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The Empties Generation: Why did we hit peak booze in 2004
History & The Arts

The Empties Generation: Why did we hit peak booze in 2004

...change things, either. I started seeing my now-husband in 2003 – a courtship unofficially sponsored by Stella Artois (lager; 4.8%) and Smirnoff (vodka; 37.5%). We’d go to a pub near one of our houses, get drunk on lager and then, when we should have been calling it quits, switch to spirits. None of this seemed particularly remarkable. I didn’t feel that I had a...
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Midlife MOT: wealth, work and wellbeing
Money & Business

Midlife MOT: wealth, work and wellbeing

...changes to life expectancy – up 6 years for men and 5 for women since the start of the 1980s – and the increase in the numbers of women with children who are in employment up 9% since 2000 – have added to pressures on households too. More families are having to care for both their children and their parents at a time when their free time is limited (ONS, 2019)....
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Paris Attacks: Social media is the villain of the piece, and the hero of the hour
Digital & Computing

Paris Attacks: Social media is the villain of the piece, and the hero of the hour

...climate of security threat both domestically and internationally. Update: On November 19th, Telegram announced the intention of blocking channels carrying Isis propaganda How social media shaped our understanding of the Paris attacks Arnaud Mercier writes: As with so many disasters and tragedies that strike in the 21st century, social media – an area of open expression...
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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

...climate of ‘Hard Brexit’ as exemplified in recent statements by the Prime Minister which refuse to guarantee the rights of EU citizens living in the UK. While all EU citizens living in the UK have to face an uncertain future, those BME Europeans, who arrived in the country post-2011 are more likely to be threatened. As we have found in our study, they are mostly in...
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Inclusive education: knowing what we mean (Wales)
Education & Development

Inclusive education: knowing what we mean (Wales)

...changes in the law in 2001 which strengthened students’ rights to a mainstream placement: Schools supported by local education authorities and others should actively seek to remove the barriers to learning and participation that can hinder or exclude pupils with special educational needs. (DfES, 2001b, paragraph 7) The Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education (CSIE), a...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Critically exploring psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Critically exploring psychology

...change over time. This requires them to move beyond synchronic ‘snapshots’ of human psychology in order to explore the lived experience and psychological functioning of individuals across their entire lifespans. From the time of Darwin’s first publication on his own child, children have been central to psychology. One of the most influential developmental...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Surrogacy around the world
Health, Sports & Psychology

Surrogacy around the world

...change of heart occur – even if a (unenforceable) contract has been signed. Void: An action, document, or transaction which is of no legal effect whatsoever: an absolute nullity—the law treats it as if it had never existed or happened. All void contracts are unenforceable. Voidable: Voidable contracts are enforceable at the time of formation. However, they can be...
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Olympics, Paralympics, Olympians and Paralympians
Health, Sports & Psychology

Olympics, Paralympics, Olympians and Paralympians

...with the content below. Game-changing FREE courses We've put together 12 of our top FREE courses - perfect if you're a budding athlete, a coach or mentor, psychologist, or if you just want to find out more about sport and fitness Now discover the Winter Olympics It's a bit colder, but find out who the medal hopefuls are for Team GB at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. -->...
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