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What does 'settled status' for EU citizens mean?
Society, Politics & Law

What does 'settled status' for EU citizens mean?

...economically active citizens. The government has also been criticised because the app designed for the settled status application process does not currently work on Apple devices. In my research on protection of the right to private and family life of EU citizens in the UK post-Brexit, I note some gaps in the Draft Withdrawal Agreement between the UK and EU, published in...
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Birth of the Welfare State
History & The Arts

Birth of the Welfare State

...economic formula. Equity for the "lowest common denominator" I was staggered by its comprehension'. (Insurance clerk, male, 39, Newport) 'It gave me a feeling there was something to work for and fight for after all and that our efforts might be rewarded by some real social improvement, giving means to the phrase "winning the peace". (Royal Artillery, male, 29) 'I am aware...
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Signposts for Work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Signposts for Work

...economic uncertainty continuously evolving marketplace rapid and disruptive pace of technology multi-generational workforce. [VUCA diagram] What could this mean for you? Rather than viewing VUCA as negative, different terms can be fitted to the acronym: vision, understanding, clarity and agility, i.e., positive qualities which answer the challenges of VUCA. By focusing...
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Coming to America: The Making of the Irish-American Diaspora
OpenLearn Ireland

Coming to America: The Making of the Irish-American Diaspora

...economic history, 1800-1925, Manchester: Manchester University Press. Sherling, R. (2013) ‘Irish Protestants and Irish-Protestant Americans, 1870-1940’, in R. Barkan (ed.), Immigrants in American History: Arrival, adaptation, and integration Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. Speck, W.A., (2009) ‘American Independence’, in A326 Empire:1492-1975, Milton Keynes, The Open...
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Life After Death
History & The Arts

Life After Death

...economic system or global climate issues. At the same time, there is a popular distrust of many ‘experts,’ with fears that there are hidden or self-serving agendas at play. How do we make decisions from a position of ignorance? How can we evaluate beliefs – such as the existence of God, or life after death – for which there is a general scarcity of evidence?...
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North Sea, air safety and Brexit
Nature & Environment

North Sea, air safety and Brexit

...economically important to Scotland and the UK. But is the North Sea facing a new fight over who controls safety? Has it become a political battleground revealing just how difficult Brexit is going to be? Over the last 40 years almost 70 million people have flown in helicopters between the mainland and offshore oil and gas rigs in the UK side of the North Sea. That works...
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Adam Peaty: the family behind the athlete
Health, Sports & Psychology

Adam Peaty: the family behind the athlete

...economic status (Dagkas and Stathi, 2007). "You do feel on the back foot if you don’t come from a rich family or a family who are already involved in sport… You’re starting off at a massive disadvantage against those kinds of people." "As an amateur you’re up against people with money who can afford physio or therapists, and these kids turn up with all the kit....
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Disseminating across the margins: bridging communities and academia through a Black feminist lens
Education & Development

Disseminating across the margins: bridging communities and academia through a Black feminist lens

...economic factors that may limit participation in dissemination activities. Additionally, the academic community must be willing to embrace alternative forms of knowledge and dissemination channels, which may challenge entrenched norms and practices within academia (Dillard, 2000). Our project on Black mothers of autistic children serves as a pertinent example of how...
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