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Attachment in the early years
Education & Development

Attachment in the early years

...et al., 1978). The procedure has eight episodes, designed to expose infants to increasing amounts of stress in order to observe how they organise their attachment behaviours with their parents when distressed by: being in an unfamiliar environment, the entrance of an unfamiliar adult, and brief separations from the parent. Box 1: The Strange Situation Test This assessment...
Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Introduction to active galaxies
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to active galaxies

...axes. Why is it necessary to use logarithmic axes? Because both the spectral flux density, Fλ, and the wavelength vary by many powers of 10. Figure 7 shows the broadband spectrum of the Sun: it has a strong peak at optical wavelengths with very small contributions at X-ray and radio wavelengths. [Figure 7] (Adapted from Nicolson, 1982) Figure 7: The broadband spectrum of...
Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
What is the Golem Effect - and how does it harm bilingual students?
Languages

What is the Golem Effect - and how does it harm bilingual students?

...et al. 2015) raises precisely this question: how are teacher attitudes towards linguistic diversity related to the expectations they hold of their students? While the study does not actually go on to examine a link between teacher expectations and student performance, the results of the study are not pretty: The researchers found that three-quarters of all the 674...
Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Norway
Languages

Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Norway

...et bredt utvalg av tradisjonelle brød og kaker i Norge, og det sies at nordmenn sannsynligvis spiser mer brød enn noen andre europeere. Norsk brød er vanligvis laget av hvete eller rugmel. Mange er overrasket over å finne at potet er også en vanlig ingrediens i noen tradisjonelle norske oppskrifter, spesielt lefse. Norwegian Skolebrød er en favoritt blandt bade...
Should human conditions be classed as illnesses?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Should human conditions be classed as illnesses?

...et al. (2012) ‘Psychiatry beyond the current paradigm’, The British Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 201, pp.430–434. British Psychological Society (2013) Time for a Paradigm Shift in Psychiatric Diagnosis Horwitz, Allan and Wakefield, Jerome, (2007) The Loss of Sadness: How Psychiatry Transformed Normal Sorrow into Depressive Disorder, Oxford: Oxford University Press....
Christmas at war: 1915 - A wish deferred
History & The Arts

Christmas at war: 1915 - A wish deferred

...et decorum est pro patria mori", but if it is sweet and decorous to die for one's country, in a stuill higher degree is it to perish in defence of the eternal principles of justice and humanity, without which "The pillar'd firmament is rottenness And earth's base built on stubble" There is, too, our duty to the children, that perennial source of hope and joy, without...
How to support neurodivergent mothers during pregnancy and birth
Health, Sports & Psychology

How to support neurodivergent mothers during pregnancy and birth

...et al., 2024). For some neurodivergent mothers, who are struggling with the sensory physical changes in their bodies, along with changes in taste buds, tiredness, and the overwhelm of planning for bringing up a child, focusing on healthy eating and avoiding processed foods may be difficult. Neurodivergent mothers may be at greater risk of postnatal depression after birth,...
Building belonging and mattering to achieve equity for Black STEM students
Education & Development

Building belonging and mattering to achieve equity for Black STEM students

...et al., 2025). This is not a minor issue; it directly impacts confidence, engagement, and success. When students feel invisible or excluded from informal networks, their ability to thrive is compromised. If opportunities for spontaneous conversations, peer support, and informal networking are limited, the perceived isolation can be amplified for Black students. Without...