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Brexiteers and Broflakes: how language frames political debate
Languages

Brexiteers and Broflakes: how language frames political debate

...economic crisis fail to get resolved. Brexit, on the other hand, has a far more equivocal meaning. While Greece was fighting to deal with its government-debt crisis, and actively trying to avoid Grexit, Britain’s split with the EU was the result of a pre-meditated decision. It was ‘democracy in process’, as we’re continually reminded. And, arguably, the word...
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Housing beyond borders
Society, Politics & Law

Housing beyond borders

...economic growth is far from politically uncontested. One area where this has become acutely contentious is housing. Transformed over recent decades through the construction of new luxury apartments and speculative redevelopment, there are growing concerns over the cost and stability of housing arrangements within cities and regions across Britain and beyond. An important...
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Introduction to the calculus of variations
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to the calculus of variations

...economics. The materials in this course provide powerful tools which are used by practising applied mathematicians and give a deep insight into the properties of dynamical systems. Introduction to the calculus of variations consists of material from MS327 Unit 5, Introduction to the calculus of variations, and has five sections in total. You should set aside about three...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Uncovering Britain’s Lost Black Sporting Heroes
Health, Sports & Psychology

Uncovering Britain’s Lost Black Sporting Heroes

...economic success, its leading role in the Atlantic Slave Trade and its often violent, exploitative colonial rule. These historical narratives also perpetuate a crude racialised hierarchy between white and black. The stories that underpin this ‘whitewashed’ history are selected because they conform to this frame – so that influential, successful Black figures in...
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The drive to sustainability in Higher Education
Nature & Environment

The drive to sustainability in Higher Education

...economic aspects of sustainable development. Sustainable HE teaching and learning models Few studies have looked at how the design of HE teaching and learning systems impacts energy consumption and carbon emissions (let alone other potential environmental impacts). A complex question! Some of the earliest research was pioneered by The Open University with the first major...
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What is shareholder activism?
Money & Business

What is shareholder activism?

...Krishnan, C. N. V., Partnoy, F., and Thomas, R. S., 2016, The Second Wave of Hedge Fund Activism: The Importance of Reputation, Clout, and Expertise. Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 15-9; Journal of Corporate Finance 40, 296-314, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2589992...
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Robert Burns: a man of his times for today
History & The Arts

Robert Burns: a man of his times for today

...economically valuable visitor attraction whose familiar face can sell shortbread, whisky, ales and tea towels. Nevertheless, Burns remains relevant at another level. At the best of the Burns suppers, attendees will have been reminded that Burns spoke for no one party, but for humanity itself, warts and all. More than this, he acknowledged the connectedness of all living...
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The First World War continues: Medina, Arabia, January 1919
History & The Arts

The First World War continues: Medina, Arabia, January 1919

...economic effects of a world at war. When we focus on the war’s end, the Armistice is often taken as the conflict’s end-point. Yet new research has shown that for many peoples across Europe, especially in central, eastern and southeastern Europe, the fighting continued. New nations were born in a crucible of violence, governments and ruling regimes were overthrown, and...
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