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Five ways in which COVID-19 has impacted on progress in global health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five ways in which COVID-19 has impacted on progress in global health

...researchers at The Open University are exploring ways of handling NCD’s either through linking industrial and social innovation to increase access to cancer care in East Africa (Professor Maureen Mackintosh) or by increasing screening for depression for people with diabetes and depression in Sub-Saharan Africa to improve treatment outcomes (Professor Cathy Lloyd and...
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DIY: Experiments with Natural Dyes
Science, Maths & Technology

DIY: Experiments with Natural Dyes

...research and the applications of contemporary chemistry. For A level and other science courses aimed at 16 to 19-year olds. Fraser A. and Gilchrist I., Starting Science (Book 1), Oxford University Press Part of an integrated science course for the National Curriculum Key Stage 3 and Scottish Environmental Studies (science) for S1 and S2. Northedge A. et al., The Sciences...
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One belief, big impact: could your view of learning improve inclusive practice?
Education & Development

One belief, big impact: could your view of learning improve inclusive practice?

...Research in Science Teaching, 38(5), pp. 553–73. Wheatley, K.F. (2015) ‘Questioning the instruction assumption: implications for education policy and practice’. Journal of Education and Human Development, 4(1), pp. 27–39. Wilkinson, J. (2021) ‘Why we must not make assumptions of what learners know’, Tes Magazine. Available at:
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How do children learn the concept of race?
Education & Development

How do children learn the concept of race?

...researchers explored the use of ERS across four themes: Cultural socialisation: the promotion of ethnic heritage with the intent to create cultural pride. Preparation for bias: raising children's awareness of racial discrimination and contain strategies for handling discrimination. Promotion of mistrust: these messages highlight discrimination experiences and emphasise...
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FGM clinical pathways in Northern Ireland
Health, Sports & Psychology

FGM clinical pathways in Northern Ireland

...Research and Development) www.forwarduk.org.uk Female Genital Mutilation – HSE.ie https://www.hse.ie/eng/about/who/primarycare/socialinclusion/domestic-sexual-and-gender-based-violence/information-and-resources-for-healthcare-professionals/female-genital-mutilation/ Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland (SBNI) Female Genital Mutilation Advice
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The working-class garden
Society, Politics & Law

The working-class garden

...research, haven’t you, in recent years in Yorkshire talking to people there. Do you find an equivalent of this floristry movement now, that fascination? Lisa Taylor: I did interviews in the 1990s with about 25 gardeners in a semi-industrial town and most of them were married people but a couple of the men that I’d spoken to actually had floristry businesses, which is...
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Developing career resilience Badge icon
Money & Business

Developing career resilience

...research in personal resilience was focused on the ability of individuals to thrive after traumatic or adverse events such as the death of a relative or being in a life-threatening situation. More recently psychologists have expanded this to include responses to stress at work, illness and severe environmental events. [Described image] Figure 2 In their review of...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Project management: the start of the project journey
Money & Business

Project management: the start of the project journey

...research and software design, the normal day-to-day work is carrying out projects. What then is a project? Projects vary so much that they are difficult to define concisely, but the general view is that projects are concerned with bringing about change in an organised manner. From an academic perspective, a project is: a temporary organisation to which resources are...
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Level 3: Advanced 35 hrs