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Why are people upset about the Stonewall Movie?
History & The Arts

Why are people upset about the Stonewall Movie?

...class males to pick up young boys of different races. Very few drag queens were allowed in there, because if they had allowed drag queens into the club, it would have brought the club down. That would have brought more problems to the club. It’s the way the Mafia thought, and so did the patrons. So the queens who were allowed in basically had inside connections. I used...
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Does cancer treatment increase the risk of severe COVID-19 and why?
Science, Maths & Technology

Does cancer treatment increase the risk of severe COVID-19 and why?

...class of signalling molecules produced and released by various glands in the body that regulate the activity of cells or organs. Hormones are essential for the correct function of many bodily functions such as blood sugar levels, sleep cycles, growth and mood balance. However, the growth of some cancers is increased by specific hormones. One example is prostate cancer,...
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Article 15 mins
Working on your own mathematics
Science, Maths & Technology

Working on your own mathematics

...class of possibilities from which they can choose, so they do not jump at the first thing that comes to mind Activity 4 Main task Write down a decimal number that lies between 2 and 3. Now add a further constraint. Write down a decimal number that lies between 2 and 3, and does not use the digit 5. Now add a further constraint. Write down a decimal number that lies...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Challenging gender discrimination in academia: a call for inclusive change
Education & Development

Challenging gender discrimination in academia: a call for inclusive change

...class and other social factors (Roos and Gatta, 2009; Johnson, 2018; LERU, 2019). Discrimination operates at multiple levels (Ovseiko, et al., 2016; Easterly and Ricard, 2020): Individual: everyday biases and microaggressions affecting women’s confidence and visibility. Institutional: policies and evaluation systems that undervalue women’s work. Structural: broader...
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Working as a researcher | Developing research and study skills
Education & Development

Working as a researcher | Developing research and study skills

...class room. … What I should have done actually is got the basic transcription done by a transcription service and then reviewed the transcription whereas actually I did it all myself … [You can] crowd source transcription and it is fast and it is cheap and it would have saved me a great deal of heartache. [EdD graduate] Points for you to consider: What techniques will...
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From insecurity to insecurity: Black and Ethnic Minority Europeans in the UK
Society, Politics & Law

From insecurity to insecurity: Black and Ethnic Minority Europeans in the UK

...classes after, they usually just get some sleep on the bus So, what I see here is that, everyone makes so many sacrifices, in order to make it. I feel very moved by that, seeing people trying so hard. Svetlana, in her late forties, who is Russian-Greek feels that the media and politicians …didn’t’ tell the truth when they did all this Brexit campaign.They blamed...
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Researching at the Margins: How Collective Autoethnography centred Black mothers’ knowledge
Society, Politics & Law

Researching at the Margins: How Collective Autoethnography centred Black mothers’ knowledge

...class, non-disabled norms that shape whose voices get heard and whose get dismissed (Tyack, 1974). This is precisely why some scholars describe autoethnography as ‘a radical democratic politics’ that creates space for conversations that can actually change things (Holman Jones, 2005, p. 763). Storytelling becomes a form of resistance. Patricia Hill Collins speaks of...
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Mindfulness in mental health and prison settings
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mindfulness in mental health and prison settings

...class and race injustices around who is incarcerated . It does little to address the questions over whether imprisonment is effective at rehabilitating people, and whether it is appropriate treatment for people who are, themselves, often the victims of serious abuse. If one of the key aims of mindfulness is cultivating kindness and compassion, what are the implications of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs