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Haven't we been told there's water on Mars before?
Science, Maths & Technology

Haven't we been told there's water on Mars before?

...researchers have detected hydrated salts rather than salty water itself. But the results, published in Nature Geoscience, are an important step to finding actual, liquid water. So how close are we? Let’s take a look at what we know so far and where the new findings fit in. Ice versus liquid water Back in the 18th century, William Herschel suggested that Mars’s polar...
Stuck in the middle of a pandemic: are international students migrants?
Society, Politics & Law

Stuck in the middle of a pandemic: are international students migrants?

...research and policy. And this limited visibility is precisely what the Australian Prime Minister has been able to leverage while arguing that foreign students should ‘go home’ as the resources have to be prioritised for Australian citizens. [Global Flows of international students 2017] Global flows of international students, 2017 Yet, international students are and...
Selling Empire: The Empire Marketing Board
History & The Arts

Selling Empire: The Empire Marketing Board

...research, marketing, and publicity...What was the Empire Marketing Board? The Empire Marketing Board (EMB) was founded in May 1926, as a small government body with committees for research, marketing and publicity. Much of its effort (up to 65% of its yearly expenditure) went into encouraging research and analysis, including into how to improve the quality, storage and...
The Women and Scottish Railway History Collection
Society, Politics & Law

The Women and Scottish Railway History Collection

...researched in important respects. While important work has been done, much remains to be uncovered, not least in relation to women’s role in the railways in Scotland and, in particular, in relation to their role in the National Union of Railwaymen (and women!) and latterly the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union and as trade union activists involved in struggles of many...
Why are the bullied reluctant to seek help?
Education & Development

Why are the bullied reluctant to seek help?

...from Australia suggests there are many reasons why children subjected to bullying don't ask their teachers to get involved. Kenneth Rigby shares some of the findings...[Ghost in the classroom] 'Ghost in the classroom' by Ben+Sam In Australia approximately one student in five is bullied at school every few weeks or more often. Many of these students suffer serious
When do children develop a sense of gender?
Education & Development

When do children develop a sense of gender?

...research, I’ve found that children don’t begin to notice and adopt gender-stereotyped behaviors (e.g., preferring colors like pink or blue) until the age of two or three. A few years later, their concept of gender becomes quite rigid, and although it becomes more relaxed by middle childhood, even adults have trouble going back to thinking about gender as something...
How afraid of death are we?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How afraid of death are we?

...researchers claim that this could explain the US political shift to the right after 9/11. What do the results mean? But why does the prospect of death make us more punitive, conservative and religious? According to many theorists, reminders of death compel us to seek immortality. Many religions offer literal immortality, but our secular affiliations – such as our nation...
How is a University obsession with teenagers hurting part-time students?
Education & Development

How is a University obsession with teenagers hurting part-time students?

...research, surveying part-time students who have hung on, I found they feel sidelined by their institutions and are crying out for more flexibility to cope with their studies. The crisis in part-time higher education is predominantly, but not exclusively, an English problem, set against changes to fee structures that have resulted in part-time fees tripling since 2012, and...