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How does trauma influence identity and engagement with extremism?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How does trauma influence identity and engagement with extremism?

...world. How much it affects a person is dependent on what happened, how often it happened, how it affected them, how they made sense of it, its consequences, their personal history and vulnerabilities, their strengths, what support they had and what other stressful events were going on in their lives. [A brown wooden puzzle with the words 'who are you' written on it.] What...
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The rural dimension – after rundale
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The rural dimension – after rundale

...and enterprising choosing to emigrate, communities in the West of Ireland became isolated and depressed by the continuing losses of traditional rural society to urbanism and industrial capitalism. From the world outside, the West of Ireland looked either hopelessly backward or beautifully unspoiled, depending on the point of view. Explore the articles in this collection ....
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How can your accent put your life at risk?
Languages

How can your accent put your life at risk?

...world, one junior doctor reported this conversation with a senior clinician to the researchers: And he said, ‘Oh, you know we see this, a lot of this Haitian chest pain.’ And I said, ‘What do you mean by that?’ And he said, ‘Well, they come in and the tests are negative, and they have a different perception of pain than other people.’ He kind of wrote it off...
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Hitching a ride on an asteroid to travel back to the birth of the Solar System
Science, Maths & Technology

Hitching a ride on an asteroid to travel back to the birth of the Solar System

...world to help piece together the story of our origins. When studying pieces of asteroids that have been collected from space and returned to Earth, scientists know exactly where the sample came from, and how it’s related to all the other rocks on the asteroid. Once back on Earth, scientists can also carefully control what happens to those samples, keeping them stored in...
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Dealing with feedback when you are neurodivergent
Education & Development

Dealing with feedback when you are neurodivergent

...world set up for neurotypical people, neurodivergent people may be used to getting a lot of negative feedback. Especially when being neurodivergent means thinking and often acting differently. Over time, this expectation of doing things wrong can run deep. As a neurodivergent person, you may get very invested in things you do. This is known as hyperfocus. When something...
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Addressing health inequalities in greenspaces to age well: Part II diversity and safety
Health, Sports & Psychology

Addressing health inequalities in greenspaces to age well: Part II diversity and safety

...world. They are enthusiastic about celebrating different cultures in the parks and host many events throughout the year including India Day and African Diaspora Festival (MK Parks trust events) to name a few. The Trust support community groups in leading their own events in the parks through our Community Ambassadors panel, where we provide advice on leading activities...
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How did the USSR react to the bombing of Hiroshima?
History & The Arts

How did the USSR react to the bombing of Hiroshima?

...the morning, to press buttons and give directions which would set important matters in motion. He could not get used to not being able to do this. Stalin commented that Churchill could not be afraid of Attlee. The Ambassador replied that Churchill was not afraid of anyone. See more about the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima Read more about the Second World War...
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Starting your small business
Money & Business

Starting your small business

...world. Then in each section we ask you to apply the ideas to an idea of your own. This could be a business idea you have thought of, an idea you are already working on or an idea based on someone you know. You then summarise what that topic means for your business idea, these are the notes you will be able to take away and use later. The case studies form the basis of the...
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