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Navigating Black Irish identity in the music of Phil Lynott
Health, Sports & Psychology

Navigating Black Irish identity in the music of Phil Lynott

...become a beloved national figure, and his status as both Black and Irish has come to be embraced as a harmonious part of his identity. This was consolidated by Gary Moore’s 1989 tribute song, ‘Blood of Emeralds’, where Lynott is described as ‘the darkest son of Ireland’, underscoring the compatibility of his dual heritage. [Phil Lynott statue on Harry St, Dublin...
What does it mean to be a South Asian young adult carer?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What does it mean to be a South Asian young adult carer?

...become mature and responsible adults. Being a carer also helped them to develop patience, compassion and confidence. They developed practical skills such as communication, interpreting and budgeting. At the same time, the caring role was physically demanding and tiring. The young people often worried about the people they cared for and also about their own health. As they...
Forgotten families
Health, Sports & Psychology

Forgotten families

...become homeless and may be placed in dangerous or abusive situations. The loss felt by children can go beyond separation from a parent and includes loss of friends and a sense of belonging. The need for secrecy can make it difficult for children to process their loss. This can be further compounded by the nature of the parental crime with sexual offences identified as...
Why is aggressive female sexuality pathologised on-screen?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is aggressive female sexuality pathologised on-screen?

...becomes less of an agent and more of an agency. The shift from the noun “agent” to the verb “agency” is important: it signifies a transition in Carrie’s identity and place. She is not a solid person or subject but a fluent action that propels the plot and enables others. Women have often been positioned as agents of change, fluid bodies who have suffered from...
Can talking two languages keep your brain healthy?
Languages

Can talking two languages keep your brain healthy?

...Students and teaching staff who try to work it out and find a pattern always do worst,” he says. “It’s impossible in the time given to decipher the rules of the language and make sense of what’s being said to you. But your brain is primed to work it out subconsciously. That’s why, if you don’t think about it, you’ll do okay in the test – children do the...
Exploring immortality
History & The Arts

Exploring immortality

...become like one of those long running soap operas on the TV that just goes on and on in repetitive circles without ever reaching any sort of conclusion. So, as a philosopher, I think I’m interested in much more general questions than you are as a religious studies scholar. Not questions about a particular practice relating to immortality, but questions about the concept...
The immune system
Science, Maths & Technology

The immune system

...become infected by viruses or by the few types of bacteria and protists that can ‘hide’ inside the cells of their host (Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria that cause TB, can do this). Without the cytotoxic T cells, we would be particularly susceptible to infectious diseases caused by these pathogens. The other T cell type is called the helper T cells. They send...
Social media and networks in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social media and networks in health and social care

...students obviously know how to turn them off. Parents are also unaware of all the online dangers themselves. Often leaving the children unsupervised for long periods of time whilst on the internet on games consoles, particularly this year Fortnite’s been an absolute nightmare where grooming has taken place where young people have been talking to strangers over the line...