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The absence of women's scientific contributions in core UK pre‐university science qualifications
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Despite their groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of the natural world and the universe, women's roles in biology, chemistry, physics, astronomy, environmental science and geology remain largely absent from standard educational specifications in the United Kingdom (UK), particularly at Key Stage 4 (KS4) and Key Stage 5 (KS5), or ...
G. J. Cooke +7 more
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Post-legislative scrutiny in the Scottish Parliament in session 6: a strategic priority [PDF]
During Session 6 of the Scottish Parliament, post-legislative scrutiny was declared to be a strategic priority. This briefing provides an evaluation of the post-legislative scrutiny undertaken by committees during Session 6.
Caygill, Tom
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KSZTAŁTOWANIE SIĘ MIESZANEGO SYSTEMU SZKOCKIEGO PRAWA PRYWATNEGO W XIX I XX WIEKU
Zeszyty Prawnicze, 2017 FORMATION OF THE MIXED SYSTEM OF SCOTTISH PRIVATE LAW DURING 19™AND 20™ CENTURIES (Summary) This paper présents development of Scots law as a mixed jurisdiction in 19th and 20th centuries.
Aleksander Stępkowski
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Elaborating the Motivations and Attitudes Driving Interest in Voluntary Biodiversity Credits
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Global biodiversity loss has prompted the search for new sources of conservation finance, such as voluntary biodiversity credits (VBCs). However, despite optimistic market projections, current uptake of VBCs is limited. Adopting an interpretive approach, we analyse 21 semistructured interviews with early market actors (buyers, sellers ...
Gamze Yakar‐Pritchard +5 more
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Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique, 2015 Constitutional matters were supposed to have been settled in Scotland with the 2014 independence referendum. Yet they re-emerged in the run-up to the 2015 General Election, through traditional issues (the powers of the Scottish Parliament, the prospect ...
Edwige Camp-Pietrain
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A Critical Analysis of Microsoft's Rhetoric and Reality of Sustainability Engagement
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study critically examines Microsoft's environmental, social and governance (ESG) rhetoric and operational reality, to offer insights that extend beyond conventional greenwashing or bluewashing. Drawing on over 20 years of Microsoft's sustainability reports (2003–2024), third‐party ESG evaluations and media investigations, it employs ...
Omaima A. G. Hassan, Iqbal Khadaroo
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La pratique référendaire en Écosse avant 2014
Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique, 2015 The 2014 referendum was the fourth referendum organized in Scotland since this type of popular consultation was introduced in Britain. The object of the first two polls (1975, 1979) was to seek popular acceptance for two Acts of Parliament that had been ...
Jacques Leruez
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The last five years of research on sustainability labelling, reported in 175 journal articles, documents its effectiveness in increasing consumer choices of more sustainable food products. Some sustainability labels come out as stronger than others and their impact varies across products, countries, and individual consumers, depending on label
John Thøgersen +2 more
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Assessment of the Scottish Parliament’s public petitions system, 1999-2006
, 2006 1. The Scottish Parliament is an evolving political system both in terms of its relationship with the Scottish people and its own inner workings. In many ways it is a system that is adapting and learning as it charts political paths that are otherwise ...
Carman, Christopher
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Gaelic in the New Scotland: Politics, Rhetoric and Public Discourse [PDF]
Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe, 2001 This article considers the position of the Gaelic language in the new political context in Scotland created by the opening of the Scottish Parliament in 1999.
McLeod, Wilson
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