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Do we really listen to children and young people?
Education & Development

Do we really listen to children and young people?

...human right to express their views on matters which are important to them, but also that their views are taken on board by adults and used to improve young people’s lives. Children and young people can participate in different ways. They can sit on school councils as a way of representing the views and experiences of their peers, for example. They can volunteer within...
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Everybody's looking for love
Health, Sports & Psychology

Everybody's looking for love

...human right to privacy and a family life, as outlined in Article 8 of the Human Rights Act 1998. My research explores the views and experiences of women with learning disabilities on sexual relationships and as part of my PhD I gave them a platform to talk openly about this taboo subject. I interviewed 16 women with mild to moderate learning disabilities who were members...
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Article 5 mins
Harry Potter and the Translator’s Challenge
Languages

Harry Potter and the Translator’s Challenge

...human characters in the original version of the Harry Potter series speak English (sometimes with stereotypical accents such as Fleur’s or Viktor Krum’s). Other species such as the merpeople and goblins speak Mermish and Gobbledegook respectively, but the only other language we hear other human beings speak is Parseltongue, the language of snakes and other “dark”...
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Article 15 mins
Veganuary: can it make a positive difference?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Veganuary: can it make a positive difference?

...human health’ (Veganuary 2024 campaign report). Veganuary’s mission also appears to align with the motivations of participants: in 2022, 44% of Veganuary participants cited ‘animals’, 21% ‘personal health’ and 19% ‘the environment’ as their main motivation. For Bryant, the biggest Veganuary motivation being ‘animals’ is significant, as evidence...
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Article 5 mins
Job Change and the Grief Cycle: The effects of losing our job or changing work role
Health, Sports & Psychology

Job Change and the Grief Cycle: The effects of losing our job or changing work role

...humans go through when managing grief and change. Progression to acceptance is different for everyone and there is no set time or consequence moving through these stages of grief. During the COVID-19 Pandemic, many have lost a sense of work identity, self-identity and things are certainly not the same. Aside from the human cost of loss of possibly family and friends, many...
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Article 10 mins
The Italian Patient: Health care in Renaissance Italy
History & The Arts

The Italian Patient: Health care in Renaissance Italy

...Human Body in Renaissance Culture J. Sawday (Routledge, 1995) Doctors and Medicine in Early Renaissance Florence K. Park (Princeton, 1985) Our experts Meet the team who helped shape our exploration of health in Renaissance Italy Dr John Henderson [Dr John Henderson] John Henderson fell in love with the city of Florence at the age of 18. The beauty of the city, its...
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Attachment in the early years
Education & Development

Attachment in the early years

...Human beings are social animals; the ‘ties that bind us’ together are at the centre of our shared lives. From the moment of birth, attachment relationships are crucial to our survival and well-being. Research into attachment – what it is, how it develops and its role in our adult relationships – is one of the most active areas of research in
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Paris Attacks: Social media is the villain of the piece, and the hero of the hour
Digital & Computing

Paris Attacks: Social media is the villain of the piece, and the hero of the hour

...human intelligence. Dealing with the threat of misuse of encrypted applications by IS and other terror organisations, would mean that law enforcement and agencies would require access to encrypted communications. While one could argue this may compromise data security and that it should also be assessed alongside internet vulnerabilities, this must be balanced against the...
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