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Tackling juror trauma and stress
Society, Politics & Law

Tackling juror trauma and stress

...skills and breathing techniques) are already provided in some states in the US and could be adapted into practice in England and Wales. Within the trial itself, research is essential to discover which modalities and approaches to information presentation minimise trauma, and which are likely to exacerbate it. Mental health specialists within court could help jurors...
Refugee Creativity and Communities of Solidarity
Society, Politics & Law

Refugee Creativity and Communities of Solidarity

...skills and be appreciated as imaginative individuals. Downloads are mostly free at www.lulu.com. Several books featuring poems and stories by refugees from dozens of countries, alongside work by local writers in solidarity. Most recently, as part of an AHRC-funded project: My Heart Loves in My Language. Life stories: by a Chilean political refugee who survived prison and...
What does the head of Ofsted do?
Society, Politics & Law

What does the head of Ofsted do?

...skills providers for learners of all ages. Pulled in many directions During Wilshaw’s tenure at the head of Ofsted he has been the subject of intense media scrutiny. He began the role in January 2012, appointed with optimistic zeal by then secretary of state for education, Michael Gove, and fêted as a personification of outstanding educational leadership. Wilshaw had...
Someone’s attacking our connection to the internet - part one
Science, Maths & Technology

Someone’s attacking our connection to the internet - part one

...skilled programmers. It is composed of three Stages. Stage 1 The first Stage infects devices running particular firmware and then attempts to download further software from the Internet. It does this by downloading an image from the photobucket.com website. The image itself is not important, but the data associated with the image is. Like most digital photos, the image...
The rise of the Roses
Health, Sports & Psychology

The rise of the Roses

...skill and power of the modern-day players. The rise in popularity and success of netball has led to increased funding into the grassroots level of the sport. In 2022, Sport England pledged to invest £21.2 million over a period of 5 years to continue to grow and develop netball in England with a number of initiatives planned. This builds on previous investments over 10...
Ageing, health inequalities and an integrated approach
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ageing, health inequalities and an integrated approach

...skills; housing; natural and built environment; access to goods/services; and power and discrimination. Physiological impacts contains high blood pressure; high cholesterol; and anxiety/depression. Health behaviours contains smoking; diet; and alcohol. Psycho-social factors contains isolation; social support; social networks; self-esteem and self-worth; perceived level of...
Why is aggressive female sexuality pathologised on-screen?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is aggressive female sexuality pathologised on-screen?

...skills and talents. Rain Man (1988) is another film that depicts mental illness in a positive way. Again, it dramatises the life of a man, this time a brilliant autistic savant. It is hard to think of a single film that represents a woman’s mental illness as a condition that has nothing to do with her looks or body. Carrie Mathison comes close to providing us with a...
The first 25 years: OU Renewable Energy Education
Nature & Environment

The first 25 years: OU Renewable Energy Education

...skilled personnel in the renewable energy field in the UK.” Hopefully in 2021, as the UK prepares for the UN climate negotiations in Glasgow, we have done just that. Godfrey Bevan, former DTI head of Renewables who commissioned the original Pack, commented in 2019 that: “I think the country owes a great debt to the ATG/EERU as pioneers in the field, which it will...