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My abortion experience: Renee's story
Health, Sports & Psychology

My abortion experience: Renee's story

...research study on women’s abortion experiences which showed how common it is for women to become pregnant when they don’t want to be. * These videos use actors to tell the stories from real life case studies about abortion experiences. If you are affected by issues in this video, BPAS has more information which may help View the other videos in this collection Helpful...
What failing in the learning journey feels like
Education & Development

What failing in the learning journey feels like

...research describes as formative, dialogic, or compassionate feedback. In the emotional landscape of failure, what’s needed is connection, reflection and reassurance, not just a formal mechanism for contesting marks. The student is not only receiving bad news but doing so without context, empathy, or continuity. The student may be left feeling processed instead of...
Science and the Psychics - Quiz
Health, Sports & Psychology

Science and the Psychics - Quiz

...Research founded? a. 1882 b. 1932 c. 1982 The answer is: a. 9. Which Noel Coward play features a ghost called Elvira? a. Present Laughter b. Blithe Spirit c. The Vortex The answer is: b. 10. And finally, which of these is the correct answer? We're not telling you the question - you'll need to use luck and psychic power to get it right...! a. b. c. The answer is: b. back...
Handel: A Classical Icon
History & The Arts

Handel: A Classical Icon

...his own style of biblical concert drama. Handel's Samson Oratorio Extract Donald Burrows introduces an authentic recording, performed by Harry Christopher and The Sixteen. Professor Donald Burrows' Research This is a special time for Handel scholars. Donald Burrows talks about the conferences and performances taking place this year, and describes his latest projects....
Key Ideas in Therapy
Health, Sports & Psychology

Key Ideas in Therapy

...researchers stressed the importance of looking beyond the individual - to their relationships and to the wider social systems they live in. The ‘systemic view’ is interested in how these factors impact on individual well-being and distress. This film tells the story of the development of systemic ideas and provide an understanding of how the client context is of value...
What is COVID-19?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is COVID-19?

...researchers at the University of California in Los Angeles found that under optimal conditions the virus may survive for up to 24 hours on cardboard surfaces and perhaps as long as 72 hours on plastic or stainless steel. Viruses, unlike bacteria, are unable to multiply in the environment, and further work is required to elucidate the infective potential of virus particles...
Fair shares? Why sharing needs a democratic revolution
Society, Politics & Law

Fair shares? Why sharing needs a democratic revolution

...Research I’ve conducted with colleagues at the Open University and the University of Leeds shows how platforms can work. But they also face the challenge of maintaining their democratic nature and not becoming centralised and more commerically-driven. For-profit democratic sharing economy platforms are very few and far between (we couldn’t identify any successful...
Have we got Wonga wrong? A defence of payday loans
Money & Business

Have we got Wonga wrong? A defence of payday loans

...Research, UK payday loan borrowers are most likely to be young adults with below average incomes, using payday loans with more savvy than is popularly depicted. In the UK, 67% have a household income of below £25,000 compared to the US where it is closer to 75%. Moreover, while payday borrowers in the US tend to be adults without bank accounts and with poor,...