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Reflections on the Northern Ireland Economy 25 years after the Good Friday Agreement
Society, Politics & Law

Reflections on the Northern Ireland Economy 25 years after the Good Friday Agreement

...institutional and partnership decentralisation lower the transactions costs of policy making. A similar argument applies to fiscal decentralisation in respect of targeted expenditures and embedded taxes. The problem for NI is that since the Assembly’s inauguration in 1999, it has been without a government for nearly nine of the past 23 years. Most recently, the Assembly...
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Remembering Peter and John
Society, Politics & Law

Remembering Peter and John

...institution that had turned his life around. When he worked on student retention it was as a man who knew how many obstacles could get in the way of success. As an activist in the union he worked tirelessly to hold the University to the standards of its founding vision, often to his own disadvantage. One of his colleagues in Social Sciences recalled: 'The rules, the...
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Can animals be courageous?
History & The Arts

Can animals be courageous?

...instituted by the UK's leading veterinary charity PDSA (People's Dispensary for Sick Animals) in 1943. It is the highest award any animal can receive in recognition of conspicuous gallantry or devotion to duty while serving in military conflict.] The Dickin medal Ancient poets, for example, often highlight the courage of heroic characters by comparing them with animals...
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How does COVID-19 affect cancer treatment?
Science, Maths & Technology

How does COVID-19 affect cancer treatment?

...Institute of Health reported several diseases that were more frequently associated with COVID-19-related deaths. Underlying condition Number of patients Percentage (%) Hypertension 355 73.8 Diabetes mellitus 163 33.9 Cardiovascular ischemia 145 30.1 Atrial fibrillation 106 22 Chronic renal failure 97 20.2 Cancer 94 19.5 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 66 13.7...
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Closing the awarding gap: practical actions to support Black and minority ethnic students
Education & Development

Closing the awarding gap: practical actions to support Black and minority ethnic students

...institutions can take to reduce these disparities. This article summarises the most actionable recommendations from recent research. Rather than describing the gap itself, it focuses on what actually works: the teaching practices, support approaches and assessment adjustments that help students to feel confident, included and able to succeed. The guidance below draws on...
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'A Rose By Any Other Name...': The Importance of Words when it comes to Race
Education & Development

'A Rose By Any Other Name...': The Importance of Words when it comes to Race

...institutional racism and just what a struggle it made everyday life then, and still does now. I’m glad to say that the moment that an astronaut insisted on the calculations being checked by one of the ‘hidden figures’ did really happen. [Cast of Hidden Figures meeting President Obama] Some of the cast of Hidden Figures meeting President Obama Laws should protect...
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Supporting and developing resilience in social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting and developing resilience in social work

...et al., 2007; Collins, 2008). If social work is such a stressful occupation, what helps social workers to survive, and even thrive? This is a question which researchers have been keen to explore. According to Beddoe et al. (2013, p. 102), research indicates that resiliency is supported by: factors that reside within individuals factors that reside in the organisational...
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The Life of Saint Andrew
History & The Arts

The Life of Saint Andrew

...instituted the Knights of the Golden Fleece, who, for the badge of their Order, wear a figure of this cross, called St. Andrew’s cross, or the cross of Burgundy. The Scots honour St. Andrew as principal patron of their country, and their historians tell us, that a certain abbot called Regulus, brought thither from Patræ, in 369, or rather from Constantinople some years...
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