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The history of Halloween
History & The Arts

The history of Halloween

...world during these days of transition between the seasons (as they were thought to do on May-eve and May-day). In the year 837, the 1st November was officially declared to be the feast of All Saints (or “All Hallows”) in the Christian calendar. Later, the festival of All Souls, honouring the wider community of “faithful departed” (i.e. deceased Christians), was...
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Dyscalculia, maths anxiety and numerophobia in nursing practice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Dyscalculia, maths anxiety and numerophobia in nursing practice

...world’ rather than under exam conditions. To help with this issue, Allison suggests things that students can try: Envisioning the clinical context to reduce exam pressure. Understanding your personal learning style. Practise maths skills using curated content. Seek assessment and institutional support. Drawing on her extensive experience, Allison has created a maths...
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Writing for pleasure?
Education & Development

Writing for pleasure?

...world? Are professional conceptions of writing so heavily framed by the Government’s criteria for writing at the ‘expected standard’ that the voice and verve of the young and their personal engagement in writing is being sidelined? As children across the country endure tests and seek to name and label modal verbs and demonstrate that they can separate their...
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Milton Keynes: energy capital of the UK?
Nature & Environment

Milton Keynes: energy capital of the UK?

...World (1986). I remember very fondly how a new intellectual door opened for me when I first read a copy of Jake’s best-selling Penguin book Fuel’s Paradise during my PhD research at the Cambridge Energy Research Group. In one way or another this new language of energy analysis has defined my career and life-long interests in energy teaching, energy efficiency and...
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Outdoor spaces for tiny humans
Education & Development

Outdoor spaces for tiny humans

...world, require that ‘the surroundings… should be pure and clear – pure air, clear light, clear space’ (1826, p. 15). On the Froebel Trust website, there is a section dedicated to children and nature with a host of useful resources aimed at practitioners, parents/carers and academics. Participants discussed the value of babies and toddlers being outdoors and, in...
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Exploring stereotypes in STEM
Education & Development

Exploring stereotypes in STEM

...world’s most pressing challenges, and to solve them for the many, not just the few, we need everyone to be represented.’ Read more in the Institute of Civil Engineers article here. We asked AI to provide an image of a scientist. [AI-generated image of a male scientist - he's young, white and able bodied] What is AI telling us (implicitly) about who belongs in STEM?...
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Brady’s Rogue Reagent?
Science, Maths & Technology

Brady’s Rogue Reagent?

...world over now causing such a fuss? Well, problems may arise due to the mishandling, inappropriate storage and poor documentation and management for the requirement that DNPH is kept wet at all times. The issue of concern for DNPH is that the molecule has an inherent level of structural instability that puts it in the explosives risk category, indeed its storage is...
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This Student Life
OpenLearn Ireland

This Student Life

...world of study. A journey begins Studying gets underway, our students get online and find out about the Student Connections Conference. First Tutorial It’s the weekend of the first tutorial, Donna and Neil meet for the first time and discuss the Online Student Conference Brief Encounter The first assignment looms large in our students' journey this week. First...
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