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Can science make you a better leader?
Money & Business

Can science make you a better leader?

...social, political and organisational life. Rather than help, though, leaders often seem to be part of the problem. When it comes to politicians, fingers are often pointed at the leaders of political parties for failing to provide a clear vision, for their personal moral failings, or for their inability to deliver on their promises. Theresa May, the UK prime minister, was...
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The 2001 Glasgow NHS Medical Secretaries Grading Dispute
Society, Politics & Law

The 2001 Glasgow NHS Medical Secretaries Grading Dispute

...Social Sciences courses Background In early 2000 Medical Secretaries in North East Glasgow (NEG) NHS Trust, which included Stobhill Hospital, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow Western Infirmary and Gartnavel General Hospital, became aware that they were being paid up to £2000 per year less than Management Secretaries. Management Secretaries were on grade 4 of the Admin...
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The greatest composers you’ve never heard of
History & The Arts

The greatest composers you’ve never heard of

...works alongside their male peers, although their works were not included within the classical music canon. The classical music canon became deeply rooted through concerts, history books and music education. As a result, many people have never heard a single piece by a woman composer, let alone know their names. In this article, and also in the accompanying video, we’ll...
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Pharmacotherapy while ageing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Pharmacotherapy while ageing

...Social Care qualifications. In addition to that, we may already know that as we grow older, we are at higher risk of having multiple long-term health conditions, which we call polymorbidity. This often leads to the need to take several different medications in one to treat each condition (what we call polypharmacy). With all age-related changes that might be already...
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Five ways to mark Menstrual Health Day
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five ways to mark Menstrual Health Day

...social media campaigns (WASH United, 2026b). It is important to note that this day is also known as Menstrual Health Day due to the potential perpetuation of damaging narratives around menstruation being a ‘hygiene’ issue. Therefore, campaigns and activist groups, such as Bloody Good Period (2025), have advocated for reframing the event to move away from a...
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The secret history of teenage bedrooms
Education & Development

The secret history of teenage bedrooms

...social reformer, who’s arguing – this is back in 1854 – in favour of young people having separate bedrooms. Where two or three children occupy the same room neither feel their personal responsibility to keep it in order and hence grow up habituated to slatternly disorder. Whereas if each had a room all alone to themselves they would be [indistinct words] to keep it...
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Ambridge accents: How The Archers use accent to depict class
Languages

Ambridge accents: How The Archers use accent to depict class

...social stereotypes that we have all grown up with. There is no linguistic reason for an accent to be associated with particular characteristics – we are simply loading the voice with the social baggage it has culturally acquired over generations. What Clarrie sounds like. The Archers is no stranger to the use of stereotypical accents in its construction of the social...
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The psychology of conspiracy theories
Health, Sports & Psychology

The psychology of conspiracy theories

...social psychologists have turned their attention to the conspiracy theory phenomenon and scrutinised its psychological roots in a systematic way. Investigating the conspiracy theorist Much psychology research has focused on identifying factors which predispose certain individuals to endorse conspiracy theories. Given that not everyone believes in conspiracy theories,...
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