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Stuck in the middle of a pandemic: are international students migrants?
Society, Politics & Law

Stuck in the middle of a pandemic: are international students migrants?

...resources have to be prioritised for Australian citizens. [Global Flows of international students 2017] Global flows of international students, 2017 Yet, international students are and have always been a significant part of higher education. Nationally they constitute an important part of export earnings in some of the major receiving countries, such as the UK. Moreover,...
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Will players be fit to perform or ready to burnout at Euro 2020?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Will players be fit to perform or ready to burnout at Euro 2020?

...resources that a player has to cope with the demands placed on them. This drip, drip, drip from a series of sources of stress can make them susceptible to burnout. Smith and Raedeke (2001) outlined 3 characteristics of burnout. Firstly, emotional and physical exhaustion, in the form of lack of energy and loss of interest in an activity. Secondly, feelings of low personal...
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Can natural infrastructure help Brazil beat its water crisis?
Nature & Environment

Can natural infrastructure help Brazil beat its water crisis?

...Resources Institute believes careful management of forests and wetlands could ease the problem...[Ilha Grande, near Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil] The Ilha Grande, near Rio Serious water crises have plagued Brazil’s major cities in recent years.Severe pollution in Rio de Janeiro’s Guanabara Bay is jeopardizing sailing and other water sports at the upcoming...
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The realities of rural life in the 1950s-1980s
OpenLearn Ireland

The realities of rural life in the 1950s-1980s

...resource community such as ours. Conditions were quite awful when I arrived here because emigration was taking a massive toll of the people, to tell you the truth. When I saw what was happening I was as mad as hell because all the young people were being siphoned off and they were just emigrating in droves, and before very long this community would die, and being saddled...
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Can I use 'we' and 'I' in my essay? Introducing corpus linguistics
Languages

Can I use 'we' and 'I' in my essay? Introducing corpus linguistics

...resources For useful links, look at this site. Click on ‘CBL Links’ for information on corpora, software and courses. MOOCs You could also look for free, short courses on Futurelearn, such as The University of Lancaster's Corpus Linguistics And from The Open University... You might like The Open University course Exploring English Grammar Try a free sample of English...
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We learn, together: exploring familial learning in home education
Education & Development

We learn, together: exploring familial learning in home education

...resources that are most valued by home-educating families? Footnotes: [1] Statements: Children should have choices when it comes to the spaces in which they learn. Adults should have choices when it comes to the spaces in which their children learn. Replicating your own education. Preparing children for Higher Education (University). Preparing children to play an active...
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Five surprising facts about sex and the pandemic
Society, Politics & Law

Five surprising facts about sex and the pandemic

...resources provide evidence-based facts on sex in Britain using data from the last decennial Natsal study www.open.edu/openlearn/britishsexstats References The Natsal-COVID study is the largest quasi-representative sexual behaviour surveys under COVID-19 in the UK, and one of the most comprehensive worldwide. Catherine H. Mercer et al (2021) Impacts of COVID-19 on sexual...
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Asexuality 101: Isn’t that for plants?
Education & Development

Asexuality 101: Isn’t that for plants?

...resources and community. Since then the community has grown, adopted a symbol (a black ring worn on the right-hand middle finger), had our first Pride Parade entry (in San Francisco, 2009), created a Pride Flag (2010, see above!) and has been growing in awareness and support, with a handful of asexual characters appearing in television shows and other media, (Todd Chavez...
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