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Women and Workplace Struggles: Scotland 1900-2022
Society, Politics & Law

Women and Workplace Struggles: Scotland 1900-2022

...research have already been done in this area but more excavation and discussion of women’s key involvement in struggles around issues such as equal pay and conditions of employment remains to be done. [Striking women workers employed by Glasgow City Council demonstrating for equal pay in George Square Glasgow, 2018]Striking women workers employed by Glasgow City Council...
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Article 10 mins
Emotions and emotional disorders
Health, Sports & Psychology

Emotions and emotional disorders

...researchers use the terms ‘emotion’ and ‘mood’ interchangeably. The basic disagreement seems to be about whether it is important to recognise that one state (emotion) is normally associated, by the person experiencing it, with a particular object or cause, and the other (mood) is often not. What difference might this make? Some evidence suggests that a particular...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
First steps in innovation and entrepreneurship
Money & Business

First steps in innovation and entrepreneurship

...research scientist at St Mary’s Hospital Medical School, working on vaccines. During the First World War, he served in the British Army’s Medical Corps where he witnessed the prolonged impact of battlefield infections. After the war, Fleming returned to his research career at St Mary’s. He began to study influenza (flu), a disease that was a particular priority...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Essay and report writing skills
Education & Development

Essay and report writing skills

...researching or carrying out an experiment or collecting data making notes thinking over your ideas. Planning Planning your assignment involves: working out an appropriate and logical structure identifying what is relevant and what is not taking account of the word limit refining your ideas selecting appropriate evidence or quotations. Drafting This stage comprises a...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Rugby tackles homophobia
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rugby tackles homophobia

...Researchers who have studied issues of gay people in sports largely agree that organised sports are highly homophobic (Anderson, 2002) although there is some more recent debate about whether men’s heterosexual ‘gay’ behaviours (e.g. kissing each other on the mouth) indicates more openness and acceptance (Anderson, 2005). This TV advert is a step towards even more...
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Article 10 mins
How can the Hajj be made safer?
History & The Arts

How can the Hajj be made safer?

...research has shown that feelings of group identity may mean psychological crowds are easier for their members to cope with even if they are tightly packed or very slow moving because they feel safe within the group. But when there are several psychological crowds within the same physical space they can inadvertently limit the movement of one another. In a recent...
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Article 5 mins
Can dogs read their owners' emotions?
Science, Maths & Technology

Can dogs read their owners' emotions?

...research...Can dogs tell when we are happy, sad or angry? As a dog owner, I feel confident not only that I can tell what kind of emotional state my pets are in, but also that they respond to my emotions. Yet as a hard-headed scientist, I try to take a more rational and pragmatic view. These personal observations seem more likely to result from my desire for a good...
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Voters might not love Europe - but that doesn't mean they'll leave
Society, Politics & Law

Voters might not love Europe - but that doesn't mean they'll leave

...research based on NatCen’s latest British Social Attitudes survey reveals that scepticism about the EU is widespread. Yet at the same time, many are not sure about the wisdom of actually pulling out. [Exit sign in many languages] Heading for a European exit? In the survey, of five different possible options for Britain’s relationship with the EU, the most popular by...
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