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Can the NHS solve its bullying problem?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can the NHS solve its bullying problem?

...project our own vulnerability and fear into other people, something that under the right (or wrong) circumstances we are all capable of doing. [A nurse has a moment of stress] This is not to suggest that everyone is actually a bully, but rather that bullying at work is painful in part because we are all involved. Whatever our role – for example the patients that stand...
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Do we really listen to children and young people?
Education & Development

Do we really listen to children and young people?

...projects and these choices are not necessarily democratic or equitable (Bucknall 2012, 2014). To some extent, participation relies on a child or young person’s skills, abilities and confidence in taking the initiative. Participation can also be offered by adults as providing a learning opportunity or a means to enhance confidence. These different ways of promoting...
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Universities, empires and refugees
Society, Politics & Law

Universities, empires and refugees

...projects – such as the Creating Safer Space Network – which try to do this and to be open to other ways of representing experience. This place of safety is what the contemporary university needs to be for refugee learners and academics. When we try to decolonise the university, maybe we should start by opening the door, so that those who have been excluded can make,...
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Understanding the role of art historians in a changing world
History & The Arts

Understanding the role of art historians in a changing world

...projects that make her feel ‘a bit anxious’ often turn out to be the most rewarding. This touches on a common misconception of art historians, which is that they are largely concerned with appreciating or evaluating beautiful things. In actuality, most art historians are more interested in objects that are challenging, and that engage us in complex and surprising...
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The impact of COVID-19 on linguists and their mental health
Languages

The impact of COVID-19 on linguists and their mental health

...project for a cosmetics company broadly dealing with pampering oneself in times of Corona. With a close family member having just passed away as a result of COVID-19, the translator found it emotionally exhausting to undertake this work. But why would translators feel depleted after working with emotionally challenging texts? In an article about his experience of...
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Europa’s icy shell
Science, Maths & Technology

Europa’s icy shell

...projections in photographs that hinted at the presence of plumes. Using the Near Infra-Red Spectrograph (NIRSPEC) at the Keck Observatory in Hawaii, researchers then identified the signal for water vapour at Europa (Video 1). NIRSPEC detects the specific frequencies of infrared light that water molecules emit or absorb, and suggested the presence of water vapour coming...
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What happens ‘When East Meets West’?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What happens ‘When East Meets West’?

...project is novel in that I Skype interviewed distance learners who engaged with another culture from the comfort of their own homes. Mind the culture gap! Previous studies have focussed on culture shock whereas my findings highlighted that distance learning may help reduce some of the barriers of being ‘culturally different’ that might exist in traditional...
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How do Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic students experience their undergraduate dissertation module?
Education & Development

How do Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic students experience their undergraduate dissertation module?

...project, to understand the experience of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic students on an undergraduate dissertation module. Students who do well on this module typically are skilled in working independently, planning ahead, identifying relevant research, writing academically, and asking for help when needed. Thus a range of skills are needed for a module which also has...
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