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In every town and city today, cutting across parks and waste ground, you’ll see unofficial paths created by walkers who have abandoned the pavements and roads to take short cuts and make asides. (Robert Macfarlane, The Old Ways) I meet Stewart on the high street and appreciate his energy right away. We set off at […]
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In this post, Laura Pilz González shares her experience of engaging with the Challenge Course, ‘Understanding Decolonisation in a Globalised World’, from the perspective of a visiting researcher with an interest in how questions of decolonisation are approached in international academic settings. Laura is on a short research visit from the Institute of Health and Nursing […]
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