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Health, Sports & Psychology
Why school-based sex education isn’t inclusive enough
Only a small minority of LGBT young people learn about sexual health in the classroom, which could put them at risk.
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Education & Development
The importance of education for students in secure environments
Marina Postlethwaite Bowler looks at the benefits of education for students in secure environments (SiSE) and the challenges faced by SiSE learners.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Ageing, health inequalities and an integrated approach
What can we do to help people age well in a fairer society?
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Ageing, health inequalities and person-centred care
How can healthcare professionals ensure that people are treated fairly, irrespective of their age, background, financial circumstances or where they live? This article looks further into inequalities in health.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Caring for an older family member with learning disabilities
Whether you are a parent or sibling caring for a relative with a learning disability, this free course, Caring for an older family member with learning disabilities, is designed to help you navigate the system as they grow older. It has been developed from a cutting-edge research project that explored how to improve the care and support for ...
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Health, Sports & Psychology
World Bipolar Day
Every year, on 30 March, our global community comes together to shine a spotlight on bipolar disorder. The vision of World Bipolar Day is to increase understanding about what bipolar is - and isn’t - and to banish stigma around the condition.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
What should I expect when I am nearing the end of my life?
Death is part of life and is something we all need to face; not only our own death, but the deaths of those around us. Many of us are unprepared for this major event in our lives.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
A ‘disorder’ or just me? Life with bipolar
March 30 marks the date of World Bipolar Day, an awareness campaign aiming to reduce the stigma and improve sensitivity towards the diagnosis. The 30th of March is also the birth date of Vincent Van Gogh, who was thought to have experienced bipolar disorder. Bipolar is believed to affect around 1.3 million people in the UK and many more people ...
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Black lives matter in sport too: what is the BAME experience of sport in the UK?
In the current climate, it would be hard not to notice the social upheaval among the BAME population in the UK and USA. Be it the high proportion of deaths among the BAME community from contracting COVID-19 or unarmed black men and women being killed unjustly by the police. So, as a black British man with Nigerian parents, I must express my ...
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Ordinary dying and the Queen: Reflections on a case study
Was the late Queen Elizabeth’s death an example of ‘ordinary dying’? This article examines what it means and what this case study reveals.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Are you a secret hoarder?
Collector or hoarder: How can we define a healthy relationship to personal possessions?
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Are you a super recogniser?
Police super-recognisers have an above average ability to recognise faces and have identified a large number of criminals via CCTV footage. Do you possess the skill? Try our quiz to find out.