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Dr Richard Whitecross, Head of Law at Edinburgh Napier University, writes on the challenge of domestic abuse under lockdown and provides signposting to sources of support. Over the past three months, the impact of coronavirus on the NHS, on jobs…
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A guest blog by Julie Hutchison, co-host of #trusteehour When Dr Miles Weaver and I started hosting a twitter #trusteehour in 2017, we had no idea of the range of themes we’d cover in the months to come. Trusteehour is…
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This item by Dr Andrew G Ross, Lecturer in International Business at Edinburgh Napier University, was first published by Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies. Reproduced with permission. Irrespective of the economic outcomes, the Belt and Road Initiative…
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While supply chain disruption and volatility is not new, it appears to have hit home with the general public due to the current impact on people’s daily lives. In the past, some lessons have been learnt from disruption of key…
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The third instalment in the ‘Reflective Learning Papers on Leadership and People Practice’ series has been published by The Business School at Edinburgh Napier University. Renowned for its close ties with practitioners, the Human Resource Management Subject Area at The…
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As workplaces close around the world, we are beginning to question the repercussions for those who are losing their income as a result. But in few places could the impact be so detrimental as within the volunteer tourism sector. We…
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I write this on a glorious Saturday afternoon, within earshot of Tynecastle Park and Murrayfield. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has replaced the usual atmosphere of excitement and anticipation (or despondency if you are an Aberdeen fan) with an eerie, anxious…
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Arrigo Sacchi famously suggested that football was the most important of the least important things in life. We see this played out in the midst of a global pandemic, as football continues to hold a disproportionate position in the national…
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Enforced isolation and the associated loneliness being experienced by many home workers mean that proportionally more workers are likely to find themselves affected by the behavioural response known as learned helplessness.