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Welcome to the Health and Social Care CPD hub
Health, Sports & Psychology

Welcome to the Health and Social Care CPD hub

...research. For some people, CPD is a requirement of regulation with professional bodies, such as for nurses, social workers, social care workers and many allied health professionals. Who is this hub for? This hub is for anyone working in, or interested in, health and social care. This includes social care and social work practitioners, nurses and midwives, and allied...
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Article 5 mins
How can acceptance and commitment therapy help carers in challenging times such as the COVID-19 pandemic?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can acceptance and commitment therapy help carers in challenging times such as the COVID-19 pandemic?

...research about Covid-19 pandemic and carers see our current research study. Many people routinely manage stress by problem-solving in a very active way, but this has not been possible, with many factors being outside the average person’s control. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (also known as ‘ACT’) is a type of psychological therapy that is often used for people...
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Article 10 mins
Women have heart attacks too - but why do they often go misdiagnosed?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Women have heart attacks too - but why do they often go misdiagnosed?

...researchers are increasingly becoming interested in the associations between such psychological factors and heart disease, particularly in women. The faster a heart attack is treated after it occurs, the less heart muscle is lost and the lower the risk of death and disability as a result. For both men and women the most common symptom of a heart attack is chest pain. But...
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Studying natural sciences bilingually
Science, Maths & Technology

Studying natural sciences bilingually

...research, education and conservation to media, business and management, to name but a few. Studying a course in Welsh could open even more doors, with an increasing number of employers looking for graduates with bilingual skills. The ability to discuss a subject at a highly technical level in more than one language is acknowledged as a valuable skill by employers in Wales...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Making social media work in Higher Education
Education & Development

Making social media work in Higher Education

...Research shows that while many students enjoy using social media as part of their learning experiences, some struggled to make decisions about how to best engage with it for their personal learning journey, whilst others had objections (Mallon and Dresden, 2023). While there are undoubtedly a range of benefits to using social media as part of your learning, there are also...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Engaging with children and young people
Money & Business

Engaging with children and young people

...researchers of the project asserts: The study underlined that it was not the application of a particular tool or method that was important, but the subtleties of relationships, and that these were unique to each child and family. This might not be a popular message for some, as it wasn’t about targets or tick boxes to satisfy the government or Ofsted. Instead, it was...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Exploring cells with digital fluorescence microscopy
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring cells with digital fluorescence microscopy

...research question being addressed. Each type of microscopy has its own advantages and limitations, which you will explore as you learn more about the three types. Examples of cells visualised with each technique are shown in Figure 4. [Described image] Figure 4 (a) Light microscopy image showing the protein of interest stained brown. (b) Fluorescence microscopy image with...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Attention
Society, Politics & Law

Attention

...research. One of the first modern researchers formally to investigate the nature of auditory attention was Broadbent (1952, 1954), who used an experimental technique known as dichotic listening. This offers a way of presenting listeners with a simplified, more easily manipulated version of the real world of multiple sounds. Participants wear a pair of headphones, and...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs