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Pathways To Success in Higher Education
Education & Development

Pathways To Success in Higher Education

...religions. This pathway should give you more understanding of the world we live in and how we got to where we are. Try out our Arts and Humanities 'tasters' here. Interested? Head over to the Arts & Humanities Pathway. Social Science and Psychology The Social Science and Psychology Pathway tackles some of the key question in the study of society and individuals. Why do...
The People on the Notes: Adam Smith
History & The Arts

The People on the Notes: Adam Smith

...religion, economics, jurisprudence and history. He reworked some of these lectures into a successful book (The Theory of Moral Sentiments, 1759), which turned him into a household name. This allowed him to leave his university professorship, accepting instead a lucrative position as personal tutor to a young aristocrat. He travelled with his student, and spent almost two...
What makes it hard for migrants to learn the language of their new home?
Languages

What makes it hard for migrants to learn the language of their new home?

...Religion: A Canadian study found that Christian converts were learning faster once they joined a supportive church. Sheer luck: An Australian study found that a learner with a caring landlady made better progress than those whose accommodation arrangements were less favorable. The list could go on and on. The general point is that your success at language learning is...
Mastering our fear of death with the Jack-o’-lantern
History & The Arts

Mastering our fear of death with the Jack-o’-lantern

...religion, culture and the arts to help us imagine that which, in itself, eludes us. Halloween, like other rituals, provides us with an array of symbols, metaphors and imagery that give shape to death, while allowing us to externalise our fears. As soon as we begin to picture death (such as a corpse, a ghost, or zombie), we have already found a bridge towards making sense...
National identity in Britain and Ireland, 1780–1840
History & The Arts

National identity in Britain and Ireland, 1780–1840

...religion provided common causes for people living in England, Wales and Scotland during the period. Successive wars against France, including the War of the Grand Alliance (1688–97), the War of Spanish Succession (1702–13), the War of Austrian Succession (1740–48), the Seven Years’ War (1756–63), the American Revolutionary War (1775–83), and the French...
Methods in Motion: Emotionally sensing knowledge
Health, Sports & Psychology

Methods in Motion: Emotionally sensing knowledge

...religion, class, experiences of death, areas of academic expertise and research experience. Participants, too, had multiple positionings. We sought to critically reflect on the multiple, diverse and intersectional ways we may be positioned and understood as ‘outsiders’ or ‘insiders’, as ‘strange’ or ‘familiar’, not only to participants but also to one...
Music as a Source of Unity: When Rory Gallagher Came to Belfast
History & The Arts

Music as a Source of Unity: When Rory Gallagher Came to Belfast

...religion, but was fluid and heavily anchored in music and collective memories, enabling all other connotations to be temporarily suspended. The importance of Gallagher’s music to Belfast is best captured in the documentary Irish Tour ’74. His performance of ‘Goin’ to My Hometown’ juxtaposes footage of everyday life in Belfast with jubilant scenes inside the...
What pressures are young men feeling?
Education & Development

What pressures are young men feeling?

...religion and class. The men we spoke to were keenly aware of influences – from family, peers, teachers, media – encouraging them to conform to certain models of masculinity. One said: “There is pressure everywhere to tell you what man you should be.” Another added: “You have to be a young man who’s got a nice house, who’s got a nice car, who’s got a family...