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Is being a student good for your mental health?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is being a student good for your mental health?

...Woods, P. and Bentall, R.P., (2018). ‘Academic and non-academic predictors of student psychological distress: the role of social identity and loneliness’. Journal of Mental Health, 27:3, 230-239. Richardson, T., Elliott, P. and Roberts, R., (2017) ‘Relationship between loneliness and mental health in students’. Journal of Public Mental Health, 16(2), pp.48-54....
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Dogs under the microscope
Science, Maths & Technology

Dogs under the microscope

...2 chromosomes. Why so many shapes, sizes and colours of dogs? Much of the variation we see between any member of the same species (dogs, cats, humans) arises from small changes to their genetic material, DNA. These changes occur by a process called mutation and without it; the diversity of life we see on Earth would not exist. Mutation in DNA creates the variability on...
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COP26 and the Glasgow Pact...one small step
Nature & Environment

COP26 and the Glasgow Pact...one small step

...2/3) in the coming year ahead of COP27 in Egypt. For the first time in a COP decision, there was language around reducing fossil fuel use in the context of ‘efforts towards the phasedown of unabated coal power…’. Strong multilateral messages are helpful because they trickle down to regional groups (e.g. the EU), national, regional and local governments, and the...
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The psychological impacts of climate change
Nature & Environment

The psychological impacts of climate change

...2–3 times this in the polar and higher latitude regions. This is a terrifying and catastrophic prospect. While some hope for a political breakthrough, others fear it’s too late. Climate anxiety Millions of people are reporting a new kind of climate-related mental health crisis. Known as “climate anxiety” or “eco-anxiety”, the medical journal The Lancet has...
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20 things you might not know about Belfast
History & The Arts

20 things you might not know about Belfast

...2. Belfast's famous shipbuilding cranes are called Samson and Goliath Some people think they should be called Samson and Delilah. These cranes have become landmark structures of the city. Each of them can lift loads up to 840 tonnes. If you'd rather stick to dry land, though... 3. John Boyd Dunlop invented the pneumatic tyre in Belfast Bicycles fitted with his tyres soon...
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Five things you might like to know about Recovery Colleges
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five things you might like to know about Recovery Colleges

...2. When did Recovery Colleges start? According to Meddings et al. (2015) ‘The first Recovery College was established in 2009 by Rachel Perkins in South West London and a second College was quickly established in Nottingham’. You can see a video about the first recovery college here: Transcript The impetus for these colleges grew out of the recovery movement which...
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Euro 24: What’s happening and who to watch out for
Health, Sports & Psychology

Euro 24: What’s happening and who to watch out for

...2 in each group automatically qualifying for the round of 16, along with the 4 best third placed finishers. This is the first of 4 knock-out rounds followed by quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final. What are the chances of a Home Nations victory? As Wales narrowly missed out on qualification, British interest lies with Scotland and England. Scotland are competing in...
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What is National Insurance and what is it used for?
Society, Politics & Law

What is National Insurance and what is it used for?

...2 and 4 contributions paid by the self-employed brought in £2.2 billion. Class 3 voluntary contributions brought in less than £0.1 billion. Through their Class 1 national insurance contributions, employees build up entitlements to claim state pension, bereavement benefits for their spouse or civil partner if they die, and benefits if they are unemployed or off work...
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