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15 Dec 2016: Activity 2 – France and the Burkini Ban. In this activity, we will try to understand current debates in France around demands for a ban. on the burkini, a piece of clothing which covers the head and the body and which is used by. Muslim women. The

15 Dec 2016: Activity 3 – Muslim Women in the UK and Sharia Courts. The continued existence of sharia courts – community courts run by local sharia councils in. the United Kingdom, which adjudicate on issues of marriage, maintenance, domestic. violence and

21 Nov 2016: Racialisation and Racism - Pre 20th Century It is imperative to analyse British colonialism and Empire in order to understand racial. attitudes and racism in 20th century Britain. Although there may be apparent ‘visual’. differences between

21 Nov 2016: Moving into the 20th Century - Post-War UK Race and racism, in the aftermath of the Second World War, intersected with the anti-. immigrant sentiments of the native British population; there was a widespread hostility. towards Germans, who were

21 Nov 2016: Racism in a ‘Colour blind’ Era. From the 1960s onwards we can start to see a move towards two particular defining characteristics. of racism, which are still prominent today. These are:. 1. The solidification of ‘post-racialism’. 2.

21 Nov 2016: Brexit - The EU Referendum and Racism. Since the referendum result for Britain to leave the EU, there has been a considerable spike. in hate crimes. This has led many to start making claims that, overnight, racism has become. legitimate, and Britain

3 Oct 2016: Activity 3 – Understanding the refugee crisis According to the UNHCR, the major source countries of refugees today are Syria, Afghanistan, Somalia, Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The majority of people in the world who are fleeing

15 Aug 2016: Activity 2 - What is the placenta and which species have one? All biologists have an idea of what the placenta is, but it is actually quite hard to define. Its structure varies dramatically between different species, many of its functions are unclear

9 Mar 2016: Activity Two This worksheet contains questions based on the second video. There are answers or answers within the videos and further materials but try to think about the answers, rather than just try to look them up. In particular, these questions

9 Mar 2016: Video Two: Exploration Nettleship v Weston was a case within the tort of negligence. A man was injured while giving informal driving lessons to a friend because that friend crashed the car into a lamppost. The core question was whether the friend, a