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Physics for fairness: Tackling global sustainability challenges through science (2023)
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Glester, A. (in press). Physics for fairness: Tackling global sustainability challenges through science. [Podcast]

This year, 2023, marks the half-way point to the 2030 deadline for achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Recent global developments, including conflicts and the COVID-19 pandemic, make SDGs such as “Zero Hunger” and “Reduced Inequali... Read More about Physics for fairness: Tackling global sustainability challenges through science.

BBC Free Thinking Episode: Victorian Colour, Jewellery and Metalwork (2023)
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Boons, S. (in press). BBC Free Thinking Episode: Victorian Colour, Jewellery and Metalwork. [Radio Broadcast]

Man-made gems are the subject of research being undertaken by jeweller Sofie Boons. She joins presenter Nandini Das alongside Matthew Winterbottom, the curator of an exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford which explores the explosion of colour... Read More about BBC Free Thinking Episode: Victorian Colour, Jewellery and Metalwork.

Standards and profits in academic publishing – all publishers and open access arrangements are not the same. (2023)
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Thompson, M., & Clark, K. (2023). Standards and profits in academic publishing – all publishers and open access arrangements are not the same. [Blog]

Below is an extended version of a piece first published on the UWE Bristol Library Research Blog. It explores issues around publishing academic articles and books, different open access arrangements, maintaining academic standards and the profit leve... Read More about Standards and profits in academic publishing – all publishers and open access arrangements are not the same..

Towards a network for black studies in education at UWE ECRG (2023)
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Richards, M. (2023). Towards a network for black studies in education at UWE ECRG. [Blog]

Black studies is an interdisciplinary academic field that primarily focuses on the study of the history, culture, and politics of the peoples of the African diaspora and Africa and extends knowledge and experiences to include contributions as dynamic... Read More about Towards a network for black studies in education at UWE ECRG.

The defeat of the Second Reform Bill in October 1831 – An overview of public responses (part 2 – In the metropolis) (2023)
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Ball, R., Askew, J., Poole, S., & Drury, J. (2023). The defeat of the Second Reform Bill in October 1831 – An overview of public responses (part 2 – In the metropolis). [Website]

The following series of three articles examine initial public responses to the news of the defeat of the Second Reform Bill in the House of Lords on 8th October 1831 across England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. The evidential basis for this article i... Read More about The defeat of the Second Reform Bill in October 1831 – An overview of public responses (part 2 – In the metropolis).

The defeat of the Second Reform Bill in October 1831 – An overview of public responses PART 1 (2023)
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Ball, R., Jane, A., Poole, S., & Drury, J. (2023). The defeat of the Second Reform Bill in October 1831 – An overview of public responses PART 1. [Website]

The following series of three articles examine initial public responses to the news of the defeat of the Second Reform Bill in the House of Lords on 8th October 1831 across England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. The evidential basis for this article i... Read More about The defeat of the Second Reform Bill in October 1831 – An overview of public responses PART 1.

The Worcester riots of November 1831 (2023)
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Poole, S., Ball, R., & Drury, J. (2023). The Worcester riots of November 1831. [Website]

In October 1831 a wave of disturbances swept across England after the rejection of the Second Reform Bill in the House of Lords. These ‘reform riots’ began with serious disorder in the East Midlands (Derby, Nottingham) followed by unrest in towns in... Read More about The Worcester riots of November 1831.

Why we must reverse forty years of super-centralisation (2023)
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Hambleton, R. (2023). Why we must reverse forty years of super-centralisation. [Website Article]

Strengthening the power of place in modern societies is essential if we want to co-create fair and sustainable ways of living. In the UK context this means giving a really significant boost to the tax raising powers of elected local governments. Th... Read More about Why we must reverse forty years of super-centralisation.

The Greek civil code of 1946: Preparation, influences and the unification of Greece’s four civil law regimes (2023)
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Platsas, A. E. (2023). The Greek civil code of 1946: Preparation, influences and the unification of Greece’s four civil law regimes. [Interwar Dialogue]

This contribution is about the preparation of Greece’s Civil Code, which was completed in 1940 and came into effect in 1946. This code governs the majority of civil law matters in Greece to date. One of the Greek Civil Code’s major achievements, whic... Read More about The Greek civil code of 1946: Preparation, influences and the unification of Greece’s four civil law regimes.

Operation JACKSCREW (2023)
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Galona, O. Operation JACKSCREW. [Video]

The summer 2022 major incident simulation depicted a serious aviation disaster and enabled 505 participants, 7 programmes of study and 18 external partners to engaged in this 4 day event. Having gained recognition at an international level and hailed... Read More about Operation JACKSCREW.

Operation REWIRED (2023)
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Galona, O., & Newton, J. (2023). Operation REWIRED. [Video]

The Summer 2023 major incident simulation "Operation REWIRED" depicted a serious house fire, caused by the contemporary crime of meeting tampering.

When I Dare To Be Powerful International Conference: Online talk with Irene Lusztig (2023)
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Francis, P. (2023). When I Dare To Be Powerful International Conference: Online talk with Irene Lusztig. [Online Talk]

When I Dare To Be Powerful Online Talk Series. When I Dare to be Powerful International Conference brought filmmakers, artists, writers and activists together with conceptual thinkers and cultural theorists to answer pressing questions relating to... Read More about When I Dare To Be Powerful International Conference: Online talk with Irene Lusztig.

Allied health professionals: Careers in academia and leadership (2023)
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Griffiths, M., & Gibbs, V. (2023). Allied health professionals: Careers in academia and leadership. [Website]

This roadmap has been designed to encourage AHPs and student AHPs to think more strategically about career planning and to consider the wider horizon of potential career directions in academia. It provides more information about the educator role an... Read More about Allied health professionals: Careers in academia and leadership.

The Sherborne Riots of 1831 (2023)
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Poole, S., Ball, R., & Drury, J. (2023). The Sherborne Riots of 1831. [Website content]

This case study covers the reform related riots in Sherborne in Dorset over the period 19-21 October 1831. It commences with an assessment of the demographics, economics and industry, and land ownership in the town and its environs. It considers the... Read More about The Sherborne Riots of 1831.

Will AI chatbots replace physicists? (2023)
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Glester, A. (in press). Will AI chatbots replace physicists?. [Podcast]

When discussing the capabilities of the latest AI chatbots, a physicist may argue: “Okay, they’re impressive at regurgitating texts that sound increasingly human. But we physicists don’t have much to worry about. It will be ages before the bots learn... Read More about Will AI chatbots replace physicists?.