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How do microplastics make their way into our food?
Nature & Environment

How do microplastics make their way into our food?

...et al 2022. Recognising that sewage sludge application introduces microplastics into soil is crucial when addressing microplastic pollution. To mitigate the potential risks associated with microplastics from sewage sludge we need to focus on advanced treatment processes, explore alternative waste management options, and enact appropriate regulations. This will result in...
A scenario on e-professionalism for nurses
Health, Sports & Psychology

A scenario on e-professionalism for nurses

...et al., 2013). Professional bodies such as the Nursing and Midwifery Council (2016, United Kingdom) have specific guidance on the use of social media and the majority of organisations have social media, Internet or social network policies (Ryan, 2016). It is important to be able to assess, make decisions and know when to escalate concerns when viewing online behaviours of...
What’s wrong with how nurses are portrayed in the media?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What’s wrong with how nurses are portrayed in the media?

...et al., 2020). [A male nurse at work] Unless a person has experienced nursing care first-hand (from an insider perspective), they are unlikely to know and properly understand the role and responsibilities and will draw from their (inaccurate) schema (from an outsider perspective). This means that they use false stereotypes to inform perceptions and decision-making. This...
Astrobiology from the ground up
Science, Maths & Technology

Astrobiology from the ground up

...et al. (2020) ‘The identification of sulfide oxidation as a potential metabolism driving primary production on late Noachian Mars’, Sci Rep 10, 10941. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-67815-8 Stern, J.C. et al. (2015) ‘Evidence for indigenous nitrogen on Mars’, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 112, no. 14, pp. 4245-4250. DOI:...
DIY: Experiments with Natural Dyes
Science, Maths & Technology

DIY: Experiments with Natural Dyes

...et al., Chemical Storylines, G. Heinemann Educational Publishers Part of the Salters Advanced Chemistry course, which explores the frontiers of 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...
Home education as a provocation for the future of education
Education & Development

Home education as a provocation for the future of education

...et al., 2022; and Unger Madar and BenDavid-Hadar, 2022). However, it is noteworthy that evaluating the variety of social and academic ‘outcomes’ of home education is challenging. Standardised measures of attainment are not reliable assessment tools because of the bespoke and informal nature of curricula, methods of ‘teaching’ and learning associated with home...
Wellbeing for Work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Wellbeing for Work

...et al., 1998, in Lawton-Smith, 2017). Fortunately, resilience is flexible; it is a quality that can be developed and shaped, to help us both at work and at home. Disasters by their nature can negatively affect mental health outcomes with people developing various psychological symptoms. These could be severe stress, feelings of grief and sadness and adjustment problems,...
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?

...et al., 2023; Solano-Flores and Nelson-Barber, 2001). In contrast, a ‘social approach’ emphasises the relational and structural factors influencing learning. It shifts the focus away from trying to change individuals to better fit the system, and towards identifying and addressing barriers within the environment. This approach is underpinned by an understanding of...