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Methods in Motion: How do researchers know?
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: How do researchers know?

...project exploring the identity changes involved when women become mothers, we developed methods that — moving beyond discourse — were sensitive to affect, embodiment and practices. Maternal identity transition was specifically chosen as an extreme case of embodied affect. A mother grows a new life within her own, dependent on her care and, in the process, creates a...
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Free online courses for refugees
Society, Politics & Law

Free online courses for refugees

...Project). ASAP’s aim is to reduce destitution experienced by asylum seekers by helping them to obtain housing and welfare support. Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants Legal advice FAQs for EU Settlement Scheme Basic guide to the UK spouse visa Asylum Aid The Law Society Law Society of Scotland The Law Society of Northern Ireland General advice and support...
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Billions are spent on educational technology, but we don’t know if it works
Education & Development

Billions are spent on educational technology, but we don’t know if it works

...projects. In the aftermath of school closures, the market for EdTech has kept on growing. The value of the sector is projected to rise to US$132.4 billion globally by 2032 (£106 billion). The problem is that we don’t know very much about how effective many EdTech apps or programs are – or if they are effective at all. And some effects may be negative. Some of the...
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Creating open educational resources
Education & Development

Creating open educational resources

...Introduction - This course introduces you to the concepts of: open educational resources (OERs) issues involved in the creation, use and re-use, and pedagogy of OERs a range of tools and media to support you in developing your own teaching and learning practices. It will provide you with the skills and confidence to engage in further OER work as both creator and user....
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Stories from Vienna: 6 key figures
Languages

Stories from Vienna: 6 key figures

...project. It shows that women don’t just have fewer, they also have much smaller streets named in their honour. 1. Friedrich Zawrel (1929-2015) Friedrich Zawrel never completed formal education. He was picked out during the Nazi regime as one of the “socially undesirable children” and entered into the Nazi euthanasia programme. He was confined to a psychiatric...
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Abortion stigma and the workplace
Health, Sports & Psychology

Abortion stigma and the workplace

...project is one of the few studies that explore the experiences of people in paid employment in the UK who have had an abortion in the first six months of pregnancy, as well as those who have had other forms of pregnancy endings like a miscarriage or molar pregnancy (where the fertilised egg does not develop properly). We ran a survey during 2022, attracting 226...
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Enabling parents to improve children’s services: Walking the Walk in Evelina London Children’s Hospital
Health, Sports & Psychology

Enabling parents to improve children’s services: Walking the Walk in Evelina London Children’s Hospital

...management and hospital directors. This was followed by a written report, highlighting issues and themes that hospital teams may not have perceived to impact families. Ideas were grouped into four themes: environment; access to care and support; involvement in care; and care after death and bereavement support. Positive examples included hoists in family accommodation,...
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What part did citizen science play in hurricane disaster relief?
Science, Maths & Technology

What part did citizen science play in hurricane disaster relief?

...projected damage to aid preemptive response planning. [The Conversation]Reducing risk, building resilience and responding more effectively to disasters all require forward planning. And now, as evidence-based decision making is becoming ever more important for humanitarians, this new technology has the potential to shape a better future for disaster management. This...
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