Watch BBC iPlayer Shakespeare Lives now
A new dance work created by British dance company Rambert inspired by Macbeth. Choreographer Lucy Guerin evokes the dark psychological world of Shakespeare’s famous villain.
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New global travel briefing from Euromonitor
What factors are influencing tourism demand in 2016? The latest Key Insights report from Euromonitor Passport provides the latest market research (including statistics and analysis on topics such as Brexit, travel sales, and mobile...
ELTM08 – Tips and Tricks for Searching Effectively
Don’t stick to just one keyword when searching. Think around your topic and identify some alternatives to make sure you’re covering your subject fully. Use a dictionary, thesaurus or subject handbook to help you...
JSTOR
What is JSTOR? JSTOR is a digital library of more than 1,500 academic journals, books, and primary sources covering economics, history, political science, and sociology, as well as in other key fields in the humanities...
Asian EFL Journal
This is a (mostly) open-access academic journal that you can find good full text research in, but some special content is charged for. You do need to register to access the free content –...
Library resources for historians
The library isn’t just a place for finding information on subject topics and content for assignments – it’s also a great place to find information to help you develop your research skills as a...
Pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline investing in UK
Brexit isn’t putting GlaxoSmithKline off. The announcement that the pharmaceutical company are investing in their UK sites follows news that their second quarter profits increased – consumer healthcare and vaccines for example were up 7%...
In the news: Mothers’ pay lags far behind men
A report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies, published on the 23 August 2016, should be of interest to students studying Human Resources Management or any students interested in the gender pay gap.
TateShots: Louise Bourgeois
TateShots take an intimate look at the life and work of Louise Bourgeois.
Creative Review – Shapes of Cities: learn about iconic buildings in Yoni Alter’s iOS memory game
Shapes of Cities is a new iphone/ipad game based on artist Yoni Alter’s Shapes of Cities series
Creative Review: Post Rio 2016 isn’t it time for the Olympics brand to be more open?
With banned words, hashtags and Gifs, the Olympics can feel like a brand out of step with the modern world. If the IOC were to relax their grip on the Olympics brand a little for future...
HBR featured article: The 3 Preconditions for an Entrepreneurial Society
In 1985 Peter Drucker argued for a shift toward an entrepreneurial society, one where “executives in all institutions…make innovation and entrepreneurship a normal, ongoing everyday activity.” This Harvard Business Review article, published on https://hbr.org/ on...
How will the Brexit Impact Industries, Economies and Consumers?
Published on July 20, 2016 Euromonitor International research analysts explain the potential impacts of the Brexit on industries, economies and consumers.
Euromonitor webinar: The new consumerism
Watch this free webinar exploring the rise of the “New Consumerism”, a term coined by Euromonitor to describe the changing priorities and values of today’s consumers. This shift in attitudes, driven by trends such...
