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Protecting Landscapes and Creating the Right Tools for the Job
Society, Politics & Law

Protecting Landscapes and Creating the Right Tools for the Job

...researchers propose that the meaning of landscape is more usefully understood to be generated in the relationship between humans and landscape as it is experienced through practices, such as mountain biking or wildlife watching. In this sense the meanings of landscapes exist in the practices, processes and experiences of the people within them. So the CNPA and many...
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The psychology of World Cup fans
Health, Sports & Psychology

The psychology of World Cup fans

...research shows that when responding to criticism, it isn’t just what is said that matters – it’s who said it. This is because of something called the intergroup sensitivity effect. Generally, people are more tolerant of criticism from an ingroup member compared with an outgroup member because they feel ingroup members are trying to be constructive, whereas outgroup...
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LGBTQ youth and homelessness: We can all make a difference
Society, Politics & Law

LGBTQ youth and homelessness: We can all make a difference

...research that has established that LGBTQ youth are at a significantly higher risk of homelessness (see for example Morton and colleagues’ 2018 paper). A recent estimate provided in the prestigious journal, Pediatrics, reported that between 20 and 40% of homeless youth are LGBTQ (when LGBTQ youth make up approximately 4 to 10% of the overall adolescent population). Based...
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Lesbian, gay and bisexual teenagers at much greater risk of depression
Health, Sports & Psychology

Lesbian, gay and bisexual teenagers at much greater risk of depression

...research in the field has focused on samples predominantly drawn from LGB community events and online sources – so-called convenience-based sampling. But studies using LGB events and related websites to obtain participants are more likely to be skewed towards certain demographic groups, such as males. Because there is scant data available on transgender and intersex...
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Is being a student good for your mental health?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is being a student good for your mental health?

...researching student mental health issues eighteen years ago I was surprised to encounter a number of studies indicating that university students had higher levels of anxiety and depression when compared with young people who were not at university. Since then there have been many other studies that have confirmed that we should be concerned about the mental wellbeing of...
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Mycoprotein - could this meat alternative be a food for the future?
Science, Maths & Technology

Mycoprotein - could this meat alternative be a food for the future?

...research on its efficacy as a long-term meat replacement would be valuable to understand. [A piece of Mycoprotein, sometimes better known as Quorn]Mycoprotein, sometimes better known as Quorn. A food for the future? So, is mycoprotein sustainable? The short answer is, ‘it’s getting there’! Mycoprotein could play a fundamental role in ensuring food security. Its...
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Download our Chinese characters learning apps
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Download our Chinese characters learning apps

...And you can also add Chinese Handwriting onto most smartphones' keyboard in order to use your touch screen to create typed characters. The link between innovation & teaching and research You can read a research article by Kan Qian and two other authors on Chinese character learning strategies amongst adult distance learners using mobile devices. Try a free Chinese course...
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Climate change: the kale smoothie of TV
Society, Politics & Law

Climate change: the kale smoothie of TV

...researchers should risk wasting some of their time by advising TV producers on long-shot prospects. They should be patient supporters of concepts for new shows or approaches. And of course viewers should risk wasting some of their time by actually watching them, and take a little more time to tell the media what they think. Have programmes changed their thinking or...
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