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‘Where do you really come from?’ How this enquiry can add insult to injury
Education & Development

‘Where do you really come from?’ How this enquiry can add insult to injury

...communities about their origin so offensive? In recent years this basic expression of interest seems to have been behind a host of conflict, upset and tumultuous argument. Some say the question is simply a harmless expression of curiosity, a basic demonstration of interest borne of good social etiquette. On the other hand, reports suggest the enquiry can be condescending,...
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Attacked but not hacked: How secure was the US election?
Society, Politics & Law

Attacked but not hacked: How secure was the US election?

...communities all across the country – admittedly not an easy task during a period of widespread budget constraints. These concerns align with the basic principles of cybersecurity that apply to any organization. Information resources and their data must remain available and accessible to authorized users, confidential from unauthorized users, and protected from...
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Rare diseases: low numbers, high impact
Science, Maths & Technology

Rare diseases: low numbers, high impact

...community, clinicians, and patients or their families to facilitate a greater understanding of the disease. Research is aimed not only at understanding the causes of the diseases and at improving prognosis and quality of life through treatment, but also to fast track diagnosis through the development of simplified tests for unique disease markers (called biomarkers)....
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Rathlin Island and Lough Neagh
OpenLearn Ireland

Rathlin Island and Lough Neagh

...Northern Ireland Aquarium, Exploris, in Portaferry, though closed for refurbishment till 2016, allows close-up views of underwater creatures few folk ever see. The islands of Strangford Lough can be explored by boat from Portaferry or by canoe or kayak on the Canoe Trail. Community-built St Ayles skiffs are another excellent way to keep healthy by rowing round the Lough....
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An invisible group: Young people’s experiences of living with a loved one who is seriously ill
Health, Sports & Psychology

An invisible group: Young people’s experiences of living with a loved one who is seriously ill

...community and neighbourhood projects and alongside health, social care and education practitioners to provide holistic support services Hope is unique in the support it provides to CYP living in the West of England experiencing a family health crisis from 11 – 18 years from the point of diagnosis. Support is provided through a number of different media, including youth...
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How to make the best of your digital badge
Education & Development

How to make the best of your digital badge

...communication skills. [Graphic depicting an open badge and the data associated with it, name, URL, criteria, issuer, date and recipient]Representation of the digital nature of open badges. Source: Bryan Mathers.Digital badges are digital because, unlike a PDF or paper certificate, achievements are baked into the badge and are verifiable to the earner and issuer. That we...
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What is Planetary Protection?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is Planetary Protection?

...community, and contributions are invited from space agencies and the private sector. Exploration and Planetary Protection The Planetary Protection requirements applied to space missions depend on the target body for the mission, the type of mission itself (a flyby, orbiter, lander or sample return), and its scientific objectives. These are used to classify each mission...
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England’s Historic Battlefields: the Wars of the Roses
History & The Arts

England’s Historic Battlefields: the Wars of the Roses

...communities then and now cannot be doubted. Locating and naming a battlefield is an important part of the process by which the past is owned and made sense of, thus becoming History and part of our shared national heritage. These historic battlefields, as the work of the Northamptonshire Battlefields Society and the Battlefields Trust show, are not just restricted to the...
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