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Extending your learning with postgraduate skills
Education & Development

Extending your learning with postgraduate skills

...family, this is the one I have worked the hardest at and am getting the most out of. In particular, this is the only one which has really helped me gain the skills of analysis, evaluation, and criticality which allow me to present well-founded opinions." - Claire "I hadn't studied for 30 years and didn't know whether I could write academically. I have had to work hard on...
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‘Life’s good – it’s the disease that’s the problem’: supporting someone living with a terminal diagnosis
Health, Sports & Psychology

‘Life’s good – it’s the disease that’s the problem’: supporting someone living with a terminal diagnosis

...family to support me with caring duties. Many found it a privilege to be asked and Alan enjoyed having the company of those he loved. Both of us had counselling because we went into anticipatory grief. I had never heard of the phrase. Apparently it’s common but no one ever talks about it. It’s when you know the loss or change is coming and you begin grieving it before...
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Teaching reading: what are our long term goals?
Education & Development

Teaching reading: what are our long term goals?

...families; Dr Jones (University of Nottingham) who is researching inner-city adult reading groups and Dr Kucirkova (Open University) who will be sharing the conceptual work on reading for pleasure with children’s digital books. The day, chaired by Professor Cremin also involves an exploration of research undertaken and/or funded by key UK literacy charities, including...
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Twin Town and Welsh cinema in the late 1990s
History & The Arts

Twin Town and Welsh cinema in the late 1990s

...family, mining community, matriarch – and subjected them to poetic scrutiny through the filter of the leading character’s obsession with key aspects of American culture. Again, an older Wales is seen as passing away and a struggle to imagine a new one into being is taking place, this time a struggle that takes place against the backdrop of an all-pervasive American...
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Ordinary dying and the Queen: Reflections on a case study
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ordinary dying and the Queen: Reflections on a case study

...family present, and in a location the Queen enjoyed being in. Dying as a social event It is often said in palliative care that dying is as much a social, as it is a medical, event. If so, then we might also want to also draw on the social sciences and medical humanities to raise some questions about what ‘ordinary dying’ might mean. For example, social scientists...
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How are Snapchat filters allowing survivors of sexual assault tell their stories?
Digital & Computing

How are Snapchat filters allowing survivors of sexual assault tell their stories?

...family and banished from their communities for making their stories public. How has the public reaction been to the story? My biggest fear was people thinking Snapchat was making a serious topic trivial. Quite the opposite happened. The story got people taking about rape culture, sexual abuse in India and women’s issues in a broader way. But that conversation started...
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An uncomfortable truth: How Britain has criminalised rough sleepers
Society, Politics & Law

An uncomfortable truth: How Britain has criminalised rough sleepers

...family who placed cushions over anti-homeless spikes in Manchester, are challenging the punitive measures adopted by local authorities. In some areas this has led to the successful withdrawal of PSPO proposals. In austerity Britain, these movements are gathering momentum and stirring up indignation about the uneven distribution of wealth, property and land. Some...
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Five things you might like to know about Recovery Colleges
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five things you might like to know about Recovery Colleges

...family or colleagues. Students were positive about the college in the interviews: “The best idea I’ve ever heard of in mental health. Made a big change to life, and gave help when needed most.” “Improved self-esteem and confidence. Sense of fulfillment and achievement.” “Giving me a smile again”.’ (Smeddings et al., 2014) 5. How can I join a Recovery...
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