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Methods in Motion: Emotionally sensing knowledge
Health, Sports & Psychology

Methods in Motion: Emotionally sensing knowledge

...research can help to reveal the work of emotions...[Volleyball on a beach in Dakar] Sport on a beach in Dakar Due to the deep emotions which may be evoked among both participants and researchers, topics such as death and bereavement can raise particular challenges for qualitative and cross-cultural researchers. Indeed, I and my colleagues have reflected during our project...
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Introducing the Generation Study – Emily Darlington, MP
Science, Maths & Technology

Introducing the Generation Study – Emily Darlington, MP

...research project aiming to help shape the future of healthcare...The Generation Study is a new research study that tests newborn babies for over 200 genetic conditions, which usually appear in the first few years of life. If caught early these conditions can be treated through the NHS and outcomes can be improved. It is a groundbreaking research initiative run by Genomics...
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Do we really listen to children and young people?
Education & Development

Do we really listen to children and young people?

...Research Centre discusses enabling participation by children and young people...[A group of junior school children sat around a table, each with a table computer] There is a general consensus that listening to children and young people is important. Recent developments in research, practice and policy, such as those from the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the...
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EPQs: finding and using evidence
Education & Development

EPQs: finding and using evidence

...research process. And once you have found it, you will need to examine it closely and carefully, to judge how reliable it is and whether it is useful to help you answer your question...The Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) is an opportunity for you to work independently on a topic that really interests you or that you think is important. It is equivalent to an A-level...
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Does nanotechnology offer a better way of dealing with electronic waste?
Science, Maths & Technology

Does nanotechnology offer a better way of dealing with electronic waste?

...research...Printed circuit boards (PCBs) are best recycled by pulverising them into nanosized particles to easily recover valuable constituents such as polymers, oxides and metals, say Indian researchers. The new method, described in a study published in Materials Today in March, is scalable and environment-friendly, said researchers from the Indian Institute of Science...
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Reviewing science funding
Science, Maths & Technology

Reviewing science funding

...research with microscope ] Scientists in the UK breathed a sigh of relief when chancellor George Osborne announced that the science budget – which had been threatened with cuts – will in fact be protected in real terms over the next four years. He also announced that the innovation budget will be frozen, but only in cash terms, which should nevertheless give...
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Design forensic psychology: parenting education and support
Science, Maths & Technology

Design forensic psychology: parenting education and support

...research explores the needs of women in the UK prison system who are also mothers, focusing on the potential of service and co-design methods to improve parenting education and support. Despite evidence that parental imprisonment is a significant risk factor for negative long-term outcomes in children, there is limited understanding of how best to deliver effective...
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Methods in Motion: Getting on your bike, and looking for answers
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Getting on your bike, and looking for answers

...research process, first you define the question. Then you define the data that would allow that question to be answered. Finally you select and carry out the technical method most suited to creating that data. However, this model of research is arguably a mirage that ignores how many researchers actually work. Indeed, for many researchers who are engaged with and...
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