1,553 search results
Telephone bereavement support: does it work?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Telephone bereavement support: does it work?

...care of ourselves as our grief emerges, and how we can learn to express our feelings for the person no longer with us in body. The remaining 40% may need some additional help in their grief. This can involve peer support groups, individual counselling, access to social media discussions, and many other options. For decades, face-to-face 1-1 counselling has been seen as...
View article Telephone bereavement support: does it work?
Article 10 mins
The sharing economy
Society, Politics & Law

The sharing economy

...caring is the sharing economy? Petr Jehlička takes a critical look at the booming sector and traces its hidden connections and contradictions...Recent headline figures for the sharing economy flagship company Airbnb are that in early 2016 there were 640,000 Airbnb hosts, 2 million listings and 60 million users worldwide. In Paris, the number of Airbnb listings increased...
View activity The sharing economy
Activity 10 mins
Immigration detention: what's the problem with privatisation?
Society, Politics & Law

Immigration detention: what's the problem with privatisation?

...care provided to those who are confined, have remained a cause for concern over many years and been raised in recent independent reviews. Further, migrants have arguably become cash cows for these companies – therefore, increase in the number of individuals and/or holding individuals for longer periods, is likely to result in higher financial gains. The mantra is...
View article Immigration detention: what's the problem with privatisation?
Article 10 mins
The environmental costs of Trump’s wall
Nature & Environment

The environmental costs of Trump’s wall

...care of the rest. Aside from the debates over whether or not the wall will do much to stop drug trafficking or illegal immigration, how much it will cost the US taxpayer, or whether Mexico will pay for it, a 1,000-mile wall has significant environmental costs. For a start, all that concrete will generate millions of tons of carbon dioxide emissions. And then you have the...
View article The environmental costs of Trump’s wall
Article 10 mins
Year of the Horse: Chinese Lunar New Year
Languages

Year of the Horse: Chinese Lunar New Year

...care amidst rapid shifts. Cultural connotations of the horse In traditional Chinese thought, the horse (马 mǎ) is a creature of strength, independence, and perseverance. It evokes images of open landscapes, powerful gallops, and an unrestrained spirit. Horses once served as essential companions in transportation, agriculture, communication and warfare, all of which makes...
View article Year of the Horse: Chinese Lunar New Year
Article 5 mins
Resilience: The magic ingredient for Olympians?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Resilience: The magic ingredient for Olympians?

...caring about the well-being of athletes.” (Nicholl, 2017). In sport, the nature and level of challenges faced will change over time, with events such as the Olympics providing challenge at the highest level. Following UK Sport’s pledge, therefore, Olympic athletes would require a high level of support to ensure both their well-being and performance was facilitated,...
View article Resilience: The magic ingredient for Olympians?
Article 10 mins
Socrates - Teacher, Paragon or Chatterbox?
History & The Arts

Socrates - Teacher, Paragon or Chatterbox?

...cared for neither. Instead he spent his days walking about in a threadbare cloak, simply talking to people. He attracted an entourage of eager young men hoping to learn from him, and perhaps to gain some notoriety from being seen with him. But he refused to be called a teacher or to accept any payment from them. His views about religion were odd too. He didn’t seem to...
View article Socrates - Teacher, Paragon or Chatterbox?
Article 5 mins
The Legacy of Nuclear Power, Part 2
Society, Politics & Law

The Legacy of Nuclear Power, Part 2

...care for. But I don’t think we do because radioactive waste is not top of the agenda in terms of the nuclear debate in this country. What's top of the debate is saving carbon, all this sort of stuff. And in terms of the nuclear debate in my view, nuclear is probably as an industry ultimately doomed. But I think the point I would want to emphasise above all is that we...
View audio The Legacy of Nuclear Power, Part 2
Audio 5 mins