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Health, disease and society: Scottish influence in the 19th century
History & The Arts

Health, disease and society: Scottish influence in the 19th century

...research, and the laboratory scientist claimed a greater authority than the clinical practitioner. The diagnosis of particular infectious diseases now relied on tests on tissue samples performed at the lab bench, not simply on the subjective analysis of patterns of symptoms. At the time Nicholas Jewson published his article ‘The disappearance of the sick-man from...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Why study languages?
Languages

Why study languages?

...centres financial services media travel and tourism central government engineering marketing technology voluntary and charitable sector. Activity 3 Translation mishaps Timing: You should allow 20 minutes Have a look at the notices below and see if you can work out what each one is trying to say. As a native speaker, you may find them amusing because of the incorrect...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Working mothers in Scotland's railways
Society, Politics & Law

Working mothers in Scotland's railways

...children, so working while having a family was challenging. There were no flexible working policies at this time to help mothers balance work and family commitments, and so they often had to rely on family for childcare. If a woman had been working when she became pregnant, she was entitled to some form of Statutory Maternity Pay. The Statutory Maternity Pay regulations...
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Sniffing out disease
Science, Maths & Technology

Sniffing out disease

...researchers, including the double Nobel Prize winner Linus Pauling, started to investigate the composition of breath using sophisticated scientific instruments of the day. Technical difficulties remained for many years but these approaches have now been re-vitalised with the discovery that animals can detect various diseases. You probably already know that police sniffer...
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Article 5 mins
The inaugural lecture of Professor Edoardo Ongaro, Professor of Public Management
Miscellaneous

The inaugural lecture of Professor Edoardo Ongaro, Professor of Public Management

...research projects. He has been visiting professor and an invited speaker at various institutions in Europe, the Americas and Asia and is an editor of Public Policy and Administration. He has published extensively on the topic of administrative reforms and comparative public management. Works include, The Palgrave Handbook of Public Administration and Management in Europe...
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Article 5 mins
What Human Rights Day means to me
Society, Politics & Law

What Human Rights Day means to me

...Research Fellow in The Open University's Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership. He reflects on his own experiences to highlight the fact that human rights are real and not just abstract aspirations...[Human rights sign] I have been working in social justice for over two decades. One of the criticisms of the sector that I do take to heart, is being called a do-gooder....
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Article 5 mins
Reflective practice as self-care: recognising the mental health needs of sexual offence investigators
Society, Politics & Law

Reflective practice as self-care: recognising the mental health needs of sexual offence investigators

...research as part of Operation Soteria. Police officers and staff involved in the investigation of rape and sexual violence were interviewed in five forces in England and Wales during 2021–2022. Officers investigating rape cases reported being exposed to trauma and reported high levels of burnout given high demand and reduced capacity to deal with complex investigations....
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Article 5 mins
A brief history of the ever-changing definition of culture
Health, Sports & Psychology

A brief history of the ever-changing definition of culture

...researcher exploring cultural differences and education – the kind of culture that I am referring to, well, that has proven harder to pin down. Psychologists, philosophers and anthropologists have been arguing about the definition of culture for years, so little old me in my home office in lockdown can perhaps be forgiven for not having the perfect definition, but here...
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Article 15 mins