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Challenging gender discrimination in academia: a call for inclusive change
Education & Development

Challenging gender discrimination in academia: a call for inclusive change

...social factors (Roos and Gatta, 2009; Johnson, 2018; LERU, 2019). Discrimination operates at multiple levels (Ovseiko, et al., 2016; Easterly and Ricard, 2020): Individual: everyday biases and microaggressions affecting women’s confidence and visibility. Institutional: policies and evaluation systems that undervalue women’s work. Structural: broader societal...
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Grammar matters
Languages

Grammar matters

...work and how they relate to the context in which they are generated. In turn, this can enable us to develop our use of grammar to say what we mean more successfully, and so to make our speech, writing and other communication more effective. So, in this course you will see how studying grammar as a tool for meaning-making has numerous useful applications in the real world...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Play, learning and the brain
Education & Development

Play, learning and the brain

...work with young children. We begin by looking at the structure and functions of the brain, and the impact that sensory deprivation can have on these. We consider the implications of current understandings of brain development for teaching and learning, particularly in an early years setting, and finish by exploring the value of play (particularly outdoor play) in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Supporting young trans people’s rights to health and happiness
Education & Development

Supporting young trans people’s rights to health and happiness

...socially stigmatised. Children were once punished for using their left hand to write. The percentage of left-handed people in the USA has grown from around 2-3% at the start of the 20th century, to around 12% today. Handedness is known to be substantially genetically inherited, and there is no evidence that any genetic shift happened over this time. But attitudes did...
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Post-Brexit: we need a new vision for Europe
Nature & Environment

Post-Brexit: we need a new vision for Europe

...social and environmental justice. Instead of rising to this challenge, European decision-makers have ploughed ahead with counter-productive ‘cures’ – austerity and de-regulation. They are cutting public and environmental safeguards and giving more leeway to powerful corporate interests. The EU-US trade negotiations (TTIP) are the perfect example: catering for...
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Do children exercise less in winter?
Education & Development

Do children exercise less in winter?

...by the UK Clinical Research Collaboration, whose funding comes from the British Heart Foundation, Department of Health, Economic and Social Research Council, Medical Research Council, and the Wellcome Trust. The Millennium Cohort Study was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. This article was originally published by the Cambridge University research blog...
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Let’s Talk About Uni – a podcast about real student experiences
Education & Development

Let’s Talk About Uni – a podcast about real student experiences

...social aspects of university life - the freshers experience, making friends, living away from home - or indeed, staying at home. University life is not just about study – we share some tips and dispel some myths of the student social experience. Episode 4: Can I afford to go to university? Are you worried about the cost of going to university? In this episode we tackle...
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What is Royal Assent - and why don't laws come into force straight away?
Society, Politics & Law

What is Royal Assent - and why don't laws come into force straight away?

...Social workers needed time so that they could receive training in how they should implement the new principles of making children's welfare a priority, recognising that children are best brought up within their families wherever possible, and promoting partnership between children, parents and the local authorities. Between 1989 and 1991 local authorities and social...
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