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Methods in Motion: With the mothers of Munich & Birmingham
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: With the mothers of Munich & Birmingham

...world of research into migration and belonging...[Munich panorama] Migration was one of the most heatedly debated issues throughout the EU referendum campaign. In the months leading up to Brexit, European and non-European migrants alike were repeatedly named and shamed. In the aftermath, they report experiencing a mixture of anxiety, fear and shock. The Leave campaign...
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Methods in Motion: The social psychology of citizenship
Health, Sports & Psychology

Methods in Motion: The social psychology of citizenship

...world. This point has been made, for instance, with regards to the ideology of nationalism and with regards to the ideology of neoliberalism. The social psychology of citizenship is still a developing field (see special issues in the Journal of Social and Political Psychology, the Journal of Community & Applied and Social Psychology and the recent Social psychology of...
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What are the benefits of creative play at home?
Education & Development

What are the benefits of creative play at home?

...world; for example, choosing to roleplay being a doctor or nurse looking after a family, might be an indication of their inner thoughts relating to COVID-19. When children are left to their own devises, they attach meaning to their play that has an immediate significance for them. Therefore, it is important to listen, and only ask appropriate open-ended questions when it...
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Life behind a mask
Health, Sports & Psychology

Life behind a mask

...world change in ways we never could have imagined: socially distancing from friends and loved ones, remote working implemented across the UK, washing and sanitising our hands for more than 20 seconds, and now wearing face coverings in supermarkets and shops. One of the most powerful tools in communication is the face. People can easily make a number of inferences from...
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Golden Globe Ocean Race: The power of the wind at sea and man’s use of this power over time
Science, Maths & Technology

Golden Globe Ocean Race: The power of the wind at sea and man’s use of this power over time

...world to provide usable energy. Wind energy was the fastest growing power source at the start of the 21st century, yet wind-driven mills and pumps, and nautical sails for transport were, along with waterwheels, the first mechanical devices to power industrial production. The advantages of harnessing wind energy are obvious; it is free, clean and widely available. Although...
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The Belfast linen industry
History & The Arts

The Belfast linen industry

...world. [Spinning wheel, spinning linen.] During the 18th and early 19th centuries, linen production in Ireland was a domestic industry on the farm. Flax was harvested and scutched (a process which made flax more fibrous), and then the women in the household spun it into yarn which was woven into linen cloth and taken for sale at the local market town. These farms were a...
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CIAM (Congres Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne)
History & The Arts

CIAM (Congres Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne)

...world over. The organisation's founding declaration was signed by twenty-four architects at La Sarraz, Switzerland, in 1928. None of the signatories was British. The La Sarraz Declaration asserted that architecture could no longer exist in an isolated state separate from governments and politics, but that economic and social conditions would fundamentally affect the...
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Wanted! Starlings
Nature & Environment

Wanted! Starlings

...world during the 19th century including North America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. These introductions were often initiated by European colonists wanting to introduce species from their native countries to their new homes abroad. One well-recorded example was the release of 100 starlings in New York, rumoured to be part of an attempt to introduce all the...
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