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The Good Friday Agreement and the future of the union
Society, Politics & Law

The Good Friday Agreement and the future of the union

...socially and democratically. For all the hype around movements such as “Ireland’s Future” it is clear the dialogue is operating in an echo chamber, the outreach to unionism is minimal, the arguments for constitutional change are weak and often solely romantic. Even with the demographic changes of recent years, no poll suggests that constitutional change is realistic...
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Life in a bubble: the training camp experience at a World Cup
Health, Sports & Psychology

Life in a bubble: the training camp experience at a World Cup

...social activities of the players’ partners and families rather than the football. This coupled with friction between groups of players from different clubs, particularly the players from Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool, probably contributed to the poor on-field performances. It was a tournament from which a lot could be learned, especially how an optimal...
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Free tech tools to help you study
Digital & Computing

Free tech tools to help you study

...works for you and your studies. ...What this resource is about Are you new to being a student and setting up your laptop ready to study? Or perhaps you're returning after a break and getting back into the swing of things. You may already have preferences for how your devices are set up. For example, you might like dark mode, prefer having documents read aloud, or find...
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Exploring depression
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring depression

...social integration and negative social interaction are factors commonly associated with depression (Bschor et al., 2014). But what does it actually feel like to experience depression? Is depression on the increase? Is this an illness of modern civilisation? Can depression serve as an adaptive response – is there any benefit to depressed mood? Why do some people who...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
The MMR vaccine: public health, private fears
Health, Sports & Psychology

The MMR vaccine: public health, private fears

...social context within which it has arisen, have given the debate a longevity and potency perhaps far beyond that which the scientific arguments themselves warrant. MMR vaccine consists of a freeze-dried preparation of live but weakened (attenuated) virus particles, intended to provoke recognition of the measles, mumps and rubella viruses by the body's immune system but...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
What did Bernie Sanders' campaign achieve?
Society, Politics & Law

What did Bernie Sanders' campaign achieve?

...social welfare. He represented the Democratic Party’s progressive wing, which wished President Obama had gone further with his healthcare reforms, or had not been so eager to authorise invasive drone assassinations. Positioning himself as an anti-establishment candidate who didn’t take donations from billionaires or use a “Super PAC” (a highly controversial type...
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Baker Street half-baked: Is Sherlock part of a new anti-intellectualism?
History & The Arts

Baker Street half-baked: Is Sherlock part of a new anti-intellectualism?

...social humanity. The Victorian Holmes Holmes as rationalist superhero is a familiar narrative of histories of popular culture. The accelerating pace of life in the Victorian period, so the argument goes, called for the creation of a new kind of fictional hero able to decode the overwhelming signs of urban modernity. But this argument overlooks a crucial point: the...
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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?

...social factors. Burnout manifests itself physically and psychologically and symptoms include chronic fatigue, a weakened immune system and impaired concentration and attention. All of these symptoms can affect performance, but losing focus could lead to making mistakes with devastating consequences to a team. The tap drips – drip, drip, drip [dripping limescale tap] It...
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