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Batman v Superman: Are superheroes always good?
History & The Arts

Batman v Superman: Are superheroes always good?

...become collateral damage. In Homer’s Iliad, for example, the greatest Greek hero, Achilles, withdraws from the fighting over a dispute about a girl, and allows his companions to be butchered by the Trojans in his absence. Far from being distressed by the suffering that his actions are causing his friends, Achilles prays that the gods will make the Trojans victorious so...
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Lessons from Covid-19: It’s time for a radical approach to homelessness and housing policies
Society, Politics & Law

Lessons from Covid-19: It’s time for a radical approach to homelessness and housing policies

...becoming homeless. The ramifications of the economic fallout of Covid-19 are slowly becoming apparent and it’s crucial that we avoid the same crippling austerity measures that led to the sharp increase in homelessness and an unprecedented wave of evictions between 2010 and this year. To prevent a repeat of that scenario, radical and meaningful policy initiatives must to...
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Growing the popularity of women’s football in the UK
Health, Sports & Psychology

Growing the popularity of women’s football in the UK

...become even bigger...This content is associated with The Open University's Sport and Fitness courses and qualifications. With England being the host nation and Northern Ireland competing as well, the 2022 UEFA Women’s Euro tournament is an opportunity for every home nation to capitalise on the growing popularity of girl’s and women’s football. At the elite level the...
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Immigration detention: what's the problem with privatisation?
Society, Politics & Law

Immigration detention: what's the problem with privatisation?

...become increasingly evident that the system itself highly problematic. However, the one aspect of the asylum process which has drawn most attention recently is that of immigration detention, perhaps the most widely recognised area of contention in the British asylum system. While the plethora of in-depth research on this area can be found elsewhere (see Border...
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How a new First Minister of Wales is appointed
Society, Politics & Law

How a new First Minister of Wales is appointed

...becomes the Senedd’s nominee for the office of First Minister. However, it is possible that other names might be put forward. For example, one or more of the other parties in the Senedd might put forward their leaders’ names. Doing this is largely symbolic, perhaps as a message to the governing party or to try and win policy concessions from the Welsh Government. It...
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Supporting new mothers’ mental health during the perinatal period
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting new mothers’ mental health during the perinatal period

...Becoming a parent is a profound transition (Refaeli et al., 2024). There is no manual or instruction book, and no single ‘right’ way to feel. Parents are often adapting to sleeplessness, increased responsibility, identity change, financial pressures and constant uncertainty, all while caring for a completely dependent infant. For some, this adjustment can be deeply...
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The delivery service to fix your brain
Science, Maths & Technology

The delivery service to fix your brain

...student Conor McQuaid explains one way in which scientists can target the delivery of drugs...Delivery/Targeting When you order a pizza, they need to know your address and have some way of getting to that exact place or else your neighbour could end up enjoying that cheesy goodness. We have the same issue with certain drugs, in that we need to get it to the right place...
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South Asian young adult carers: Balancing their caring roles and planning for the future
Health, Sports & Psychology

South Asian young adult carers: Balancing their caring roles and planning for the future

...students, regarding the support needs of South Asian and other young adult carers, the value of transition assessments and where to find support. Further resources will be added as the research progresses. We would like to thank Chandini Subramanyam-Paul and Sabbir Ali for their involvement in preparing the scripts and voicing the animations. Bilal Transcript Urdu audio...
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