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Health, Sports & Psychology
What does it mean to be a South Asian young adult carer?
What is life like for young adult carers in South Asian families? This article shares the experiences of 16–24 year olds in England who provide unpaid care to relatives, balancing cultural expectations, education and their own wellbeing.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Drivers and hand-held mobile phones: extending the ban won’t solve the problem – here’s why
Dr Gemma Briggs and Dr Helen Wells look at the changes to the law for using a mobile phone whilst driving and why attitudes towards this activity need to change.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Think you’re better at driving than most? How psychological biases are keeping our roads unsafe
Overconfidence in your driving ability can be highly dangerous. Dr Gemma Briggs explains how can we change driver behaviour.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
5 reasons why exercising outdoors is great for people who have dementia
Severity of dementia is linked to getting older. In this article Dr Jitka Vseteckova tells us of the five ways exercise can benefit people with dementia...
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Education & Development
Data analysis and interpretation
This article focuses on the process of analysing research data from a perspective that promotes Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). It offers some pointers to researchers in any field.
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Education & Development
Disseminating across the margins: bridging communities and academia through a Black feminist lens
Involving participants in research is asking them to share their stories. In this article, Mel Green looks at what is done with these stories once they become public, with the help of Jennifer Douglas.
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Education & Development
Formulating research questions
In the following, the formulation of research questions is discussed in relation to health and social care. However, the issues considered have relevance to research in other public policy and service arenas.
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Education & Development
Equity-based research design
Alison Buckler and Alison Fox discuss equity-based research and the advantages it provides.
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Education & Development
Developing (as) a research team
Jonty Rix looks at the advantages of selecting diverse groups from different backgrounds. Creating the perfect group is an impossible task, but gathering a wide range of people will enhance the research journey.
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Education & Development
Citational politics
Azumah Dennis and Jenny Douglas explore the importance of paying our thanks and respect to the work of those who have inspired us.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Are you driven to distraction?
Can you drive safely and work effectively at the same time? If you ever need to make your vehicle a mobile office, by having hands free phone conversations, how confident are you that neither your work, nor your driving suffers?
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Bullying and Manipulation: Join the Resistance
When a person is being bullied, who’s at fault - the bully, the enablers, or the bystanders? This interactive explores bullying at work, school and even on Twitter at the hands of Donald Trump.