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Can eating seaweed and algae keep the world fed?
Nature & Environment

Can eating seaweed and algae keep the world fed?

...nursing grounds for fish. And less fish food leads to fewer fish for us to catch. Climate change is affecting food production The impact of ocean acidification varies widely across the globe. But it is already affecting marine food production, particularly of shellfish. For example, CO₂-rich water along the west coast of the US means more oysters in local hatcheries are...
Boys will be boys?
Society, Politics & Law

Boys will be boys?

...nursing, and social work with children and families. The last Labour government introduced a number policy initiatives aimed at providing positive male role models, particularly for working-class boys, such as the ‘Playing for Success’ programme promoting footballers as role models, and the REACH Programme using mentors to raise the attainment of young black men. The...
Ordinary dying and the Queen: Reflections on a case study
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ordinary dying and the Queen: Reflections on a case study

...Mannix, K. (2020) Re-claiming the public understanding of dying. CSI Seminar Series by Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care, 30 September 2020, https://www.kcl.ac.uk/events/reclaiming-the-public-understanding-of-dying Morgan, M. (2022) An ordinary death. BMJ, 378 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.o2242 (Published 20 September 2022)...
Irish Women’s Poetry: the Next Generation
OpenLearn Ireland

Irish Women’s Poetry: the Next Generation

...nursing mother, deprived of sleep and nourishment while her child is satiated: my baby satisfied, but I am, I am, I am always thirsty. [red onion rings, close up.] Irish women’s poetry: further reading These three women poets are just a few of the many contemporary Irish women publishing and receiving acclaim for their work. There is more information about contemporary...
Putting algae and seaweed on the menu could help save our seafood
Science, Maths & Technology

Putting algae and seaweed on the menu could help save our seafood

...nursing grounds for fish. And less fish food leads to fewer fish for us to catch. Climate change is affecting food production The impact of ocean acidification varies widely across the globe. But it is already affecting marine food production, particularly of shellfish. For example, CO₂-rich water along the west coast of the US means more oysters in local hatcheries are...
Spiritualism, stigma and prejudice: what is everyone so scared of?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Spiritualism, stigma and prejudice: what is everyone so scared of?

...nurse, a fire-fighter, or a teacher. A growing religion Spiritualism as a religion started in the United States in the late 1840s. The first Spiritualist church in the UK opened in 1853 in Keighley, Yorkshire, with the first UK national conference of Spiritualists taking place in Manchester in 1890. Although a relatively young religion, Spiritualism now has a visible...
The 2015 Autumn Statement: First responses
Society, Politics & Law

The 2015 Autumn Statement: First responses

...Nurse, president of the Royal Society. The second development concerns student finance and the inexorable rise of loans rather than grants for students of all kinds. Student nurses will now be funded by loans rather than grants, so allowing a considerable increase in the numbers being trained and available for the NHS. Most welcome is the announcement that virtually all...
Supporting older people with learning disabilities and their families
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting older people with learning disabilities and their families

...nurse and the Senior Clinical Advisor on Learning Disability at the national Nursing Directorate, NHS England. This course is for anyone working with older people with learning disabilities, including those whose behaviour may challenge others; it is for registered professionals and non-registered health and social care workers. There is an accompanying course that is...