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STiP@50 Celebrations
Society, Politics & Law

STiP@50 Celebrations

...managing change in broad-ranging professional contexts through two initiatives in 2021; whose resources are on this STiP Hub: a series of 8 webinar events that began in April a series of 10 audio podcasts originally recorded in August/ September involving one-to-one conversations with ASTiP Associate, (Emeritus) Professor Simon Bell Celebration 1: Webinar series Starting...
What do Europe's new data rules mean for children online?
Education & Development

What do Europe's new data rules mean for children online?

...manage both their opportunities and risks, notwithstanding good practice in deliberative policymaking, including with children. Thus their understanding of their online privacy is not taken into account in these debates. On the bright side, this long-standing complaint is being rectified, for the first author has just been awarded a grant from the ICO to research exactly...
For older people, the storms might abate but the harm persists
Health, Sports & Psychology

For older people, the storms might abate but the harm persists

...Management. Long-lasting effects I recently conducted a study that examined hospitalizations among older adults after a 2011 tornado outbreak that spawned hundreds of tornadoes throughout Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee, resulting in over 300 deaths and billions of dollars in damage. Using claims data from Medicare and connecting it with geospatial data from...
Why are people superstitious?
History & The Arts

Why are people superstitious?

...manage all their affairs by a definite plan, or if fortune were always favourable to them,’ he writes, ‘no one would be in the grip of superstition’. [Excommunicated Spinoza, 1907 painting by Samuel Hirszenberg] Excommunicated Spinoza, 1907 painting by Samuel Hirszenberg. But rarely if ever is that the case. Instead, we inevitably encounter adversity and...
Trees: local heroes in the fight against global climate change
Nature & Environment

Trees: local heroes in the fight against global climate change

...management of trees. I would encourage anyone and everyone to get involved – it’s fun, interesting and useful to raise awareness of our local hero trees. [Figure 3: Selection of local trees registered by author John Cole on Treezilla.org] Miracle trees COP26 was held in Glasgow. The City’s crest has a tree in the centre, which represents the tree St. Mungo, patron...
Supporting women musicians in the workplace
History & The Arts

Supporting women musicians in the workplace

...manager and a direct report. If possible, training should be provided for mentors/those being shadowed and mentees/shadows. A clear set of principles and code of conduct should be drawn up, which everyone participating is asked to sign up to. Ideally, schemes should involve some form of independent third-party oversight and/or supervision, so that another person (who is...
Proud of nursing associates: who they are and why they are important
Health, Sports & Psychology

Proud of nursing associates: who they are and why they are important

...manage nursing care and work in teams Improve safety and quality of care Improve safety and quality of care Contribute to integrated care Co-ordinating care Assessing needs and planning care (e.g., initial assessments and writing initial care plans) Why do we need nursing associates? We know that there are a range of challenges for trainee nursing associates (TNAs) and...