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Knife crime is a health risk for young people – it can’t be solved by policing alone
Education & Development

Knife crime is a health risk for young people – it can’t be solved by policing alone

...think it’s because like the young ones they’re looking to the elders isn’t it, like and they see what the elders do. – Santi, aged 17. They also talked about the need to have “back up”, and the protection that comes from “moving” in a big group of friends. To them, “road life” (the young people’s experiences in their neighbourhoods and other public...
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From Pakistan to Britain: Identity and Belonging
Society, Politics & Law

From Pakistan to Britain: Identity and Belonging

...thinking and lifestyle to be part of any community group, we may externally be part of that, but the internal crisis will always haunt us. By meeting with colleagues from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka, I realised that we all share history, art, music.I was fortunate to work in a place where I was exposed to various cultures. I started to experience the...
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The meaning of home in later life
Health, Sports & Psychology

The meaning of home in later life

...think of home we think of something that is not just the material environment. It involves the social, the psychological and the structural environments. It is a concept that is more complex and says something about personal meaning and identity, about family and friends, our life history. It varies depending on our age, gender, culture and generation. Given this...
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Could Islamic law be the key to defeating ISIS?
Society, Politics & Law

Could Islamic law be the key to defeating ISIS?

...thinking. There was, of course, no “Gate of Ijtihad” to be closed, and nobody had the authority to close the gate even if one had existed. The metaphor, however, highlighted the contrast between the cultivation of diversity in the first three centuries of Sharia and the stalemate and rigidity of the study of Islamic law since then. The “silver lining” of ISIS is...
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The impact of walking and socialising through 5 Ways Café on people living with dementia and their carers: A volunteer’s perspective
Health, Sports & Psychology

The impact of walking and socialising through 5 Ways Café on people living with dementia and their carers: A volunteer’s perspective

...think there is a need and interest with scope for expansion if promoted correctly.” The OU and Parks Trust research team contunied and finished the research after the measures linking to Covid-19 pandemic were lifted.. We are currently in the process of publishing our findings. During the Covid-19 pandemic time we have co-designed and coproduces several resources that...
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Finding your way after the death of a significant person
Health, Sports & Psychology

Finding your way after the death of a significant person

...systems such as our society on a wider scale and their views on ‘loss’. I write this, not to give you ‘tips’ on how to ‘grieve’, but more to share my experience of bereavement and how the feelings of loss feel like for me and others and some of the key thoughts to consider. This blog (that this article has been taken from) has come after an internship I was on...
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Broken Hearts in Batten Disease (Juvenile Dementia)
Science, Maths & Technology

Broken Hearts in Batten Disease (Juvenile Dementia)

...think about. When looking at it in detail under a microscope, it is fascinating to see how well organised it is to allow the co-ordinated contractions to happen. The contractile cells are specialised muscle cells called cardiac myocytes. The image of heart tissue from a mouse shows the structure of a cardiac myocyte, taken at extremely high resolution, using an electron...
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A spiritual revolution? Wicca and religious change in the 1960s
History & The Arts

A spiritual revolution? Wicca and religious change in the 1960s

...think about religion and spirituality in your own context. The following activity will help you to understand how complex modern religious identities are, as well as clarify your own position – and maybe some preconceptions too! Most importantly, it will show you that ‘religion’ does not refer to one specific thing, but can indicate a range of different things,...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs