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On the loss of a baby
Health, Sports & Psychology

On the loss of a baby

...Scotland; 89 in Northern Ireland). In 2021, there were 1,719 neonatal deaths (occurring in the first 28 days of life) in England and Wales. (Tommy’s, 2023). Estimates suggest there are 250,000 miscarriages every year in the UK, amounting to approximately 1 in 5 (1 in 5 only count for women who realised or reported the miscarriage). (Tommy’s, 2023). An unexpected event...
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How is a University obsession with teenagers hurting part-time students?
Education & Development

How is a University obsession with teenagers hurting part-time students?

...Scotland also saw a 7% drop from 2013-14 while numbers in Northern Ireland have dropped by 5% in the same period. Barriers for part-time students My research for the Higher Education Academy looked at the experiences of part-time higher education learners across the UK, based on 3,000 survey responses and 50 phone interviews. This is a very diverse, heterogeneous group,...
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Exploring Ireland’s historic army barracks network
OpenLearn Ireland

Exploring Ireland’s historic army barracks network

...Scotland, and Ireland. James II fled England for France, and then landed in Ireland in March 1689, hoping to regain his lost throne. The two kings confronted each other at the Battle of the Boyne, a key battle during the 1689–91 Williamite-Jacobite war in Ireland. Jacobite forces in Ireland ultimately surrendered, and James II went into exile in France. Meanwhile, the...
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Netball Super League 2025: the Nottingham Forest rise to success!
Health, Sports & Psychology

Netball Super League 2025: the Nottingham Forest rise to success!

...Scotland’s Hannah Leighton and Iona Christian Uganda’s Faridah Kadondi South Africa’s Rolene Streutker Additionally, Rhea Dixon, Jamaican international and two-time NSL champion with Loughborough Lightning, has joined the team. Pitman acknowledged the commitment of these players, stating ‘I’m really thankful that they took a leap of faith in me as a new head...
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Do whales commit suicide?
Nature & Environment

Do whales commit suicide?

...Scotland. [Part of a pod of false killer whales that became stranded at Town Beach, Augusta, in Flinders Bay, Western Australia, at the end of July 1986] Part of a pod of false killer whales that became stranded at Town Beach, Augusta, in Flinders Bay, Western Australia, at the end of July 1986 But the reasons behind such events remain mysterious. Dolphins and whales can...
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Nutritional psychiatry is the future of mental health treatment
Health, Sports & Psychology

Nutritional psychiatry is the future of mental health treatment

...Scotland, 5,572 children under 18 were prescribed antidepressants for anxiety and depression in 2016. This figure has more than doubled since 2009/2010. But according to British psychopharmacologist Professor David Healy, 29 clinical trials of antidepressant use in young people found no benefits at all. These trials revealed that instead of relieving symptoms of anxiety...
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Nicole McLean (Mamet) – hospitality, gate line and train driver
Society, Politics & Law

Nicole McLean (Mamet) – hospitality, gate line and train driver

...Scotland a person must be 21 years or older to legally be allowed to drive a train. [Nicole, 21, the youngest driver to qualify as a train driver. Pictured waving from the drivers' cab on her first solo run.]Nicole in 2016 on her first solo run!The news of my appointment of the job went down with mixed views and opinions. Some drivers and other colleagues were unimpressed...
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The Cyber Armour: A podcast which champions voices and safety of women and girls in the digital world
Society, Politics & Law

The Cyber Armour: A podcast which champions voices and safety of women and girls in the digital world

...Scotland 1 in 3 young women (aged under 34) experienced OVAWG, while 1 in 2 LGBTQ+ identifying women in Scotland had experienced OVAWG. Most of the incidents surveyed were of text-based abuse and were sexually explicit. In Wales, 1 in 3 young women experienced online violence, and 1 in 3 LGBTQ+ identifying women had experienced online violence. Young women also more...
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