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Thailand: The Politics of Blood
Society, Politics & Law

Thailand: The Politics of Blood

...become increasingly dramatic and well organised. In October 2008, Red-shirts, in their thousands, donated their own blood and poured it on the walls and under the gates of Government House while Yellow-shirted protesters staged a sit - in at Bangkok airport stranding thousands of tourists and bringing Thailand’s political turmoil to television screens around the world....
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Video 16 mins
Cider: The new politics of food
Society, Politics & Law

Cider: The new politics of food

...become a contested political symbol of rural Britain versus the need to keep up with mass markets, and as the policing of pleasure increases, in an attempt to deal with social problems such as binge drinking, the new politics of food has a far reaching impact. perspective: The politics of food How does the decline of the British apple orchard have wider significance to...
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Video 11 mins
What do we mean by digital health and social care?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What do we mean by digital health and social care?

...students are able to make decisions about care in a ‘safe’ environment. Activity 3 The potential of digital technology for integrating care Watch the following video, which discusses ‘the role of technology of care integration’, and make some notes in the box below about what you see as the advantages of electronic records. Understanding the advantages for...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
The Language of Brexit
Languages

The Language of Brexit

...become a place name as the French town of Beaucaire now has rue de Brexit, ironically a turning off rue Robert Schuman and a short distance from avenue Jean Monnet, both named in honour of EU founding figures. Such a widely used word might be expected to have been around for some time. However the earliest use seems to be as recent as May 2012, when the term was used by...
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Article 10 mins
The story of infection
Health, Sports & Psychology

The story of infection

...become much more difficult to treat. Progress has been made in treating other major infections. A scourge of Europe from the late 15th century on was the sexually transmitted disease syphilis, caused by a corkscrew-shaped bacterium. It is possible that it was brought to Europe by the ships of Columbus returning from the New World, although this cannot be proven. It...
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Article 5 mins
Self-managed abortion in the UK
Health, Sports & Psychology

Self-managed abortion in the UK

...becoming increasingly common. This allows privacy and home comforts, but better pain management and support are needed to improve experiences...Abortion is a common gynaecological procedure experienced by around one in every three women of reproductive age, as shown in statistics for Scotland, England and Wales. The majority of abortions across the United Kingdom (UK) now...
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Making young children give everything to football is a bad idea – here’s why
Health, Sports & Psychology

Making young children give everything to football is a bad idea – here’s why

...become such a big business that top clubs are under great pressure to ensure they recruit the next Cristiano Ronaldo before their nearest rival. As a result, they are taking on players very young. British clubs commonly take advantage of the fact that they can sign players on schoolboy terms from the age of nine. And the clubs invite even younger children to their...
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Article 10 mins
Exercise and mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exercise and mental health

...students and people involved in exercise programmes, there's hardly anybody I ever meet that says that exercise doesn't make you feel better. So, obviously, people continue doing exercise, [and because] they feel better, they continue doing it. When it comes to looking at the scientific evidence for whether physical activity improves mental health, it becomes a very...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs