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Why the UK can't take business support for the EU for granted
Society, Politics & Law

Why the UK can't take business support for the EU for granted

...managing potential risks like this is a simple priority for major businesses. What both campaigns share is the focus on the theme of EU migration. This makes sense because EU migration relates to free movement of labour. The Eurosceptic business campaign argues that national governments should have control over the number of people entering the country. The pro-EU...
Five things you might like to know about Recovery Colleges
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five things you might like to know about Recovery Colleges

...managing money, moving towards other education or employment Training, advocacy and peer-support skills 2. When did Recovery Colleges start? According to Meddings et al. (2015) ‘The first Recovery College was established in 2009 by Rachel Perkins in South West London and a second College was quickly established in Nottingham’. You can see a video about the first...
Putting algae and seaweed on the menu could help save our seafood
Science, Maths & Technology

Putting algae and seaweed on the menu could help save our seafood

...Managing seaweed harvest correctly will also maintain the dissolved oxygen and nutrient levels in the water, contributing to the overall health of the ocean. [The Conversation]Making algae a common part of more people’s diets won’t be easy. We need to ensure that any new algae food products on our dinner plates have the needed nutritional value but are also attractive...
Transitioning from home education to employment
Education & Development

Transitioning from home education to employment

...managers in PR and communications, etc.), and being a civil servant (i.e., working in job centres, etc.). For example, Tom expressed how he could never be a civil servant in a job centre because “they completely lack values and possess no morality whatsoever. They are playing God with peoples’ lives and don’t care for the consequences. I would never be happy doing a...
Why are synthetic drugs such a problem for the UK's prisons?
Society, Politics & Law

Why are synthetic drugs such a problem for the UK's prisons?

...manage life in this meaningless and dehumanising penal abyss. Drugs, especially cannabis, can be a means of controlling unstructured time by inducing sleep, thus making time consciousness much less evident. Psychoactive drugs, such as Spice, alter perception, mood and can even induce unconsciousness. That psychoactive drugs, including Spice, cause serious damage to health...
Climate change: the kale smoothie of TV
Society, Politics & Law

Climate change: the kale smoothie of TV

...manage to keep the audience tuned in. A recent body of ‘living off grid’ shows including Channel 4’s Eden can prompt questions about consumption and lifestyle. Sky has offered a package of popular rainforest shows that have clearly referenced the topic. The right onscreen talent can make a big difference. Hence Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall’s Fish Fight (Channel 4)...
Blood, bruises and belief: how England’s women’s rugby team embody physical and mental endurance
Health, Sports & Psychology

Blood, bruises and belief: how England’s women’s rugby team embody physical and mental endurance

...Managing concussions and torn ligaments, coping with the psychological toll of repeated setbacks; just staying in the game takes an immense toll and can lead to player burnout without strong support. Ellie Kildunne, ruled out of the quarter-final with head-injury symptoms, has spoken openly about the mental strength needed to survive the toughest moments, calling the...
So you've written your novel, what now?
History & The Arts

So you've written your novel, what now?

...managed to do that, then you've achieved a lot already. Well done! So what's next? If you want to see your book on library and bookstore shelves, your best bet is to get a literary agent to represent your work. Many publishing houses don't accept what they call 'unsolicited submissions' – manuscripts that haven't arrived via a literary agent. Below, one of those...