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The why and how of green social prescribing in aid of health ageing
Health, Sports & Psychology

The why and how of green social prescribing in aid of health ageing

...caring for public parks in Milton Keynes. Engaging local people with the great outdoors is one of its core missions, and they have dedicated teams of Outdoor Learning and Events practitioners to ensure that residents have opportunities to access the healing benefits of nature. The Trust has recently taken over a programme of Health Walks, which are guided walks in parks...
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Why do a project as part of your study?
Education & Development

Why do a project as part of your study?

...careful not to just assume that you can learn a whole new field of knowledge during the project. Projects often start out too ambitious for the time available and this can cause problems later. Or sometimes people want to do a project in an area where they don’t have the basic skills needed. Again, your tutor or supervisor can help you to work through this to get to a...
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Can a space rock from Costa Rica reveal the origin of water on Earth?
Science, Maths & Technology

Can a space rock from Costa Rica reveal the origin of water on Earth?

...care (think extra-terrestrial shortbread biscuit). It is certainly a very ‘fresh’ sample of a 4.5-billion-year-old rock, containing all the ingredients it takes to form a planet. [A small fragment of the Aguas Zarcas meteorite] An image from The Graham Ensor Collection of a small fragment of the Aguas Zarcas meteorite. On the right hand side a fusion crust is...
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A head for heights: How athletes keep calm at altitude
Health, Sports & Psychology

A head for heights: How athletes keep calm at altitude

...caring about my result," she has said. The terminology Alcott chose to describe her feelings regarding skiing imply she was fully aware of the risks involved but she chose to channel this to her advantage. This concept of interpretation is further supported by half-pipe snowboarder Elena Hight who said dealing with fear is more mental than physical. "Fear is a very...
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The biology of loving our pets
Science, Maths & Technology

The biology of loving our pets

...caring for a dog, partly due to an increase in oxytocin (combined with other psychosocial factors) (Brooks et al., 2018). Oxytocin is now being tested as a treatment for a range of mental health disorders, such as anxiety, depression, schizophrenia and post-traumatic stress disorder (Chaulagain et al., 2025). But, the really interesting thing is that many mammals, such as...
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Volunteering with a personal or professional focus
Education & Development

Volunteering with a personal or professional focus

...care, and Tommy’s, which does a lot of work around pregnancy, premature birth, and miscarriage. Continue reading Michelle describes the kind of volunteering she has taken on as “patient voice or user experience”; she has helped Bliss to refine and develop its services by taking part in focus groups, responding to surveys, and allowing her family’s story to be...
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Three weeks in June and one night in November
Society, Politics & Law

Three weeks in June and one night in November

...care, and we want you to know we don’t care!’. The reverse dog whistle of the media savvy far right is fruitful because it flaunts its extreme views into the echo-chambers of both ally and opposition alike. Politics conducted like this is impervious to charges of lying or exposure to ‘the facts’ because its fakeness is flaunted along with its vaudeville fascism....
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Living History: Life as a Railway Worker During the 2020–21 COVID-19 Global Pandemic
Society, Politics & Law

Living History: Life as a Railway Worker During the 2020–21 COVID-19 Global Pandemic

...care provision and homelife. Cleaning, redeployment and health and safety [Justice for cleaners logo]Cleaners in the railway – no longer a particularly gendered occupation in this setting – have long been considered ‘absent heroes’. Even though there are rubbish and recycling bins in public areas and on trains, they are not often used. As in other sectors of the...
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