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Sherry is not just for Christmas
Science, Maths & Technology

Sherry is not just for Christmas

...become more familiar with the varieties of sherry and realised that dry Sherries are really quite good. As a chemist I wanted to understand what makes a good sherry wine? Is it artistry or science? Well actually it’s a bit of both. Sherry is unique to Spain and can only be made from vines growing in a small area in the southern region around the city of Jerez . Here the...
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Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care: making sense of a national framework for local action
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care: making sense of a national framework for local action

...become familiar with the guidance and begin their journey of understanding, interpreting, and implementing the framework. This research was funded by Marie Curie. References, sources and links Borgstrom, E. and Lemos Dekker, N. (2022) 'Standardising care of the dying: An ethnographic analysis of the Liverpool Care Pathway in England and the Netherlands', Sociology of...
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Earth Day on OpenLearn
Nature & Environment

Earth Day on OpenLearn

...become clutter to hoard or will it end up in a landfill? It’s desirable to purchase new material goods, but before purchasing something brand new, is there something you already have that could be reused? Could you borrow it from a friend instead, or see if there is anything available second-hand? Everything you buy second-hand is saving it from landfill. Some items do...
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Melanoma: an emerging concern
Health, Sports & Psychology

Melanoma: an emerging concern

...become painful should be promptly evaluated. Diagnosis: The diagnosis of melanoma involves a process of looking at a sample of the cells under a microscope. Key diagnostic steps include: Clinical examination: A thorough skin examination by a skin cancer specialist is essential for identifying suspicious lesions. Removal of the mole: The removal of cells or tissues for...
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‘Literary Caregiving’: The War Library and Endell Street Military Hospital Library
History & The Arts

‘Literary Caregiving’: The War Library and Endell Street Military Hospital Library

...becoming increasingly evidenced in this way. I’m writing up the results now, in an article on war-time bibliotherapy co-authored with my colleague Dr Edmund King. Watch this space for further updates! Endell Street: learning, researching, expanding the story [Deeds Not Words - still from the drama] A still from the immersive drama on Endell Street Military Hospital As I...
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How Elvish has had greater impact than Esperanto
Languages

How Elvish has had greater impact than Esperanto

...become his legendarium – the mythology that underpins The Lord of the Rings. But behind the fiction was his interest in another epic act of creation: the construction of imaginary languages. That same year, on the other side of Europe, Ludwik Zamenhof died in his native Poland. Zamenhof had also been obsessed with language invention, and in 1887 brought out a book...
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Trust in the Workplace
Health, Sports & Psychology

Trust in the Workplace

...becoming increasingly important, and there are many reasons for this. The workplace is where adults spend most of their adult lives and form working relationships and create enduring friendships. Many work processes involve trust, from negotiation to sales, management and coaching, job interviews and teamwork. A lack of trust can create significant problems for...
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Ten top tips for writing a novel
History & The Arts

Ten top tips for writing a novel

...become obsessed with the work in progress. Then, to relax you, er... read a book. You may need to read to feed your imagination, but find ways of getting right away from the written word. It’s just a symbol, after all, one way of communicating reality. Watch films, listen to music, go to art galleries. Look at the way in which other artists channel and shape their...
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