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Creating bridges: The importance of sharing research findings with the public
Health, Sports & Psychology

Creating bridges: The importance of sharing research findings with the public

...change that might be beneficial to the individual and the public. For example, very early in the course of the pandemic we recognised that the risk of dying because of COVID-19 is twice as high for obese people than people with healthy BMI. The question we should be asking is: whose job really is to inform the public about this terribly important finding, if not ours, the...
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Hot isostatic pressing (HIP)
Science, Maths & Technology

Hot isostatic pressing (HIP)

...changes. Typical examples are Ti-6Al-4V, 900˚C; Al-7.5Si-0.5Mg, 500˚C; Fe-16.5Cr-4.5Ni-4Cu, 1200˚C. Times at temperature vary with component size, material and pressure, but are of the order of 1–4 h. Pressurising medium is a high purity inert gas, usually argon, which is cleaned and re-used. Cooling is by means of internal heat exchangers and takes approximately 1 h...
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How lenses and mirrors work
Health, Sports & Psychology

How lenses and mirrors work

...change the path of light - and what effect do their shapes have?...A surface which is the same shape as a small portion of a sphere is called a spherical (or more correctly spheroidal) surface. Surfaces with this shape have a special optical property which makes them highly valuable: their ability to bring light to a focus. Actually, the focusing properties of a...
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Article 5 mins
"I was so depressed yesterday..." - or were you?
Languages

"I was so depressed yesterday..." - or were you?

...change through use. Depending on how, when and by whom words are frequently used they can acquire new associations or entirely new meanings. A good example is: if I tell you that ‘A friend of mine went through something recently’ would you expect their experience to have been positive or negative? The chances are you’ll think they had a rough time. There is nothing...
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Article 5 mins
Making connections in end-of-life conversations: essential tips for professionals
Health, Sports & Psychology

Making connections in end-of-life conversations: essential tips for professionals

...changes. Maintain an open mind and attitude. Health and social care professionals need to be open to the social and cultural diversity of patients and be aware of how information can impact the patient and the patient–family dynamics. Good communication is not just about the words. Health and social care professionals can forge stronger and more supportive connections...
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Video 5 mins
Blockchain in Education
Digital & Computing

Blockchain in Education

...changes? Read this article by Professor John Domingue and Doctor Alexander Mikroyannidis to start exploring the possibilities of blockchain in education...The challenges of traditional education models The centralised education model of the present is no longer sustainable: learning happens increasingly outside the brick-and-mortar lecture halls of schools, colleges, and...
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Article 5 mins
Design Essentials: are you sitting comfortably?
Science, Maths & Technology

Design Essentials: are you sitting comfortably?

...change the world. One school, modernism, laid the foundation for machine-inspired design. Protest, provocation and social responsibility: Gerrit Rietveld’s Crate Chair Designs don’t just have utilitarian or aesthetic functions they can also have economic, social and political ones. Here Emma Curtis, of the Design Museum, discusses examples of designs that are driven...
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Video 25 mins
Youth justice in the UK: children, young people and crime Badge icon
Education & Development

Youth justice in the UK: children, young people and crime

...changed over the years. A comparative approach provides opportunities to learn about the approaches taken in Northern Ireland and Scotland. You will explore topical issues surrounding young people and crime, such as how rates of victimisation and offending vary, with particular reference to the ways age, gender, race and social class shape young people’s experience of...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs