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Recovery at the Rugby World Cup
Health, Sports & Psychology

Recovery at the Rugby World Cup

...research evidence show? In their meta-analysis of 12 compression garment studies Hill et al. (2014) concluded that there is evidence that compression garments are moderately effective in enhancing recovery from exercise induced muscle damage. So it would seem that there is some value to using compression garments to aid recovery. Massage [massage ] Massage is commonly...
Getting to the heart of it: investigating side effects of anti-cancer treatments
Science, Maths & Technology

Getting to the heart of it: investigating side effects of anti-cancer treatments

...research help combat cardiotoxicity? Research is starting to uncover how these anti-cancer treatments damage heart cells and lead to cardiotoxicity. This knowledge can then be utilised to develop strategies that can reduce or reverse these cardiotoxic effects, though the variation in mechanisms of cardiotoxicity across cancer treatments make a universal solution unlikely....
Will Scottish politicians have a say over the Brexit Deal?
Society, Politics & Law

Will Scottish politicians have a say over the Brexit Deal?

...researcher, Catherine Stihler MEP, Alex Neil MSP and Kirsty Hughes, writer and commentator, explore how the individual nations of the United Kingdom may respond to Brexit. They reflect on the results of the referendum in which 62% of Scotish voters opted to remain in the European Union, and on the growing disparity between European politicians and voters across the...
PodMag October 2016
Society, Politics & Law

PodMag October 2016

...2 History module on the birth of modern Britain, Helen Kaye talks about the new 3rd level Psychology module where students can undertake their own research, and Catriona Havard tells us about the exciting 3rd level interdisciplinary counselling and forensic psychology module first being presented in October 2017. Select here for a copy of the transcript of this audio...
Living on the Moon
Science, Maths & Technology

Living on the Moon

...by key recent discoveries from cutting edge research on lunar samples. The video below is part of the Royal Society's Summer Science Exhibition 2019 exhibit called Living on the Moon. References The Royal Society is a Fellowship of many of the World's most eminent scientists and is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence. Watch our videos on the Moon...
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Money & Business

Working in teams

...children’s centre. They have been working together for three weeks now and are planning an event for the October half-term which will take place in venues across the town and promote reading activities for children focused around the theme of a spooky Halloween. In the next activity, you’ll decide what team types you think John is a member of. Activity 6 Identify the...
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Irish Women’s Poetry: Eavan Boland
OpenLearn Ireland

Irish Women’s Poetry: Eavan Boland

...children in the Dublin suburbs was not represented in the Irish poetry of her day. On top of this, northern poetry about The Troubles was gaining popularity. Boland found a lot of this poetry simplistic. She suggested the truly political poem would be more complex: it would be ‘private at source’ and show how politics seeps into our personal, domestic lives (Boland,...
What can Chinese students in Southampton teach us about going green?
Nature & Environment

What can Chinese students in Southampton teach us about going green?

Research amongst Chinese students studying in the UK explores whether studying overseas can change people's behaviour...Much academic literature has been written about behaviour change. The traditional, ‘common-sense’ view is that attitudes precede behaviours, as stated in Azjen’s Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB). This model has influenced policy-makers to seek to...