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Rebels without a cause? Rosewood and insurgency in Senegal with Dr Martin Evans

Illegal cutting of rosewood (Pterocarpus erinaceus) in Casamance, Senegal, and its trafficking into The Gambia for export have attracted considerable attention in recent years. The seminar discusses recent dynamics and their historical, political and biogeographical contexts.

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Violent Extremism in West Africa Coastal States

In this CTPSR Webinar Dr Festus Kofi Aubyn will explore issues of violent extremism in “Understanding the Drivers and Dynamics of Violent Extremism in West Africa Coastal States”.

Use Your Heart to Play a Game: Playtesting event

This playtesting will help the research team understand the effectiveness of the technology they use and the game they have developed

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Collaborative innovation in a local authority – ‘local economic development-by-project’?

This paper analyses how local authorities address the challenges of prolonged austerity by making use of collaborative innovation, financed through bidding for instrumental technology-based projects.

Exploring Interpersonal Language in MOOC Lectures: A Comparison of High- and Low-Rated Courses

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Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience Summer Open Day

Please join the Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience for a one-day event at Ryton Organic Gardens to learn about the Centre’s research and enjoy the beautiful surroundings of Ryton Organic Gardens.

Freedom of Speech: Community of Inquiry

This event by CTPSR is a practical way of managing group discussion on complex or divisive issues.

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Strictly Inclusive Policy Brief Launch

Join us at the launch event for the Strictly Inclusive Policy Brief where you will be able to hear about the project and what we have learned from talking to industry experts.

Gardening as a creative practice – Menthology (National Collection of Mint cultivars)

This seminar will briefly outline some of these ideas before exploring the links between gardening and creative practices, not to mention the potential obstacles still facing the otherwise growing interest in the intersection between education, art and design, and gardens.

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Market Manipulation and ESG Incidents

This event by CFCI will discuss how market manipulation affects trading activity and corporate policies. It also explores the consequences of market manipulation for firms’ ESG policies.

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OFF SCREEN: Musicking archive film and reinterpreting collective memory in Coventry

OFF SCREEN: Musicking archive film and reinterpreting collective memory in Coventry is a project designed to animate and interpret the mute television news collection from the Media Archive for Central England (MACE)

Sport and the Blockchain

This event by the Centre for Business in Society will discuss the nascent relationship between sport and blockchain companies.

Bitcoin Scams and AML

This event by the Centre for Financial and Corporate Integrity will discuss scams on the bitcoin blockchain, who is scammed and how exchanges facilitate such activity.

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PhD in Global Education: Webinar Open Sessions

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Part-time MA by Research in Global Education: Webinar Open Sessions

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Virtual Open Days: Agroecology, Water and Food Sovereignty MSc

The Virtual Open Days for the Agroecology, Water and Food Sovereignty MSc will give prospective students a chance to learn both about the course, and the work of the Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience in which it is delivered.

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2nd Creative Cultures PGR Conference: (Re)Imagine Creative Cultures

We are excited to present two days of work from our postgraduate researchers at the Institute for Creative Cultures.

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Personal data, public policy: public view of the NHS COVID-19 app

This event by the Centre for Business in Society will discuss public views of the NHS COVID-19 app, and what can be learned for future algorithmic behaviour modification technologies.