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Charles Darwin - the man and the scientist
Science, Maths & Technology

Charles Darwin - the man and the scientist

...family letters and her own cycle of biographical poems. Within the scientific world, Darwin remains an inspirational figure both for evolutionary biologists and for many other practitioners. The Nigerian scientist, Sheila Ochugboju, reveals how influential Darwin has been on her own career, and Professor Colin Pillinger of The Open University compares the voyage of the...
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Care for the elderly
Money & Business

Care for the elderly

...families. However, in the 20th century, especially, this became a public obligation to invest in and ensure the welfare of older populations. However, in the current climate of austerity this once sacred duty seems increasingly hard to guarantee. Added to this are emerging concerns of how we can support not just those who are retired but also those looking after them....
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Nine days' wonder in York
History & The Arts

Nine days' wonder in York

...history back to the beginning of the seventh century, whence you can look back further still to the earliest Christian temples where the Romans worshipped with the Britons, whom they had enslaved and converted. But it was not till 627 that the little wooden chapel was built on the site of the Minster, to house the rite of the Northumbrian King Eadwine's baptism. He felt...
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What should I expect when I am nearing the end of my life?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What should I expect when I am nearing the end of my life?

...family and loved ones? What should I or my loved ones expect in the last hours or days before dying? Dying is often a peaceful event, whereby the person sleeps more, stops eating and drinking, stops speaking, then dies. Sometimes symptoms such as loud and wet breathing, restlessness, pain, breathlessness, bleeding, seizures and distress or agitation can arise – and can...
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Sea level rise in Looe, Cornwall
Nature & Environment

Sea level rise in Looe, Cornwall

...Families who live in the area are familiar with flooding from the sea when there is a high tide, and these have increased in recent years. Retired trawlerman Armand Toms, who represents Looe East on Cornwall council, has seen the town flood throughout his life. “If we get a metre more by the end of the century – is anything going to survive here?” (The Guardian,...
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How is Italy reinventing the co-op?
Money & Business

How is Italy reinventing the co-op?

...families of people receiving care, the paid staff and the volunteers.” “Bureaucratic welfare services were high-cost and low-quality, so citizens started self-organizing to deliver key care-related services themselves, which the government then helped formalize with new laws for multi-stakeholder cooperatives,” reports John Duda in recent Yes magazine article. Today...
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Three solutions for the nursing staffing crisis in the NHS
Health, Sports & Psychology

Three solutions for the nursing staffing crisis in the NHS

...family member’s perspective. It’s not just staffing issues that need addressing. Innovative practices, such as robotics for the treatment of individuals with prostate cancer, have the potential for positive and profound impact on many, yet are likely to be limited to the few patients who have the fortune of living close to where the practice has been developed and...
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How Emma Raducanu’s parents strike the right balance: supporting your child athlete
Health, Sports & Psychology

How Emma Raducanu’s parents strike the right balance: supporting your child athlete

...family life and relationships rarely focused on tennis. When an individual’s athletic identity becomes everything (an ‘exclusive athletic identity’) they are at risk of potential negative consequences, particularly when encountering incidents such as injury and retirement. Raducanu’s parents keep her grounded and ensure she maintains an identity beyond tennis....
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