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Between humanity and space
Science, Maths & Technology

Between humanity and space

...change? The benefits of space aren’t equally distributed. We need to take multiple routes to change that. For me, education is one of the primary ways. And I don’t just mean science and technology education. People who don’t want a science career shouldn’t be excluded from accessing the wonders of space. Everyone can contribute to exploration. What will a space...
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Are women leaders the key to growing women’s sport?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Are women leaders the key to growing women’s sport?

...change and how much progress can we really make with this narrow ‘boys club’ leadership? Why is diverse leadership important? Diversity in the workplace is concerned with ensuring the workforce is representative of wider society, and that individuals are respected and valued for their characteristics and differences. This includes, but is not limited to, sex, gender,...
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Scottish nurses striking out
Society, Politics & Law

Scottish nurses striking out

...change toward equally valuing what has traditionally been viewed as ‘women’s work’, and at the same time brought nurses more and more into the collegiate world of trade unionism. At the time of writing in October 2022, we wait to see whether such a direction of travel towards direct action will be reinvigorated or whether rhetoric will prove stronger than such...
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How might Brexit affect Scotland?
Society, Politics & Law

How might Brexit affect Scotland?

...Scotland negotiate a separate EU referendum deal? Transcript Social researcher, Mark Differley, and writer for Scottish Centre on European Relations, Kirsty Huges, explore how the relationship between the Europian Union and Scotland has changed following the Brexit vote. Alex Neil SMP discusses the prospect of a separate Scotish deal as part of the ongoing negotiations....
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Jury Hub Conversation: Hannah Fawcett, Matt Brooks, Hayley Ness
Society, Politics & Law

Jury Hub Conversation: Hannah Fawcett, Matt Brooks, Hayley Ness

...change after traumatic and stressful life events, known as posttraumatic growth, which is his core research area. He is a member of the MMU Health Psychology and Communities Research Centre, the Stress, Health and Performance Cluster in the Faculty of Health and Education, and the Life Paths Research Centre in the United States. He supervises Ph.D. students in areas...
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Global Handwashing Day
Science, Maths & Technology

Global Handwashing Day

...Changes in handwashing behavior are often temporary; think how often a small child has to be reminded to wash their hands, but for handwashing to be effective it must be practiced regularly. There are many difficulties in establishing handwashing behavior as a habit including the availability of water in many poorer countries and personal, social, cultural and religious...
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Chinese at the tip of your tongue: A glimpse of Chinese
Languages

Chinese at the tip of your tongue: A glimpse of Chinese

...changed many, many times during its evolution. It is believed that the earliest form of the device with two wheels was designed for the purpose of warfare. Let us look at the character for cart or car as an example. Here is the earliest form of the character known as oracle bone script, and then it went through a few other stages, bronze script, running script, cursive...
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Wild Weather Kitchen Experiments
Science, Maths & Technology

Wild Weather Kitchen Experiments

...changes that we experience on the surface, which we call weather. Life in different regions has adapted to the weather and to the pattern of seasons. Weather is important to almost everyone’s life. Predicting the timing and amount of rainfall is vital to agriculture. Knowing the strength and direction of winds is important for travel and transport, from sailing ships to...
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