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The biology of loving our pets
Science, Maths & Technology

The biology of loving our pets

...et al., 2015)! [Rabbit looking at the camera sat next to a ball and a cuddly toy.]Oxytocin does many things in the body, including reducing our cortisol and adrenaline levels and activating the vagus nerve, all of which help us to feel calmer and more relaxed. It also triggers the release of dopamine, which activates the pleasure and reward centre of the brain. This is...
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Why do female footballers experience knee injuries and what can be done?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why do female footballers experience knee injuries and what can be done?

...et al., 2020). An injury to the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) in the knee has received special attention from researchers and the media due to its potential severity and because females are at a higher risk of sustaining the injury (Marmura, Bryant and Getgood, 2021). A study by Montalvo et al. (2019) found that female football players had more than double the...
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Will piloting juryless trials for rape cases in Scotland lead to a reduction in bias?
Society, Politics & Law

Will piloting juryless trials for rape cases in Scotland lead to a reduction in bias?

...et al, 2022a). However, research has shown that juries can be subject to biases that can impact the decision-making process when rendering a verdict (Willmott, 2019). These biases can include pre-trial publicity bias (Ruva & Coy, 2020), racial bias (Curley et al, 2022b), rape myth bias (Dinos et al, 2014), and social media influence (Taylor & Tarrant, 2019), all of which...
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Reading and motivation: focusing on disengaged readers
Education & Development

Reading and motivation: focusing on disengaged readers

...et al., 2022). However, even for Reading Teachers, motivating disengaged readers is not easy. Some of these young people will have been demonstrating their disinterest for years, separating themselves from the keen readers – those they may perceive as ‘boffins’ – and adopting an indifferent or negative attitude to reading. Many actively claim and sustain the...
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Intermediate Spanish: Understanding spoken Spanish
Languages

Intermediate Spanish: Understanding spoken Spanish

...les hablas de la money” Dedo índice “Ves, hacerse, sí lo hacemos” Manos en puño “Coges la puerta de tu casa” Palma de las manos “Siendo un poquito manitas” Brazos “Compramos la pizza, llegamos a casa, abrimos el microondas” Cabeza y brazos “No lo comparemos con el cocido” Cara “Estoy superorgulloso de ser carpintero” Cabeza, dedos y brazos...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Promoting the effective management of children’s pain – part 2
Health, Sports & Psychology

Promoting the effective management of children’s pain – part 2

...et al., 2024). The course will also include findings from other published work focussing on the management of children’s pain in hospital. [Described image] Figure 1 Framework for delivering effective pain management (Simons et al., 2020) Hospital experiences often involve pain, with up to 80% of hospitalised children having at least one painful procedure every 24...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Understanding ADHD
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding ADHD

...et al., 2018). Estimates of the worldwide prevalence of ADHD are around 6 in 100 children and adolescents and 3 in 100 adults (Spencer et al., 2002; Moffitt et al., 2015). What do you notice about prevalence rates in the two age groups? Around twice as many children and adolescents have ADHD compared with adults. This difference in prevalence was initially thought to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Prospecting for water on the Moon
Science, Maths & Technology

Prospecting for water on the Moon

...mode of space exploration through harvesting it in situ on the Moon for producing rocket fuel and to provide life support for a new cadre of astronauts. So why is everyone excited about lunar water now, when we could see that the Moon walked upon by the astronauts was a dry barren place – and this seemed to be backed up by the analyses performed on lunar rock and soil...
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