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In your garden: Birds and nesting boxes
Nature & Environment

In your garden: Birds and nesting boxes

...families/family-wild-challenge/activities/build-a-birdbox/ There are also a range of charitable and commercial organisations that sell bird boxes ready for you to place in your garden. The BTO (British Trust for Ornithology) provides a useful guide as to what is important when selecting a bird box to purchase:
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Article 5 mins
Silent Invisible Women: Deaf and Muslim in Australia
History & The Arts

Silent Invisible Women: Deaf and Muslim in Australia

...family or community, either, because of your hearing loss and in the wider world you face multiple communication and language barriers. Where do you fit then? How do you manage your multiple identities? This is what I sought to find out. My name is Ayah and I am an Australian Lebanese-Muslim woman with a hearing impairment. I was born and raised in Australia, and growing...
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Video 5 mins
Studying design at The Open University: a rewarding journey
Science, Maths & Technology

Studying design at The Open University: a rewarding journey

...family, colleagues, or fellow students. Cindy mentions her study buddy from a face-to-face meetup, while Ida uses her family as a sounding board. Independent learning with support While you’ll have your support network, independent study remains a significant aspect of OU learning. Here, your tutor becomes your cornerstone. Successful design students pay close attention...
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Video 5 mins
10 tips to beat the January blues
Health, Sports & Psychology

10 tips to beat the January blues

...family can really perk you up.... the ‘It’s good to talk’ slogan may have been just that, a slogan, but it’s true! Friends help us put our problems into perspective, put a smile on our faces, and even if it’s them that needs your support, that’s a great feeling to be able to help them too. Article: Why friendships are vital to your wellbeing 10: Seek help when...
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Article 10 mins
Design forensic psychology: parenting education and support
Science, Maths & Technology

Design forensic psychology: parenting education and support

...family separation can therefore lead to intergenerational cycles of trauma, incarceration, and family separation. (Sherwood and Kendall, 2013, p. 91). This research explores the needs of women in the UK prison system who are also mothers, focusing on the potential of service and co-design methods to improve parenting education and support. Despite evidence that parental...
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Article 5 mins
FGM law and ethics in the UK and Ireland
Health, Sports & Psychology

FGM law and ethics in the UK and Ireland

...family courts include, imposing travel restrictions and surrender of passports to prevent a girl from being taken abroad and ordering the return of a person already taken abroad (Scotland have their own provision). Lifelong anonymity for victims of FGM (England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Scotland Scotland operates under the Female Genital Mutilation (Protection...
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Introducing ageing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing ageing

...family, friends -- but also about what I could be doing that day, what I should be doing. Who I need to email, who I need to telephone. I wish I had a notebook under water. But I don’t. So very often I come out and I’ve forgotten what I was thinking about. But it comes back. And it’s a good stimulant for me. And when I come out and drive home and have breakfast, I...
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Level 1: Introductory 11 hrs
A spiritual revolution? Wicca and religious change in the 1960s
History & The Arts

A spiritual revolution? Wicca and religious change in the 1960s

...family traditions and the area they live in. For some, religious identification will have a lot to do with cultural and ethnic community. Still others will regard ‘faith’ or ‘devotion’ as being at the core of their religious identity. Many will keep the same religious identity throughout their lives, but many will have changed – sometimes within a larger...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs