Cambridge Core BlogMathematika: Klaus Friedrich Roth special issue
The editors of Mathematika are pleased to announce a special issue of the journal dedicated to Klaus Friedrich Roth, which is now available on Cambridge Core.…
Archive for November 2017
Grandparent Care: A Key Factor in Mothers’ Labour Force Participation in the UK
The contribution of unpaid work, often performed by women, is and has been largely unrecognised, a situation feminist scholars have long drawn to our attention.…
PERSPECTIVAS BIBLIOTECARIAS: Lucía Brito, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, UNAM, Ciudad de México
[Es verdad: habíamos dicho que la siguiente bibliotecaria sería Shirley Ainsworth. Pero una bibliotecaria más nos respondió esta entrevista con mucho entusiasmo y pensamos que era impostergable publicarla].…
LIBRARIAN PERSPECTIVES: Lucía Brito, Biomedical Research Institute, National Autonomous University (UNAM), Mexico City
[True, we had said that this interview would feature Shirley Ainsworth. But one additional librarian answered our questions with plenty of enthusiasm, and we thought this post could not wait.] The largest public library network in Latin America, 135 libraries at UNAM, and a project to acquire electronic resources are some of the themes discussed by Lucía Brito Ocampo, Coordinator at the “Dionisio Nieto” library of the Biomedical Research Institute (Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas), at the Mexico City campus of National Autonomous University of Mexico (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM).…
“Black Lives Matter and Catholic Whiteness: A Tale of Two Performances”
How do the voices and actions of the members of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement speak to us in the Catholic theological academy?…
Business and Human Rights: Prevailing Trends and Future Developments
This post originally featured in the Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer blog on the 22nd November 2017. Adoption of national legislation in France scrutinizing corporate efforts through mandated disclosure regimes and requiring companies to establish and implement vigilance plans constituted a watershed moment in business and human rights law.…
Ex-Panthers find marbles amongst the clouds
As Dawn Burnham and I wove our way through the Htamanthi Wildlife Sanctuary in the north of Myanmar, writes David Macdonald, we were accompanied by a remarkable team.…
Mass Media for Infant and Young Child Feeding
'Systematic review of the design, implementation, and effectiveness of mass media and nutrition education interventions for infant and young child feeding' has been selected as an Editorial Highlight for Public Health Nutrition. Authors Matthew Graziose, Shauna Downs, Jessica Fanzo discuss their research.
The National Contact Point (NCP) System – Aligning NCP Processes with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
Under the theme of “Realizing Access to Effective Remedy” the 2017 UN Forum on Business and Human Rights, will devote particular focus to the third pillar of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (“Guiding Principles” or “UNGPs”) – the need for access to effective remedy for those whose human rights are adversely affected by business activities.…
The historical significance of the 1966 Coleman Report
This blog accompanies the Policy Forum on the 1966 Coleman Report published in History of Education Quarterly. For this History of Education Quarterly Policy Forum, we look at the historical significance of the 1966 Coleman Report from several different perspectives.…
Access to Remedy and Corporate Human Rights Impacts
As explored within this blog series, access to remedy is a rapidly improving, though still fundamentally weak, area of business of human rights (BHR) regulation.…
Low Levels of Vitamin D Can Stunt Growth in Children
Low levels of vitamin D are strongly associated with stunting among Ecuadorian children, according to a new study published in Public Health Nutrition.