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Swearing today: have our attitudes changed?
Languages

Swearing today: have our attitudes changed?

...become an occupational hazard for public figures. We view terms which attack, demean or belittle people and communities on the basis simply of who they are as highly offensive So what does this tell us about today’s society? Is there any particular significance to people’s current attitudes to swearing, or do sensitivities such as this ebb and flow in the same way...
Christmas at war: 1915 - A wish deferred
History & The Arts

Christmas at war: 1915 - A wish deferred

...become by old tradition, associated with an English Christmas for hundreds of years. But if we cannot expect the full-blooded mirth of an old-fashioned Dickens Christmas, we may still anticipate a time of quiet cheerfulness, seasoned with the hope that before the advent of another Yuletide the peace so ardently desired by the whole world will at length have dawned and the...
Stoke-on-Trent, where they’re loving angels instead...
History & The Arts

Stoke-on-Trent, where they’re loving angels instead...

...become a famous platform medium; and we already know about what her son Gordon went on to achieve! With this rich history, is it any wonder that even Stoke-on-Trent’s very own Robbie Williams once said if he hadn’t made his career in music, he might have been a Spiritualist medium instead (the angels would have loved that, Robbie!). You can find out more about the...
Can eating seaweed and algae keep the world fed?
Nature & Environment

Can eating seaweed and algae keep the world fed?

...become easier to farm these smaller fish because the algae, cyanobacteria and other plankton they eat could actually benefit from warmer waters and higher levels of CO₂ in the atmosphere. This is because they get their energy from photosynthesis and so use CO₂ like fuel. It might also be possible to take this a step further and add some of these organisms directly to...
Big data and bioinformatics: Powerful tools for decoding DNA
Science, Maths & Technology

Big data and bioinformatics: Powerful tools for decoding DNA

...becoming increasingly important. It allows scientists to fully make use of the information available, and allows them to compare and analyse data generated from different sources. It can be used to find new links between genes and disease that may be responsible for diseases such as cancer. Armed with this information we can work towards the development of personalised...
Teaching Languages for long-term memory
Languages

Teaching Languages for long-term memory

...become familiar. [Grace Watkinson - banner] How do we help pupils to memorise a new language in a lesson? Through repetition. We use the phrase, ‘I say you say’ to call on the whole class to repeat chunks of language, building up to the whole sentence e.g. Je vais. à la piscine. Je vais. à la piscine. Je vais à la piscine. Then we check that pupils remember what...
Victory through resilience: how England Vitality Roses adapted to setbacks
Health, Sports & Psychology

Victory through resilience: how England Vitality Roses adapted to setbacks

...and embrace change. Rather than fearing failure, they used it as fuel, adjusting their approach and building resilience needed to succeed and thrive on the international stage. Their ability to adapt turned past struggles into the foundation of the new team’s greatest victory so far - becoming the Nations Cup Champions! Find out where to watch the Netball Super League....
A hard day at the Met Office: The BBC look for a change in the weather
History & The Arts

A hard day at the Met Office: The BBC look for a change in the weather

...becoming increasingly accessible. In principle, any meteorological service that runs a global model of the atmosphere could offer a forecast for any region of the world. Global models are needed to forecast more than a few days into the future, but models that focus on a smaller area are also required to account for local factors, such as hills and valleys. For UK...