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Physical activity: a family affair
Health, Sports & Psychology

Physical activity: a family affair

...changes in the way that families function in recent years, in particular to living arrangements in the developed world. The family unit now takes many different forms to the 20th century Western society construct of two parents and two children living in the family home. Celia Brackenridge (2006) acknowledges these changes in her definition of the term ‘parent’:...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Engaging with children and young people
Money & Business

Engaging with children and young people

...climate, in our culture, and in our country. And that has a part to play with children and young people. But very much, it's about relationships. The family unit is not the same. The community cohesion is not necessarily the same. So in terms of that mentoring role, that supportive role, we often consider children and young people within concentric circles. And we don't...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Rugby tackles homophobia
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rugby tackles homophobia

...changing rooms with. Homophobia is deeply embedded in the hidden codes of narrow forms of heterosexual masculinity which rests on the belief that to be a ‘real man’ you’re not gay. Like Gareth Thomas, gay men come out because many report feelings of ‘living a lie’ and feel isolated and alienated from society when they are hiding a part of themselves. He was...
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Article 10 mins
Urbanism in Blade Runner
Science, Maths & Technology

Urbanism in Blade Runner

...change our ways, this dystopia is what we are headed for,’ they say. In some ways, they’re right. This side-by-side comparison of a still from the film and an actual photo of Beijing in 2013 certainly raised some eyebrows. However, not all of Scott’s sci-fi vision has actually come to fruition. Los Angeles is as sprawling as ever, we’re closer to the self-driving...
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Article 5 mins
Could volunteering be bad for our health?
Society, Politics & Law

Could volunteering be bad for our health?

...change-oriented model of participation, and a helping ‘volunteerist’ response to organisationally predefined needs, which continues to exercise me in my research into health-care organisations. This concern is rather out-of-step with much current debate in my field. Discussion of volunteering in health-care organisations almost always mentions the thorny political...
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Article 10 mins
Abrasive jet cutting
Science, Maths & Technology

Abrasive jet cutting

...changes and/or distortion that would affect mechanical properties. Design: Thickness of material that can be cut varies according to production parameters, but can range from foil to 50 mm thick steel. Accuracy of cut depends on the optimisation of production parameters and the accuracy of the movement of the cutting head and/or workpiece. The cutting head can be fitted...
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Article 10 mins
Free online courses for refugees
Society, Politics & Law

Free online courses for refugees

...change so please note this is not a comprehensive list. Free English Language courses A range of free courses to help you develop basic English skills to progress to English in the workplace. Choose the free course that best suits your interests and needs. Free Everyday English courses Free English skills courses More English courses Other skills and subjects A selection...
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Article 5 mins
Investigating environmental futures through speculative design
Society, Politics & Law

Investigating environmental futures through speculative design

...changing environment, requiring constant reattunement and empathic work. Our prototype serves as an example of research that draws on design and geography to enquire into environmental futures. Such ‘thinking through making’ can be demanding, because the method of finding out about a thing, the thing itself and the concepts employed to interpret the thing emerge at...
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Article 5 mins