aged families introduced in April 2013 has been one of the most supported policies introduced by the coalition. By setting the maximum eligibility at the median household income and excluding those...
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Merry microbes: how might festive feasting affect your gut microbiota?
Science, Maths & Technology

Merry microbes: how might festive feasting affect your gut microbiota?

...change from what we usually eat. But what does this do to our gut microbiota? Let’s explore the impact of festive feasting on the gut and how what we eat can affect the microbial populations in our guts...Microbes are tiny, microscopic organisms that live all throughout the body, inside and out. They are essential for maintaining our health and they keep our bodies in...
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English Literature, Racism and Rehabilitation
History & The Arts

English Literature, Racism and Rehabilitation

...change the perspective of someone with violent racist views and rehabilitate them? Dr Alex Tickell explores in this article...Last week, Ben John, a 21-year-old former criminology student at De Montfort University, was given a suspended two-year prison sentence and a five-year Serious Crime Prevention order for possessing neo-Nazi and terror-related documents. At his...
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Medical uses of genetic testing
Science, Maths & Technology

Medical uses of genetic testing

...changes in the BRCA genes increases a person’s risk of certain cancers. Here, we look at the choices that Angelina Jolie made in response to the diagnosis that she carried such a gene change. Our genetics can also influence how we respond to a particular drug treatment. This is called pharmacogenomic testing, and can help to make sure a person receives the most...
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The history of Halloween
History & The Arts

The history of Halloween

...changing seasons — something of great importance in many cultures. To summarise: the festivals celebrated by some Christians and some Pagans around the 31st October and 1st November have different origins and different emphases. But history isn’t everything. Times change. Emphases change. Some Christians are happy to join in the bonfires and amusements that celebrate...
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Working for health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Working for health

...changes in NHS policy and practice on the delivery of health care. Health is increasingly ‘everybody’s business’. This album will provide you with insight into the debates that surround human health, and will enable you to appreciate and review your own and alternative standpoints and values in this important area of study. This material forms part of The Open...
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Black Blue Plaques
Languages

Black Blue Plaques

...changed significantly – and this change is reflected in the growing numbers of plaques put up to celebrate the contribution of previously under-recognised sections of society. The film explores how minoritised groups, in this case Black people, can use a classic symbol of ‘heritage’ like the Blue Plaques to counter their under-representation in the public space and...
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Darwin and Evolution
Science, Maths & Technology

Darwin and Evolution

...change and adapt according to their environment. Apparently diverse specimens and fossils reveal surprising results, such as the common ancestry of the hippopotamus and the dolphin, whose evolutionary paths diverged when their habitats changed. Research on sparrows show how particular characteristics are linked to success at surviving in the wild, and the selective...
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