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What happened to Rio 2016's leftover food? article icon

Health, Sports & Psychology

What happened to Rio 2016's leftover food?

Gourmet chefs fed the athletes of the Olympic Games. Then, they fed the poor.

Article
5 mins
The impact of Brexit on British wages article icon

Money & Business

The impact of Brexit on British wages

Peter Bloom looks back and ahead at the effect of Brexit on British wages.

Article
5 mins
How are Snapchat filters allowing survivors of sexual assault tell their stories? video icon

Digital & Computing

How are Snapchat filters allowing survivors of sexual assault tell their stories?

The ability to disguise yourself is allowing Indians to talk openly about the crimes they've been victims of - without having to reveal their identities.

Video
5 mins
Festival fever article icon

History & The Arts

Festival fever

Celebrate the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with our range of free courses, audio and video outlining areas to do with the arts.

Article
30 mins
Rio 2016: A Caster Semenya reading list video icon

Health, Sports & Psychology

Rio 2016: A Caster Semenya reading list

Caster Semenya's 800 metres victory at Rio hasn't been met with universal acclaim, as it reopens the debate over hyperadrogenic atheletes.

Video
10 mins
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Science, Maths & Technology

Mosquito resistance to insecticides

Learn about how allele frequency can change rapidly in a population in response to selective pressure by considering how evolutionary change can occur in insects that are exposed to insecticides. This free course, Mosquito resistance to insecticides, further demonstrates how traits that are advantageous in one environment can have effects that ...

Free course
3 hrs
What is a transformation process? The one minute guide article icon

Money & Business

What is a transformation process? The one minute guide

When businesses or economists talk about "a transformation process", what does it mean?

Article
1 min
Rio 2016: South East Asia on the podium article icon

Health, Sports & Psychology

Rio 2016: South East Asia on the podium

Jonathan Schooling's victory over the seemingly unbeatable Michael Phelps was just one high spot in an Olympics that brought success to South Eastern Asian competitors.

Article
5 mins
Rio 2016: Green pools, drug cheats, sexism and nationality - A short reading list article icon

Health, Sports & Psychology

Rio 2016: Green pools, drug cheats, sexism and nationality - A short reading list

Why has the diving pool gone green? What does 'your team' mean in 2016? Will hosting the games make people happier? How sexist are the Olympics? A round up of academic insight from the first week of the Rio games.

Article
5 mins
Brexit: On the vote in Wales article icon

Society, Politics & Law

Brexit: On the vote in Wales

Wales voted leave by a margin of 52.5 per cent. It is an interesting case study of how people voted against their own material self interest, to increase their precarity, and to become even poorer than they already are, writes Daniel Evans.

Article
5 mins
A post-convention Presidential Campaign reading list article icon

Society, Politics & Law

A post-convention Presidential Campaign reading list

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have been formally adopted as candidates by the two main parties; Gary Johnson is also in the race. Here's a round-up of some of the more interesting perspectives published post-conventions.

Article
5 mins
Percy Shelley: Polemicist article icon

History & The Arts

Percy Shelley: Polemicist

The political writing of Percy Shelley might have a message for the UK right now, believes Mark Summers.

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5 mins