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Making sense of mental health problems
Health, Sports & Psychology

Making sense of mental health problems

...out your own initial assessment of Mandy before finding out more about how different mental health practitioners might assess her. Read the case study summary below and then answer the questions that follow. Case study: Mandy Figure 2 ‘Mandy’ Mandy is a 25-year-old woman who lives alone in a small privately rented flat. Mandy’s birth mother had problems with drug...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Introduction to operations management
Money & Business

Introduction to operations management

...burn, but, yeah, it’s a big uplift. Our quieter times tend to be January after Christmas, January through to March. And that’s when we plan in quite a lot of our more intrusive maintenance on our lines to combine that, so the machines are always there available to run when they need to run. Given the volumes that we deal with and the speed of response, a lot of it is...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Learning to teach: an introduction to classroom research
Education & Development

Learning to teach: an introduction to classroom research

...out of the ordinary You might ask people to take part in a focus group, or an interview that disrupts their normal routine in some way. the output is public If the output is public then it can contribute to the ‘sum of knowledge’. However, if the results of the piece of work are to be made public, people need to be confident that this new knowledge is based on...
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Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs
The Struggle For Pay Equality in Scotland’s Colleges
Society, Politics & Law

The Struggle For Pay Equality in Scotland’s Colleges

...out about The Open University's Social Sciences courses Background The rather long-winded title for our union is Educational Institute of Scotland – Further Education Lecturers’ Association (EIS-FELA). Put more simply, we are the recognised union for college lecturers in Scotland. In May 2021 we won an important victory over the proposals for the replacement of...
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Article 10 mins
A Victorian Christmas: Thackeray goes to the pantomime
History & The Arts

A Victorian Christmas: Thackeray goes to the pantomime

...out Papers, William Makepeace Thackeray describes a festive entertainment which takes liberties with history. Not that Thackeray is above taking a few liberties of his own...[William Makepeace Thackeray] When Bob's holidays are over, and the printer has sent me back this manuscript, I know Christmas will be an old story. All the fruit will be off the Christmas tree then;...
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Article 10 mins
Why are maggots making a comeback in hospitals?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why are maggots making a comeback in hospitals?

...out the wound and giving it more of a chance to heal. This is an ancient therapy, used since Biblical times, but fell out of favour with the invention of antibiotics. However, the rise of drug-resistant bacteria, combined with skyrocketing rates of chronic wounds from diabetes, has led to a resurgence of interest in using creepy-crawlies as treatment, usually referred to...
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Article 5 mins
Diary of a Mars operations day
Science, Maths & Technology

Diary of a Mars operations day

...out there – and covering the first tips of the snowdrops that were brave enough to come above ground a few days ago. But before I can get too romantic about it all, I’d better start thinking about my workday. It’s Monday after all. I remember that I have a few meetings first thing today. The day starts with some admin and a meeting to talk about all the things we do...
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Article 15 mins
Star Wars: May the Course be with you
History & The Arts

Star Wars: May the Course be with you

...out our great articles, and then tell us your thoughts on the eternal question: What shall we learn about? Stars or Wars? Also: How to tell a moon from a fully operational deathstar. Stars vs. Wars? Choose, You Must... Would you rather learn about stars or wars? Cast your vote below and pick the tab above to explore your chosen topic. [star wars stormtrooper reading a...
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Article 5 mins