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Autism quiz text
Health, Sports & Psychology

Autism quiz text

...2. Autism can be caused by emotional deprivation Is the answer TRUE, FALSE or DEBATABLE? Answer... FALSE Despite claims made by Bettelheim, there is no evidence to support this suggestion, and much evidence that biological influences play a big role in autism. When Sir Michael Rutter studied children in Romanian orphanages, he identified an ‘autistic-like’ condition...
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Seven myths of being a female engineer
Science, Maths & Technology

Seven myths of being a female engineer

...2. To be an engineer, you have to get your hands dirty (literally) “Engineering is not just engines,” says Elizabeth McCaig, Senior Specialist, Structures Rule Development team at Lloyd's Register. “And it's not just getting grease and applying tools. I work in an office. I haven't been covered in grease in years for my job.” Female engineers often get told that...
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Selling Empire: Introduction
History & The Arts

Selling Empire: Introduction

...Wembley Empire Exhibition. The latter featured replicas of Empire buildings and trades, and attracted 27 million visitors over two years. [Highways of Empire] 'Highways of Empire' (TNA) CO956-537A Article 2: The Empire Marketing Board [EMB The Empire Christmas Pudding] 'The Empire Christmas Pudding', by F.C. Harrison; 25 ins x 40 ins, displayed November-December...
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Warming winters: How will the Winter Olympics adapt?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Warming winters: How will the Winter Olympics adapt?

...2°C. In comments made during the build-up to the Milano-Cortina games IOC President Kirsty Coventry confirmed that the IOC are considering moving the Winter Olympic Games forward to January as a means of reducing the challenges associated with warming climates and the need to mitigate these challenges by using technologies like artificial snowmaking. [An image of a...
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What can I do about my mental health when I don’t have the support I need?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What can I do about my mental health when I don’t have the support I need?

...2: Use online or telephone support services [Hands typing on a laptop keyboard] Consider using online or telephone support lines, so that you can communicate about your worries or issues with someone. MIND, the Samaritans, Depression Alliance and others all offer help and you don’t have to be at crisis point to contact them. There are also nationwide online support...
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Racial inequities in health: The impact of COVID-19 in Wales and beyond
Health, Sports & Psychology

Racial inequities in health: The impact of COVID-19 in Wales and beyond

...2 infection in UK: national population based cohort study. BMJ 2020; 369 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m2107 (Published 08 June 2020) BMJ 2020;369:m2107 BBC / David Harewood (March 2nd 2021) Is Covid Killing People of Colour? BBC / OU. Race, Covid and Me https://youtu.be/FdaGz5uFfRQ The Impact of Covid in Wales: A reflection on Inequity and Solidarity Rocio Cifuentes...
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Ethnicity as a Learning Tool
Education & Development

Ethnicity as a Learning Tool

...institutional structural system used to address equality and diversity. Challenge 2: Inequitable learning attainment [Student graduating wearing academic dress] Ethnicity is contributing to the widening gap in learning attainment as is evident in the recent statistical report by the Universities UK (2019). The question is if ethnicity is a contributing factor to the inequitable learning outcomes then how can ethnicity be ......
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The emergence of breaking as an Olympic sport
Health, Sports & Psychology

The emergence of breaking as an Olympic sport

...2 (1984), and the film and TV series Fame (1980–4). In 1990 what is now regarded as the most prestigious breaking competition, Battle of the Year, started. The development of a breaking competition is significant because competition requires a set of written rules that all the competitors agree to compete within as well as an organisation to organise it. This is an...
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