October is Black History Month in the UK, a time to celebrate Black culture, honour and reflect on triumph in the face of prejudice and adversity, and recognise progress still to be made. The origins of Black History Month can be traced back to the 1920s in the United States, where it was born out of a strong desire to record and commemorate African American history and cultural tradition in schools in the face of a segregated society where anti-Black racism was deeply ingrained.
What will a vacuum cleaner look like five years into the future? Will it even exist on the market in its current form? Will machine learning (ML) turn today's vacuum cleaning robots into significantly more versatile and 'intelligent' house-keeping machines? No one knows for sure, but I bet folks at Phillips, iRobot, Dyson, and similar companies are busy figuring out what (or who) will clean our homes several years down the road. They don't have to guess blindly, as various design methodologies help them envision future developments.
My father is a refugee. He was forced out of his village and his lush fields in the war of 1974. My maternal grandfather was a refugee. He left his home, his thriving business, and his great fortune in the norther part of the island, since occupied by the Turkish army. They moved to Nicosia, beaten and poor.
Are books green? Are they sustainable? In March, this year, the UK’s public libraries had a Green Libraries conference. “Libraries are by their very nature the great green business model”, the post-conference website declares. Arden’s digital collection is sustainable in more ways than one. It has got me thinking about my growing collection of books and how sustainable my practices may be. What do books mean to me and how can I change my practices to remain sustainable?
In today's rapidly changing world, where people care a lot about the environment, the jobs and studies in accounting and finance are changing too. If you're part of ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), you have a special chance to be part of these changes and help the planet. In this blog post, we'll talk about some new jobs and research areas that connect your ACCA skills with caring for the environment.
What ACCA Does for the Environment
Have you ever stopped to consider the footprint you leave on our planet? Have you thought how each organism has an ecological niche which, if disturbed, would directly affect the sustainability of the ecosystem. Without any action to prevent wildlife crimes, numerous species face extinction and our very ecosystem is at risk (Charlton, 2017). In a world where biodiversity is threatened, the illegal trade in wildlife and its products has emerged as a global threat.
I dropped a book in the bath a few months ago, and when I fished it out and took it downstairs to dry in the sun, my husband asked if I had been reading in the rain.
It gave me an idea – I thought that I could combine my two favourite things – reading and gardening – into a single commodity.
Ever been trapped in a castle? Pursued by devilishly handsome and wildly eccentric aristocrats? Haunted by the ghost of someone who looks suspiciously like you?
No? Me neither, unfortunately. But I have read a lot of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century novels about heroines facing such terribly thrilling adventures. I must admit, I am often at least a little disappointed when they don’t succumb to the kiss of darkness. Instead, they marry the heroic wet blanket.
Arden School of Law invites you to attend the next School of Law Research Seminar, taking place on Friday 10th November 2023, at 1pm (GMT), via Zoom.
Speaker: Dr Nikky Ezerioha, Lecturer in Law at Arden University.