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Art history: modern and contemporary
History & The Arts

Art history: modern and contemporary

...becoming a centre of art. But the art world in New York was surprisingly small. Professor Michael Corris gives you a tour. Abstract Expressionism in New York 2 Bringing the New York art-scene of the 1950’s and 60’s to life: Professor Michael Corris and artist Lawrence Weiner in conversation. Salcedo installation Can a crack in the floor be considered as art? This...
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Teachers sharing resources online
Education & Development

Teachers sharing resources online

...students who are not focused, not working. These sort of things give students a role to do; you got the time keeper, the scribe, things like these have really helped and inspired me in my lessons. And then sometimes, when we’re doing debating, get some talk cards so half the class can be debating, some of the class are watching some of the others so that’s something...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Strangers on a train platform: Refugees feel the hostility of Hungary
Society, Politics & Law

Strangers on a train platform: Refugees feel the hostility of Hungary

...become the latest unexpected frontline for the humanitarian crisis unfolding across Europe. The political atmosphere in Hungary isn't exactly welcoming...After being blockaded for days, Budapest’s main rail terminal has been reopened to migrants and refugees desperate to settle in the EU. An estimated 3,000 people had been camped outside the station, and once it was...
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Will Brexit force British retirees to return from Spain?
Money & Business

Will Brexit force British retirees to return from Spain?

...become elderly and are in need of additional care and support. They had been getting by with support from friends or voluntary organisations that operate in Spain. However, since the EU referendum, their lives have become fragile and uncertain. Health and pensions By and large the main concern for these pensioners is healthcare and whether they will still be able to...
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Are we about to be at the mercy of superslugs?
Nature & Environment

Are we about to be at the mercy of superslugs?

...become female. This means they can dispense with normal mating requirements, and this is where the consequences of “La difference” between British and continental species becomes significant. Why British slugs are different When slugs colonised the UK after the last ice age, they found an island recently covered with ice sheets, where the biological diversity remained...
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Labour to the marrow: Exploring the party's ethos
Society, Politics & Law

Labour to the marrow: Exploring the party's ethos

...becomes faith: Connected, but separate to debates about theoretical underpinning, is a debate about the line between particular policy and the party’s mission in Labour’s ethos. This sees, across the doctrinal spectrum, policy become more akin to faith. The Parliamentary Labour Party as leaders and as delegates: Closely linked to policy discussions are debates about...
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Millennial burnout: building resilience is no answer – we need to overhaul how we work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Millennial burnout: building resilience is no answer – we need to overhaul how we work

...becoming more complex, with new technologies being introduced, without the necessary training to use them. They worked long shifts without breaks and had poor environments to work in. Their hours and rotas were challenging and could be unpredictable. These characteristics probably look quite familiar to millennials and anyone working in the gig economy. Opposite effect...
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Introduction to Green Social Prescribing — Mental Health and the Workplace Environment
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introduction to Green Social Prescribing — Mental Health and the Workplace Environment

...become an ever-growing concern. ‘A staggering 70 million workdays are lost each year due to mental health problems in the UK, costing employers approximately £2.4 billion per year.’ Source: ‘Mental Health at Work’ (2021) Of course, we also know that the need to focus on workplace wellbeing lies deeper than simply being a cost-saving exercise. Healthier...
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