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Solon upsets the wealthy Croesus
History & The Arts

Solon upsets the wealthy Croesus

...project partners' resources' for guidance on using the HestiaVis map and texts. Now use the ORBIS platform at Stanford to explore the time and cost of a journey from Athens to Egypt (Aegyptus), stopping in Cyprus, and on to Sardis. Although this project provides a model of the Roman world, the results are compatible with the earlier period. Compare your results with a...
From insecurity to insecurity: Black and Ethnic Minority Europeans in the UK
Society, Politics & Law

From insecurity to insecurity: Black and Ethnic Minority Europeans in the UK

...projects. Such a view problematically equates Europeanness with whiteness. This ignores the presence of people of colour in Europe, whether it be centuries-old Black European communities or those who migrated more recently, often as parts of postcolonial or labour migrations. Challenging research Our recent research on the experiences of recent Black and Ethnic Minority...
Inheritance of characters
Science, Maths & Technology

Inheritance of characters

...Introduction - Genes are units of inheritance that contribute to a person’s behaviour and health. In this course you will learn what genes, DNA and chromosomes are and how they combine to make the human genome. You will also learn how the principles of inheritance work, the effect that our genetic make-up has on health, and how genetic material is passed on from...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Becoming an ethical researcher Badge icon
Education & Development

Becoming an ethical researcher

...manager mentions that they are completing a university dissertation research project, but does not elaborate. You feel uncomfortable as you have mentioned many children and their experiences and are unsure what this means, and whether it is worth complaining. Think about: Why might the chat/interview have been conducted in this way? What might you have felt about this...
Corporate fraud and criminal behaviour
Money & Business

Corporate fraud and criminal behaviour

...Project Management, 20(3), pp. 235–240. Jolly, J. (2022) ‘UK lost up to £16bn due to fraud and error in Covid loans schemes’, The Guardian, 23 February. Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/23/uk-lost-up-to-16bn-due-to-and-error-in-covid-loans-schemes (Accessed: 13 May 2023). Jones, L. (2019) Introduction to business law. 5th edn. Oxford: Oxford...
Thomas Stocker - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Thomas Stocker - Stories of Change

...managed to find consensus on the projections of sea level rise. We have close to sea level … RH: Well, it's a very broad consensus that, isn't it? TS: Well, I think that is an achievement that is not to be underestimated. If you remember the situation in 2008 or 2009 when we talked about sea level rise, the published range was huge. And I think we have taken really a...
Im Gespräch mit Jannis Androutsopoulos
Languages

Im Gespräch mit Jannis Androutsopoulos

...and German at Hamburg University talks about his research projects and focus, including multilingual networks in social media, how written communication is changing in the younger generation and the field of digital journalism, in particular how journalists nowadays interact with media users. This recording is in German, suitable for learners at CEFR Level B2 or above....
Why did millions march against Trump?
Society, Politics & Law

Why did millions march against Trump?

...project, Mobilizing Millions: Engendering Protest Across the Globe. We want to understand why people participate in a march of this scale, at a critical historical juncture in our political landscape. Within weeks of discussion of the first march, there were already “sister” march pages national and internationally. While it is beyond the scope of this post to discuss...