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Society, Politics & Law
Why books are a lifeline for prisoners
The Independent's Terence Blacker was on a visit to a prison to talk about the benefits of reading, when he heard about the ban on books. Where better to contemplate the folly of the move, he asks?
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Money & Business
Privatising Thames Water
How did a public utlity turn into a financial instrument?
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Society, Politics & Law
Lessons from Covid-19: It’s time for a radical approach to homelessness and housing policies
Daniel McCulloch and Dr Victoria Cooper explore the current situation regarding homelessness and housing policy. The Government has shown they can tackle homelessness during Covid-19, so what will they do next?
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Education & Development
Ynglŷn â 'Barod ar gyfer Prifysgol'
Adnoddau am ddim gan brifysgolion yng Nghymru i'ch helpu i gymryd eich camau cyntaf tuag at addysg uwch.
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Education & Development
About University Ready
Free resources from universities in Wales to help you take your first steps into higher education.
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Society, Politics & Law
The 1912 Ryedale Glove Factory Strike, Dumfries
On Friday March 22nd, 1912, 150 women working at the Ryedale Glove Factory went on strike and were victorious against an established national employer. This article explains more about the strike and outcomes...
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History & The Arts
How should Rwanda remember the genocide?
Up to a million Tutsis and moderate Hutus were slaughtered during the genocide of 1994. A quarter of a century on, how does Rwanda memorialise that event?
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Science, Maths & Technology
Influential women scientists in chemistry
Women have played a significant role in the areas of chemistry, the environment and health. Here are just six key players...
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Society, Politics & Law
How happiness is challenging GDP as the measure of a country’s health
The 2018 World Happiness Report found Finland as the worlds happiest country which proves income does not necessarily lead to happiness says Professor Paul Anand.
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Languages
Which Poverty and Place: Why how we label different areas matters
What does the language used to talk about different places tell us about the attitudes towards 'deprived' or 'poor' areas and the people who live there?
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Education & Development
Asexuality 101: Isn’t that for plants?
I like to nip that one in the bud as soon as possible. Yes, Asexuality can refer to a form of plant procreation, no, we do not bud, yes, we have heard this joke a billion times, and yes, we are kinda bored of it at this point.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Psychological drama: Writing fictional crime drama for a forensic psychology course
For Graham Pike, writing psychology courses is part of the job. But what happened when he found himself having to create a crime drama?