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Saint Patrick and modern narratives of Irish identity
OpenLearn Ireland

Saint Patrick and modern narratives of Irish identity

...Research has shown that he was either Welsh or from the north of England with others claiming he may have come from Bath in Somerset. Irish identity and stories of migration Just like Saint Patrick’s identity, Irish identity itself is not wholly green and crystal clear, with rising tensions regarding immigration, emigration and what constitutes Irishness post pandemic....
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Voluntary Gravedigging in the West of Ireland
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Voluntary Gravedigging in the West of Ireland

...research, I found that on one level, the practice is culturally invisible to the people who do it. Initially, some could not understand why I wanted to talk with them about a purely practical task. In my research diary, I recall Cillian saying: Danny, what is there to tell. If a neighbour dies, I dig a grave for them – what is there to tell? Tim thought the men who dig...
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Bias in ADHD and autism diagnosis
Education & Development

Bias in ADHD and autism diagnosis

...Research samples and diagnostic criteria have, and still continue to, reflect this group, thus, shaping expectations around who is neurodivergent. This has produced a ‘typical’ profile of the hyperactive boy who cannot sit still, the autistic child with highly visible special interests, and outward visible behaviours. However, neurodivergence is not experienced in the...
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From intuition to inference: how experts inform Bayesian models
Science, Maths & Technology

From intuition to inference: how experts inform Bayesian models

...research must rely on incomplete and evolving data. At the same time, experts often possess valuable domain knowledge. A clinician may draw on experience with similar treatments, while a climate scientist may understand long-term physical patterns and constraints. Even when experts cannot provide precise numerical answers, they can often describe what values are realistic...
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A mentoring mindset (Meddylfryd mentora)
Education & Development

A mentoring mindset (Meddylfryd mentora)

...research of Lofthouse et al. (2010) on developing coaching among teachers. Read the following quote to help you complete Activity 1. It is widely accepted that mentoring usually takes place at significant career events, such as induction and taking on new roles, it has an element of gatekeeping and the mentor is almost always someone more senior in the organisation and...
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The 2015 Autumn Statement: First responses
Society, Politics & Law

The 2015 Autumn Statement: First responses

...research in Scotland indicates the need for a minimum of 12,000 of these over the next five years. But there is a question mark around what “affordable” actually means and if this will be of any use to those with the greatest housing need. Affordable housing in the Scottish report, for example, was categorised as: A broader category of housing tenures that includes...
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How can we dismantle racism in public institutions and services?
Education & Development

How can we dismantle racism in public institutions and services?

...research on practice to go beyond the focus on individual police officer behaviour that is ‘aimed at training officers away from acting on racist or stereotypical beliefs to exploring ‘how some of policing’s institutional structures and practice contribute to racial discrimination’ (Epp, Maynard-Moody and Haider-Markel, 2017, p. 169). Furthermore, with the recent...
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Olaudah Equiano, the Abolitionist and Author
History & The Arts

Olaudah Equiano, the Abolitionist and Author

...research, and has been conducting a research project on Olaudah Equiano’s life in Cambridge and his contribution to the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade. This project revealed fascinating insights into the social and working relationships between eighteenth-century free Black men in England, English scholars, and clergymen. The significance of this is their...
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