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14 November 2022
A discussion with researcher Dr Zareen Bharucha on her recent study, exploring how the Covid-19 lockdown in India affected the food chain and acted as a catalyst for a change of mindset, leaning towards a potentially more sustainable future. Read more…
22 September 2022
Our Chancellor Lord Ribeiro speaks about his career in medicine, his journey to becoming a Peer in the House of Lords, and what he has learnt along the way. Read more…
16 September 2021
Here at ARU, Ruskin Modules give our students a chance to explore new ways of thinking. Course leader Julia Carr blogs about developing one of these modules, which focuses on how we can change our communities for the better. Read more…
4 June 2021
Ruskin Modules give our students the chance to discuss issues linked to health, wellbeing and sustainability. Lecturer Victoria Tait blogs about developing one of the modules, and some of the challenges students might tackle. Read more…
1 February 2020
Storytelling is inextricably linked with power. A great illustration of this from the world of literature can be found in the tale of Scheherazade, the main narrator of A Thousand and One Arabian Nights, who has been sentenced to death by her husband, King Shahrya. Read more…
1 February 2020
Can stories really make the world a better place? Maybe. Just maybe. Read more…
27 January 2020
Storytelling plays a fundamental role in the interpretation of reality. Stories, anecdotes and narratives shape our understanding of facts and events, triggering feelings ranging from sympathy and solidarity to hate. For these reasons, storytelling plays an essential role in radicalisation. Read more…
27 January 2020
Constructed languages (or conlangs) are languages designed with a specific purpose in mind. While these languages are very different in their structure and the way they sound, they have one thing in common: they support the storytelling of the authors who work with them. Read more…
27 January 2020
Dr Mick Gowar explores the origins of narrative and how, throughout human history and in today's digital age, we have always swum 'in a sea of stories'. Read more…
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