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What this hub is about
Education & Development

What this hub is about

...history of race and racism. In reading or writing for these resources, we expect expression of ideas on race and racism to be communicated in a manner that is respectful to those who hold differing views to your own, an intention to remain open-minded to others’ perspectives, an understanding that your own and other’s view on race matters may change, and attempts to...
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World-Changing Women: Madam CJ Walker
History & The Arts

World-Changing Women: Madam CJ Walker

...African American woman in the country. She was invited to meetings of black leaders and was to lecture on business and politics. She spoke out on the social conditions endured by African Americans and devoted particular attention and money to the campaign to make lynching a federal crime. She died in 1919, at the age of fifty one. Learn more about business and history...
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Social problems: Who makes them?
Society, Politics & Law

Social problems: Who makes them?

...families or even communities) and those which are ‘public’ (that is, to be handled through forms of social intervention or regulation). One factor that may make a difference to whether things are perceived as private troubles or public issues is scale or volume. If only a few people experience some form of trouble, then it is likely to remain a private matter and not...
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Wendy Gregory On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Society, Politics & Law

Wendy Gregory On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...family to the UK. “Nowadays I work as a volunteer gardener, coordinating other volunteers, have been called “a raving environmentalist” because I advocated for the wildlife in two cemetery projects where the groups were removing natural habitats in order to “clean up” those sites, and I try to help others to understand the ways that we can do small conservation...
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Medical uses of genetic testing
Science, Maths & Technology

Medical uses of genetic testing

...families at high risk of certain genetic diseases, helping them make informed decisions about their child’s future healthcare. As well as providing information for individuals, the genetic data of many people can also be analysed simultaneously on a large scale. This allows scientists to learn more about how our genetics affects our health, and paves the way for...
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Introducing Religions
History & The Arts

Introducing Religions

...family. Greek orthodox Holy communion Holy communion in the Greek orthodox church Three different Sikh temples Comparing three very different Sikh temples or Gurudwaras, beginning with the most important shrine, the Golden Temple in Amritsar The importance of music in Sikhism On the importance and complexity of music in the Sikh religion Initiation into a Sikh sect...
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Diverse perspectives on health and illness
Health, Sports & Psychology

Diverse perspectives on health and illness

...family life and bereavement. Frank Richards Frank Richards was born in the Caribbean in 1931. He moved to England in 1955, and reminisces on his experiences as an immigrant and surviving ill health. Valuing people’s lives Tom Kitwood worked to develop residential care for the elderly with his care mapping program. He sheds light on the importance of engagement and...
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‘Making Food Allergies Your Business’ Podcast Series on safer dining
Health, Sports & Psychology

‘Making Food Allergies Your Business’ Podcast Series on safer dining

...family and his girlfriend on a day out in London on 22nd April 2017 when he died after developing an anaphylactic reaction to something he ate. In 2018, 18-year-old Shanté Turay-Thomas died following an anaphylactic reaction after eating hazelnut. [Tanya Ednan-Laperouse and Emma Turay are mums showing portrait images of their daughters whom they've lost to
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