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Men’s grief and belonging through football following perinatal loss
Health, Sports & Psychology

Men’s grief and belonging through football following perinatal loss

...Social Care courses and qualifications. Currently in the UK, 13 families a day suffer the heartbreak of losing their baby before, during or shortly after birth. That’s around 4,500 babies a year. And an estimated 1 in 4 pregnancies ends in miscarriage (Sands, 2023). Yet, while this number reveals the scale of the problem, much less is known about some of the ways...
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Stories from Vienna: 6 key figures
Languages

Stories from Vienna: 6 key figures

...socially undesirable children” and entered into the Nazi euthanasia programme. He was confined to a psychiatric institution in Vienna where Nazi doctors conducted cruel experiments with the children. He managed to survive the atrocities but the horror did not end there for him. When he later recognised one of his torturers, this psychiatrist had become famous in his...
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Article 10 mins
Mugabexit: an opportunity for Zimbabwe to build resilient systems from resilient people
Society, Politics & Law

Mugabexit: an opportunity for Zimbabwe to build resilient systems from resilient people

...work in Zimbabwe on ‘pro-poor health and nutrition clinics for maternal and child anaemia’ (Guntupalli and Mugwagwa, 2017), shows that the challenges resulted in severe nutritional and health insecurity affecting particularly children, women and older people. While health statistics show underperformance, it is surprising, but important to note, that Zimbabwe’s...
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Article 10 mins
How juror bias can be tackled to ensure fairer trials
Society, Politics & Law

How juror bias can be tackled to ensure fairer trials

...working together to make a judgement on the fate of an individual. These judgements are some of the biggest decisions a person will face in their lifetime, and can have serious consequences for both individuals on trial (such as when someone is wrongly imprisoned) and society (where the legal system fails to rehabilitate, deter or incarcerate guilty individuals). Part of...
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Why do we need free speech?
History & The Arts

Why do we need free speech?

...social media are undermining public trust in democracy. In January 2021, rioters stormed the US Capitol after false rumours circulated that the presidential election had been stolen. Five lost their lives, while faith in democracy was deeply shaken. Even in the more peaceful world of universities, debates have also raged around the no-platforming and ‘cancelling’ of...
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Article 10 mins
What can emoji teach us about human civilization?
Languages

What can emoji teach us about human civilization?

...social media encourages a much more conversational style of writing. When messaging each other these days we write in much the same way that we speak. But unlike speech, writing doesn’t easily allow us to express emotion and mood in a direct way. Tone of voice, facial expressions, gestures – these are all vital elements of face-to-face communication, but they’re...
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Article 15 mins
Developing employability through sport and physical activity
Health, Sports & Psychology

Developing employability through sport and physical activity

...work...Session 1: Employability and you: 3 What is employability? - [Described image] Figure 4 Various figures standing on platforms at different heights Although there is some ambiguity over a precise definition of employability, there are some common themes associated with the term which you will explore in the next activity. Activity 4 Thinking about employability...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
DemFest 2016
Society, Politics & Law

DemFest 2016

...through a special event. DemFest 2016 is local, national and global in orientation and concerned with democracy, politics and representation, anti-discrimination, equality and social justice, economy, education, environment and sustainability, media democratisation, neighbourhood and community, public services and participation. It will take place 13-14 May 2016....
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Article 5 mins