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Best Open Access Journals and Scholarly Articles for Research Students

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Scientific knowledge is proliferating in an unprecedented rate with an increasing number of journal articles and research papers published every year across various disciplines from humanities to medicine and technology. As researchers, our research stands on the shoulders of other researchers.

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SHAPE in Schools: Changing mindsets in support of social sciences, humanities and the arts

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SHAPE in Schools: Changing mindsets in support of social sciences, humanities and the arts Published: Social sciences, humanities and the arts are vital for addressing complex challenges, but do young people truly understand their value? What is SHAPE? SHAPE subjects are, in fact, just as vital to society as STEM.

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Technology and Explanation in Modern Education

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Her article today can be summed up by a line in the last paragraph: “ Technology is not your enemy…” Educators aim to equip students with an understanding of the world, its fragility, & opportunities, by teaching them various common subjects like math, language, or science. You can contact her via LinkedIn.

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How can engineering address human rights issues?

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By combining engineering and human rights disciplines, he is researching the links between access to transport and the inequalities facing Peruvians today. This required data about social factors in each district, such as the population age structure, level of employment and literacy rate. This process is known as peripheralisation.

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What did human communities look like 20,000 years ago?

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The more we look, the earlier we find evidence for the complex social, technological, economic and ideological lives of past peoples,” Lisa explains. The more we look, the earlier we find evidence for the complex social, technological, economic and ideological lives of past peoples,” Lisa explains. HUMAN SOCIETIES.

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Prosecuting rap: can we get racial discrimination out of the courtroom?

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Eithne Quinn, a professor of cultural studies at the University of Manchester, is an expert on race, justice and culture, and she has shed light on this problem through her research project, “Prosecuting Rap: Criminal Justice and UK Black Youth Expressive Culture”. FIELDS OF RESEARCH: American Studies, Criminology, Cultural Studies.

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The power of geographic information systems: bringing data to life with maps

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I went to university to study geography, then started a master’s in meteorology. I was also taking classes in remote sensing and GIS which I found very exciting, so I transitioned back to geography and focused on climatology for my master’s thesis. I’ve been working for the EPA for 30 years, and it’s been a great career.