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The environmental costs of Trump’s wall
Nature & Environment

The environmental costs of Trump’s wall

...research. [An animal looks toward the camera as it climbs across a log or branch. The animal looks like a racoon in shape and face, with a white snout and white fur about its eyes. Its paws are black dexterous and its ears are small on top of its head. Most of its fur is pale brown and fawn coloured, except for along the arms where its darker.] Researchers found fewer...
The healing power of nature writing
Health, Sports & Psychology

The healing power of nature writing

...research, particularly in the fields of nature writing and ecotherapy (Brazier, 2017; Jordan and Hinds, 2016). Yet we can find ourselves disconnected from the natural world and this can have a negative impact on our wellbeing. Writing can nurture a re-connection with nature and shift our attention away from stuck patterns in the way we see ourselves or others. Through the...
The art of performing under pressure
Health, Sports & Psychology

The art of performing under pressure

...research for my book Twelve Yards: The Art and Psychology of the Perfect Penalty, I sat down with him for an in-depth interview. “It is about the one-shot moment,” he told me. “You're the only one who is striking that ball; it’s all on you.” One of his first clients was Luke Donald, who was ranked 32 when they started working together in January 2010. Alred...
Making a difference: Youth participation
Education & Development

Making a difference: Youth participation

...research and policy driven projects...Children and young people can choose to participate in a variety of community, research and policy driven projects. Ellie Jones was awarded the Diana Anti-bullying Champion Award in 2010 for her work with Changing Faces - a charity that supports young people living with a facial disfigurement and works to tackle appearance-based...
Developing Stamina for Decolonising Higher Education
Education & Development

Developing Stamina for Decolonising Higher Education

...researchers, artists, educators, students, activists and ancestral/Indigenous knowledge keepers who work together to develop educational and artistic experiments. There are many different ways of conceptualising decolonisation, but in the GTDF Collective we approach it as a difficult, ongoing process and long-term horizon, rather than a single event. This is because, in...
Differences and Similarities: Policing in the US and the UK
Education & Development

Differences and Similarities: Policing in the US and the UK

...Research Service, 2017) US England & Wales More guns than people: It is estimated that there are 120.5 civilian firearms (legal and illegal) per 100 people in the US in 2017 This means that with a population of 326 million (2017), there were 393 million guns Far fewer civilian firearms: It is estimated that there are 4.6 civilian firearms (legal and illegal) per 100...
Decolonising computing?
Digital & Computing

Decolonising computing?

...researchers adopting a decolonial computing perspective are required, at a minimum, to do the following: Firstly, consider their geopolitical and body-political orientation when designing, building, researching, or theorising about computing phenomena. Secondly, embrace the “decolonial option” as an ethic, attempting to think through what it might mean to design and...
Artificial intelligence: implications for social work writing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Artificial intelligence: implications for social work writing

...research into social work writing (Lillis et al., 2017) can help us consider the current opportunities and challenges that AI brings. Understanding the core elements of social work writing and how social workers learn to write effectively is crucial. Social workers need to consider how to use AI effectively in their writing without compromising their professional ethics...