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Values and Ethics in Socially Entrepreneurial Universities

Tim Curtis | Posted 22.05.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: Social Enterprise, Conscientious, Co-Creation, Curious, Social Innovation, Universities, University of Northampton, Compassion, UK Universities & Education News
Tim Curtis

The purpose of the socially entrepreneurial University can therefore be said to be to make society more equal and just through the values and decisions of our graduates. The debate on values then becomes re-centred on what values we wish to develop in our graduating students, and thus into social entrepreneurship that we create? Here are some suggestions.

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Psychopathic Brain 'Lacks Basic Hardwiring' To Feel Compassion

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 24.04.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Psychopaths, Empathy, Psychopath-Brain, Hannibal Lecter, Psychology, Compassion, Murderers, Serial Killers, UK Lifestyle News

Don't blame Hannibal Lecter, he cannot help being a callous murdering monster. Psychopaths lack basic hardwiring in the brain that enables most peo...

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We'd All Be Worse Without a Nurse

Graeme Keeton | Posted 08.06.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Nursing, Mid-Staffordshire-Nhs-Foundation-Trust, Nurses, Health Care, Compassion, Nhs, Communication, UK-Issues, Health News, UK Lifestyle News
Graeme Keeton

The Mid Staffs report gave nursing a considerable shake, but those bad eggs are not representative of the nursing population, and certainly not of my mother.

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Losing the Plot in the Welfare Debate

Jeffrey Gedmin | Posted 04.06.2013 | UK Politics
Read More: Dalai Lama, Poverty, Homelessness, Empathy, Welfare Reform, Matt Damon, Iain Duncan Smith, Compassion, UK Politics News
Jeffrey Gedmin

I don't think anyone seriously denies that welfare reform of some sort is necessary, whether to reduce waste and fraud, to re-establish proper incentive for the unemployed to look for work, or to help restore order to public finances. Around these basic points there's consensus. The question is, however, reforms at what cost, and to whom?

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The Search for Happiness: Tolstoy, Bhutan and the United Nations

Vinciane Rycroft | Posted 18.05.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Education, Mental Health, UN International Day of Happiness, Well-Being, United Nations, Sustainable Development, Compassion, Happiness, UK Lifestyle News
Vinciane Rycroft

In Tolstoy's fable of The King and the Shirt, the king's physicians gather round their ailing ruler in an attempt to find a cure for his mystery illne...

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I'll Be Doing Myself a Favour on World Kindness Day

Andy Fraser | Posted 12.01.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Science, Kindness, Research, Empathy, Compassion, Depression, World Kindness Day, Meditation, Relationships. Anxiety, UK Lifestyle News
Andy Fraser

Today is World Kindness Day, and we're all being encouraged to help change the world by committing one simple act of kindness. I for one fully intend to play my part - and not for entirely selfless reasons.

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Curious Too

Tim Curtis | Posted 22.08.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: Social Enterprise, Graduation, Secondary Schools, Cooperation, Social Entrepreneurship, International Development, Michael Gove, Conscientious, Co-Creation, Community, Community Organizing, Curiosity, Co-Ops, Compassion, Universities, UK Universities & Education News
Tim Curtis

Remember, the social worth of a University is not to be measured in the projects it does, or the numbers of students it has, or the wealth it's students create. The social worth of a University is in the decisions it's graduates throughout their career.

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Can a Compassionate Outlook Drive Our Professional Life?

Vinciane Rycroft | Posted 14.08.2012 | UK
Read More: Science, Dalai Lama, Empathy, London, Public Sector, Self Compassion, Compassion, Education, Health Care, UK Business, UK News
Vinciane Rycroft

As the Dalai Lama shares his message of dialogue and compassion in the UK in the coming days, we might find ourselves wondering whether a compassionate outlook can really be a driving force in our political, economic and social institutions.

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The Mean Girls Mentality: Why Do Women Hate Each Other?

Rosslyn McNair | Posted 07.06.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Women, Self Esteem, Samantha, Relations, Sisterhood, Appearance, Feminism, Brick, Confidence, Compassion, Gender, UK Lifestyle News
Rosslyn McNair

I can instantly hate another woman on the basis of something very trivial. The stereotype I perceive from her hair colour, the floral print summer dress she is perhaps wearing or her articulate discussion on how the latest tax reforms will affect her.

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Why We Need 'Intelligent Compassion' Overseas

Mark Topley | Posted 22.05.2012 | UK
Read More: Donation, Charity, Aid, Toothache, Tanzania, Development, Dentist, Ngo, Compassion, Bridge2aid, UK Impact, UK News
Mark Topley

Time and again in the NGO world we face problems which seem to demand instant action - an "I must do something!" moment. All too often we rush headlong in and don't consider the long-term consequences of our actions.

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Is Fear of Death Killing Compassion for Older People?

Jon Underwood | Posted 07.05.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Elderly, Getting Older, Death & Dying, Health Care Reform, Death Cafes, Older People, Health Care, Compassion, Death, UK Politics News
Jon Underwood

The theory is that someone who is more OK about death would be better at looking after a dying person than someone that who is very scared. This makes sense, but the interesting thing is the amount of evidence for this.

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Paid a Pittance and Paying Penance at Poundland

Marcus Moore | Posted 17.03.2012 | UK
Read More: Jobseekers Allowance, Benefits, Dole, Unemployment, Compassion, UK News
Marcus Moore

Dole, many still call it: unemployment benefit, the legal provision of which is enshrined in the National Insurance Act of 1911, though the centenary ...

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A Happy Christmas? Not if You're a Turkey...

Mark Jones | Posted 13.02.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Fur-Free, Humane Society International, Cruelty-Free Cosmetics, Ethical, Animal Welfare, Christmas, Animals, Compassion, UK Christmas 2011, Christmas Dinner, UK Lifestyle News
Mark Jones

Christmas is traditionally a time of peace and goodwill to all 'men', but sadly other animals fair less well during the festive season.

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