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Today’s immigration laws have teeth, and their bite is toxic for people seeking asylum
Society, Politics & Law

Today’s immigration laws have teeth, and their bite is toxic for people seeking asylum

...projects in an effort to pay legal costs. Only recently we collected goods to raffle to raise legal funds: a “raffle for justice”, in one of the world’s richest countries, with one of the world’s oldest legal systems. A country that colonised many of those that MaMa members have come from. The irony is not lost. [The Conversation]This article was originally...
The ageing brain: 'use it or lose it'
Health, Sports & Psychology

The ageing brain: 'use it or lose it'

...project that involves design and planning. Learn a new dance. Dancing is amazingly stimulating for both our body and our brain as we focus not only on music, rhythm but also new steps and our partner. Stay social – meet with people you already know and also with those who you may not know. Engage with anything you like and you are likely to engage with again in the...
Our sense of balance
Science, Maths & Technology

Our sense of balance

...project into specific overlying structures. For the otolothic organs this is the otolithic membrane, the surface of which is covered by a blanket of crystals called otoliths. For the semi-circular canals this is a gelatinous mass called the cupula. [Inner ear hair cells] There are two types of hair cells in the vestibular system. The first type are flask shaped and are...
Crimes of the powerful
Society, Politics & Law

Crimes of the powerful

...project of knowledge-making is, in part, reliant on questioning and critiquing the status quo (Said, 1994, cited in Russell, 1997). New knowledges and ways of thinking can be significantly advanced when accepted or conventional understandings of the world or a particular phenomenon are challenged or differently conceived. Focusing on crimes of the powerful highlights the...
Level 3: Advanced 2 hrs
Gene testing
Science, Maths & Technology

Gene testing

...Project. The technical details of particular tests are changing fast and they are becoming much more accurate. But the important point is that it is possible to test for more genes, and more variants of those genes, using very small samples of material. For an adult, a cheek scraping these days provides ample cells for most DNA testing. At this stage, we should...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
A Europe of the Regions?
Society, Politics & Law

A Europe of the Regions?

...project and the redistributive measures to counter the negative effects of integration were (and still are) very limited. EU regional funds, for instance, typically amount to less than 1 per cent of total EU GDP (and less than the efficiency gains from the single market which largely accrue to the already better-off regions), though regional aid has increased and the...
Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Engaging with children and young people
Money & Business

Engaging with children and young people

...projects, in schools and with Volunteer Police Cadets – but we found that too frequently these initiatives were the result of the enthusiasm of a handful of staff, and practice was not widespread, leading to a ‘postcode lottery’ effect. (All Party Parliamentary Group for Children, 2014, p. 2) The key implication of this is that first impressions count. If children...
Careers education and guidance
Education & Development

Careers education and guidance

...manage changes and respond to challenges in their lives; and… young people are supported at key transition points in their lives’. Now turn to Activity 3. Activity 3 Click below to read about the role of Connexions. View document: What is the role of Connexions? Having read the preceeding piece, ask your school's careers co-ordinator: Who is your school's Connexions...
Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs