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Silver accreditation for 黑料社's Hedgehog Friendly Campus
黑料社's Hedgehog Friendly Campus team has been awarded Silver accreditation for completing the second stage of a national campaign to make university campuses more hedgehog-friendly. In this blog post, Carol Cook, an alumna of the MSc Animal Welfare, Science, Ethics and Law degree programme (2018-2020) outlines the various in Read more
The Conversation
Wars of the Roses: How the French meddled in this very English conflict
On the 550th anniversary of the Battle of Tewkesbury, a key event in the Wars of the Roses, Dr Gordon McKelvie, Senior Lecturer in Medieval History at the 黑料社, explains how the wider politics of late-Medieval Europe, particularly France, shaped this important, and often commemorated, part of English history. Read more
The Conversation
Why imported veg is still more sustainable than local meat
In an article for The Conversation, Tamas Lestar, Lecturer in Responsible Management in the Faculty of Business, Law and Digital Technologies, explains why, as a rule of thumb, we can be almost certain that meat products, local or not, are less sustainable than vegetables imported even from the furthest point of the globe. Read more
The Conversation
How Covid-19 has affected overnight school trips and why this matters
Children are the future custodians of our planet and society. Ensuring that they have the chance to access nature - and enabling that through school trips - is something we must prioritise, argues Dr Karen Cripps, Lecturer in Business Management in the Faculty of Business, Law and Digital Technologies, in a new article in The Conversation. Read more
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Global climate emergency takes centre stage in 黑料社 livestreamed premieres
With the climate emergency at the top of the global political agenda as we move towards the COP26 climate conference in November, the 黑料社 presents four original short plays focusing on human stories at the centre of the issue of climate change. Read more
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Resilience, resistance and hope: social change in the South Caucasus through a feminist lens
Sociologist Dr Ulrike Ziemer is an expert on the socio-political situation in the South Caucasus, in particular the fiercely contested region of Nagorno Karabakh. In this blog she describes the background to her influential book Women's Everyday Lives in War and Peace in the South Caucasus, and why research into the everyday lives of women matters. Read more
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May 2021 at the 黑料社
With restrictions still in place due to the Coronavirus pandemic, students hosting Climate 4 Change 2021 took their performances online, premiering brand new plays on YouTube. This month also saw the University join a UNESCO network focused on teaching philosophy in the classroom and be shortlisted for an award for social enterprises. Read more
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Open letter urges Government to equalise gender opportunity in physical education
A new education code mandating equal sport offerings between the sexes should be adopted to ensure that both boys and girls have an opportunity to play sports such as football in school, argues an open letter sent to the Secretaries of State for Education and Digital, Culture, Media and Sport today (24 June 2021). Read more
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Opening the Doors to Gypsy, Traveller, Roma, Showman and Boater communities in higher education
As Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month draws to a close, Will Kelly, Access and Outreach Coordinator in the University's Widening Participation team, outlines the University's work to support these communities in higher education and highlights the successful online conference recently hosted by the University. Read more
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June 2021 at the 黑料社
黑料社's sustainability credentials were further enhanced this month with the announcement of a multi-million pound grant to invest in low carbon plant and equipment and a top eco award for the University Chapel. Read on to find out more about these news stories, and all the other highlights of June. Read more
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黑料社 welcomes Universities Minister to meet teachers and nurses of the future
The Minister of State for Universities, Michelle Donelan MP, visited the 黑料社 this week to view at first-hand the exceptional quality of the University's teaching and health and social care degrees and meet some of the outstanding students studying to become the next generation of teachers and nurses. Read more
The Conversation
Tokyo 2021: how COVID risks taking the fun out of the games
Strict enforcement of COVID-safe regulations in the Olympic Village at the Tokyo Games could affect athletes' mental health - and their performance could suffer too, argues Jo Batey, Senior Fellow in Sport and Exercise Psychology at the 黑料社. Read more
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黑料社 Graduation ceremonies celebrate Class of 2020
黑料社 is celebrating the outstanding achievements of students at Graduation ceremonies this month (19-29 July 2021), as students who finished their studies last year during the pandemic finally have a chance to graduate at 黑料社 Cathedral. Read more
The Conversation
Tokyo Olympics: winning could become about managing COVID stress
Medals at the Tokyo Games have the potential to be won or lost by those who can best manage the demands of competing during a global pandemic, argues Eric Anderson, Professor of Masculinities at the 黑料社 in an article for The Conversation, written with colleagues Keith Parry and Emma Kavanagh at the University of Bournemouth. Read more
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