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Rio 2016: A short Paralympics reading list
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rio 2016: A short Paralympics reading list

...research by Bournemouth University, change how the wider public thought about para sports: The participants were interviewed in four phases before and after the London 2012 Paralympic Games, and Dan said that, before the event, there did not seem to be much change in the way people were talking about disability and disabled sports. "There were a lot of barriers - people...
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Budget 2016: The Experts Respond
Society, Politics & Law

Budget 2016: The Experts Respond

...Research Centre, University of Southampton The chancellor’s push to convert all schools to academies by 2020 is a continuation of a longstanding Conservative policy to give schools more autonomy. The aim is to have totally transformed the schools landscape by the time the next election comes along, finally taking local authorities out of running schools altogether. In...
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The animals are rebelling because they are dying. And we should too. Lessons from a modern-day fable
Nature & Environment

The animals are rebelling because they are dying. And we should too. Lessons from a modern-day fable

...Research (IPPR) published on 12/02/2019 highlights, public and political debate fails to recognise the sheer scale of environmental breakdown and what will be needed to adapt. Therefore, it makes no sense to remain silent on the issues and for politicians to continue to remain complacent and distracted with narrow interest politics (such as the current paralysis in the UK...
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Sex workers’ labour struggles in Scotland
Society, Politics & Law

Sex workers’ labour struggles in Scotland

...research done in both Ireland and France which showed violence against sex workers had actually increased since the introduction of the Nordic Model, and that it had a negative impact both on the control they had over their job and their lives in general. Matilda has experience with the Nordic Model as it is the same system in place in her city of Portland, Oregon. She...
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The weakness of European Wales
Society, Politics & Law

The weakness of European Wales

...research by sociologists Richard Kiely, Frank Bechhofer and David McCrone [2] has shown that for most Scots birth and blood trump territory as markers of belonging. Crucially, popular understandings of the national past are also replete with European connections. These include the Auld Alliance with France, the influence of Roman law on Scottish jurisprudence, the...
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Enhancing pupil learning on museum visits
Education & Development

Enhancing pupil learning on museum visits

...research what's available near you use the search box or map search when visiting the 24 Hour Museum. You may like to print out a list of venues and their collection details and keep it handy when planning, or post it as web link for colleagues if you have a school web or intranet site. This makes it easier to incorporate museum visits into your teaching at the planning...
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CARE-KNOW-DO for Social and Emotional Learning: building children’s resilience and agency in crisis settings
Education & Development

CARE-KNOW-DO for Social and Emotional Learning: building children’s resilience and agency in crisis settings

...research collaborators to observe behaviours, assess emotional readiness, and plan responsive activities. An online version is also available: https://bit.ly/selic1 Fostering ‘CARE’ to build a zone of emotional safety For children affected by trauma, instability or displacement, emotional safety is the foundation for all learning. ‘CARE’ focuses on creating...
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Flying Fatigued: Fatigue in Aviation
Health, Sports & Psychology

Flying Fatigued: Fatigue in Aviation

...research suggests that high numbers of professional pilots may be severely fatigued and still flying (Venus, 2020). As we can see from the case studies, there can be complex, personal, professional, and commercial reasons pressuring pilots to fly while feeling fatigued. What is Fatigue? Fatigue is both mental and physical which can be brought on by performing a demanding...
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