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A Century of Change: Shifting Patterns in Irish Emigration in the 1800s
OpenLearn Ireland

A Century of Change: Shifting Patterns in Irish Emigration in the 1800s

...communications, became aware of the opportunities available to them in the United States and could thus prepare for the challenges that would meet them across the Atlantic (Meaney, O’Dowd and Whelan, 2013, p.89). [Cartoon depicting a stereotype of an Irish domestic servant challenging her American mistress. Puck Magazine, May 9, 1883.] Cartoon depicting a stereotype of...
What's in your toolbox?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What's in your toolbox?

...communication skills, decision-making, problem-solving). It illustrates some examples of reconfiguring of resources, shifting in perspective and balancing between competing aspects, values, and goals. Jan is demonstrating flexibility and recognising that with job offers, there is some room for negotiation that would enable a more flexible arrangement that would work for...
Unlocking the diversity of the past
History & The Arts

Unlocking the diversity of the past

...communities for contemporary history. This resulted in a series of timelines being published in February 2023 with the intention to have LGBTQ+ timelines for all twenty-two counties in Wales by 2024 – these will be posted on various county websites but the map for the timelines will be on LGBTQ Cymru, a website concerned with all things Welsh LGBTQ+ history. These...
Herbal medicine
Health, Sports & Psychology

Herbal medicine

...communicate with orthodox medical practitioners if necessary. Word of mouth referrals are probably useful in finding out about a particular herbalist and their approach. There are a confusing number of professional bodies covering herbalists from both western and other approaches. Those organisations whose members are likely to be state registered in the near future will...
The Lovable Bra Occupation, Cumbernauld, 1982
Society, Politics & Law

The Lovable Bra Occupation, Cumbernauld, 1982

...community, the picket succeeded in preventing the removal of stock. In early March, the workers’ actions were vindicated, and it was announced that a buyer had been found for the plant. Factory management were involved in the takeover, with Gordon Matheson continuing as General Manager, maintaining a degree of continuity with the Lovable operation. There was outside...
Life after sport: giving back
Health, Sports & Psychology

Life after sport: giving back

...communicate effectively, have a strong work ethic and can perform well under pressure (e.g., Wylleman, 2019). The value of these skills has been harnessed through the work of several organisations such as Life after Professional Sport (LAPS) who recognise that many of the characteristics that make someone a successful athlete are the same as those that make people...
The Amygdala Hijack: Stress Response in Aviation
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Amygdala Hijack: Stress Response in Aviation

...communication is automatic and unconscious. The goal of the autonomic nervous system is to maintain homeostasis, and it does so by utilising its two subsystems – the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) and the parasympathetic nervous system (PSNS). If a stress response is triggered, it sends signals to the connected structures between the endocrine and nervous systems:...
Five ways you can tell if your child is ‘normal’
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five ways you can tell if your child is ‘normal’

...communicate their thoughts and feelings, and why they might have behaved in a certain way. It can also be challenging to know when something is a problem, say if a child is eating much less than they would usually, and determining if this is just natural variation in appetite. I have previously worked in outpatient Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), and...