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Entrepreneurship – from ideas to reality Badge icon
Money & Business

Entrepreneurship – from ideas to reality

...economic uncertainty around. Since the pandemic, the UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA) have continued to prioritise proposals from healthcare; biotech, life sciences and pharmaceuticals; and software as a service (British Business Bank, 2020b). [A chart that shows the share of enterprises between small, medium and large businesses.] Figure 2 Share of enterprises The...
Jim Skea - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Jim Skea - Stories of Change

...economics, making it really clear that we are only going to solve climate change if we have new forms of development in countries in the South, so that’s exactly where the emphasis needs to go and the great global think tank, the IEA, is not looking there. Perhaps it’s time for a new mission for it? JS: I don’t really think that you can push institutions too far...
Physical activity: a family affair
Health, Sports & Psychology

Physical activity: a family affair

...economic status, parental interest in sport and physical activity, and the family structure. We will discuss some of these factors in more detail later in the course, however the overarching principle indicated by the Sports Coach UK Review is that ‘those who have family members involved in sport are more likely to be involved themselves’ (Bailey et al., 2010, p. 79)....
Decision trees and dealing with uncertainty
Money & Business

Decision trees and dealing with uncertainty

...economic – will the country be in recession, or booming? What will interest rates be? market – how will your product market develop? Will there be new entrants, leavers or substitutes? As decision-makers, you need to find strategies to deal with uncertainty and so, in this section, you will be introduced to the topic of probability. A knowledge of probability enables...
Applying social work law with children and families
Society, Politics & Law

Applying social work law with children and families

...economic and intellectual trends. It is important to have an awareness of historical trends and how they inform current social work practice. Examining the ways in which attitudes toward children change and how these changes come to be reflected (or not) in legislation and public policy is a part of that understanding. Legislation relating to children and families arose...
Enacting European Citizenship (ENACT)
Money & Business

Enacting European Citizenship (ENACT)

...economic immigrants with no formal right to be on the EU territory, or as victims of traffickers. But moving in numbers to the EU is not seen as a political action. It is illegitimate practice that needs policing, even with the military intervening. There are thus different modes of mobilising, some mobilisation is seen as legitimate and/or political while other is seen...
Company law in context
Society, Politics & Law

Company law in context

...economic and social contexts in which they operate. For example, it is certainly important for a lawyer who advises business clients on their transactions to understand how partnership and company law work, and to have a thorough grounding in the legislation and case law in this area. However, it is equally important to understand the practical implications of the legal...
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Social construction and social constructionism
Society, Politics & Law

Social construction and social constructionism

...economic migrants that's become something that is almost like a term of abuse, and yet you know I think about it and I think but people have always migrated for economic reasons, but suddenly it's become a terrible thing to be, and of course again when I was saying earlier like the one word makes a difference, and you get this word bogus that comes in, you know, so you...