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Yearly Archives: 2020

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  • 24 Sep 2020
    David A. Ellis

    Smartphones within Psychological Science

    Smartphones within Psychological Science provides a comprehensive insight into where psychology has benefited, struggled and failed when it comes to understanding or using mobile technologies as part of the research process.    Technological innovation has allowed psychologists to make exciting advances in almost every area of the discipline. Today, researchers across health, social, personality and […]

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  • 24 Sep 2020
    Thomas Mertens

    A New Beginning for Human Rights?

    The Dark Side of Human Rights! The End/The Endtimes of Human Rights! Not Enough! These are the alarming titles of some recent books on human rights. And indeed, for those who believe in human rights, the world looks grim. The rise of authoritarian, populist leaders and the decay of the rule of law; the strengthening […]

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  • 23 Sep 2020

    Remote Teaching Webinar Series

    We live in extraordinary times. Nothing like this has ever disrupted how our society functions so completely before. We are isolated, stressed and distracted and living in fear of catching a disease that could kill us. I am grateful that we have the tools to stay connected with each other as individuals and as communities […]

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  • 17 Sep 2020

    Finite Element Method: Teaching and Learning with Professor Mohamed Gadala

    Inspired by over 40 years’ industrial/academic experience in the field, Finite Elements for Engineers with ANSYS Applications by Mohamed Gadala is out now. This textbook targets users of the finite element method for design and analysis in both undergraduate and graduate fields with a step-by step methodology that addresses the mathematical challenges faced by current […]

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  • 17 Sep 2020
    Nigel Edwards

    The Changing Role of the Hospital in European Health Systems

    The delivery of healthcare tends to be neglected in much of the policy discussion despite its crucial role in determining many important health outcomes. Our new book, The Changing Role of the Hospital in European Health Systems, published by Cambridge University Press for the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, follows up earlier work […]

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  • 17 Sep 2020
    Denis R. Alexander

    Are We Slaves to Our Genes?

    The term ‘slaves’ has taken on fresh and emotive resonances during the year 2020. Such resonances were far from my mind when choosing the title of this book – Are We Slaves to Our Genes? – a few years ago. Much more in mind was the influential place now being given in our daily speech […]

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  • 17 Sep 2020
    Jonathan Garb

    How Kabbalah went viral

    The impetus behind the shaping of this book was my desire to experience the process of writing narrative history. And indeed, the story of modern Kabbalah is both compelling and instructive for grasping historical processes. From its first appearance in the Middle Ages, the Kabbalah was a rising force, little opposed. Yet, it was just […]

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  • 16 Sep 2020
    Jane Lydon

    Imperial Emotions: The Politics of Empathy across the British Empire

    As clashes over race have become pressing in many countries around the globe, the challenge of understanding the legacies of slavery, colonisation, and exploitation has only sharpened. In 2017 Australian First Nations people issued the ‘Uluru Statement from the Heart’ – the outcome of a major Indigenous forum which seeks recognition and empathy from mainstream […]

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