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An exploration of ‘doing’ ethics in design practice
Science, Maths & Technology

An exploration of ‘doing’ ethics in design practice

...changes much faster than regulation ever can. That means designers often find themselves working in the grey areas—in the gaps between the hodgepodge of policies and regulations and between what the rules say and what the product actually needs. As one designer I interviewed as part of my empirical study put it: ‘There are these massive gaps in between these old...
Children’s experiences with digital technologies
Education & Development

Children’s experiences with digital technologies

...changed over the years and engaging with the main debates about the use of digital technologies by children. In this section, you will focus on digital technologies and children. You will find out how digital technologies changed over the years and how they have influenced children’s everyday activities and habits. ‘Digital technologies’ refers to electronic tools...
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,...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...