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Janis Joplin and the Sexual Revolution
History & The Arts

Janis Joplin and the Sexual Revolution

...style - Unlike most high-profile contemporary male rock musicians, who tended, like Hendrix, to be guitarists and songwriters, as well as singers, Joplin’s fame rested entirely on her role as singer. As you have learnt, women have – exceptionally – been accorded star status within popular music as singers, while their prowess in other musical fields (including...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Can we be categorised by our DNA?
Science, Maths & Technology

Can we be categorised by our DNA?

...et al. (2019) ‘Patterns of genetic differentiation and the footprints of historical migrations in the Iberian Peninsula’, Nature Communications 10(551). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-08272-w Chacón-Duque, JC., Adhikari, K., Fuentes-Guajardo, M. et al. (2018) ‘Latin Americans show wide-spread Converso ancestry and imprint of local Native ancestry...
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Video 7 mins
Reflective practice as self-care: recognising the mental health needs of sexual offence investigators
Society, Politics & Law

Reflective practice as self-care: recognising the mental health needs of sexual offence investigators

...et al., 2020). However, it is worth recognising that trauma in a policing context is not necessarily external to the organisation: high risk/high volume case load, lack of resources, inadequate training, internal investigations, competing demands, and so on are all contributing factors to C-PTSD in the high risk/high demand environment of serious sexual offence...
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Article 5 mins
Professional relationships with young people
Health, Sports & Psychology

Professional relationships with young people

...styles for managing conflict: [Described image] Figure 2 Dealing with conflict Looking at these styles, you might be able to identify the one you use most and the skills you use to achieve these. In Thomas’s view, most people tend to lean towards one or other of these styles by the time they reach adulthood. However, he suggested that in fact what we need to do is...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Artificial intelligence: implications for social work writing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Artificial intelligence: implications for social work writing

...et al., 2024). The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) has led to developments in social work writing. Findings from previous research into social work writing (Lillis et al., 2017) can help us consider the current opportunities and challenges that AI brings. Understanding the core elements of social work writing and how social workers learn to write...
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Article 5 mins
Inclusive Leadership: Effecting change
Education & Development

Inclusive Leadership: Effecting change

...style that individuals have or do not have; it takes us back towards the hero model and away from the collective model. In this video the collective is at best a collection of individual leaders, cascading ideas down to people below them. In looking across these three videos it is evident that people have different views of inclusive leadership which do not match up with...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Why is Donald Trump a challenge for translators?
Languages

Why is Donald Trump a challenge for translators?

...style smoothed out, others are convinced that translators should translate Trump exactly as he speaks. Trump might be interested to know that some Russian translators reportedly alter his language “so he sounds actually kind of more like Putin than he sounds like Trump”. But beyond issues of lexis and grammar, there is another intriguing explanation as to why...
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Article 5 mins
International Jazz Day
Miscellaneous

International Jazz Day

...style incorporating jazz. This ‘dance music’ was considered acceptable for mainstream British audiences but also ensured that the output remained up-to-date. Although often not considered as jazz, dance music is important in demonstrating how the British cultural establishment responded to the music. On this Pathe film, Henry Hall and his band indulge in a cricket...
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Article 5 mins