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Download your language survey kit
History & The Arts

Download your language survey kit

...education or previous places of residence or the many other influences on their speech, but there is always a balance to be struck between finding out as much as possible for the purposes of research and not putting people off completely! Download the 'Biographical Details' sheet (168KB) Words sheet Finally we have provided a page of the words on the ‘spidergram’ so...
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Dyscalculia, maths anxiety and numerophobia in nursing practice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Dyscalculia, maths anxiety and numerophobia in nursing practice

...Education (RAINE) podcast about the topic, Allison explains that she has found that maths anxiety is prevalent in nursing staff and can be linked with past experiences. This includes negative interactions with schoolteachers or parents, or their own personal feelings towards maths. As a maths tutor, Allison looks to change a student’s personal feelings toward maths,...
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Throwing light on research by South & Central American scientists
Science, Maths & Technology

Throwing light on research by South & Central American scientists

...resources that many research institutions experience. In fact, in the last decade, there have been substantial improvements in investigative capacities and indicators in the majority of countries in the region. Almost all of Latin America has increased its scientific production year after year. Brazil, for example, leads the region in the raw numbers, both in the size of...
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Why are caves being used as hospitals in Syria?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why are caves being used as hospitals in Syria?

...resourcefulness are core to these clinics, says Zaher Sahloul, SAMS senior advisor, in this interview. For example, with many power plants bombed out, Syrian hospitals must often rely on diesel-fed generators. But in areas under siege, diesel is unavailable so medical clinics have been testing ways of running generators on methane from animal waste. Meanwhile, satellite...
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Fracking: No need for all the fuss
Science, Maths & Technology

Fracking: No need for all the fuss

...resources would be a reduction in global population coupled with more efficient, and environmental friendly, energy usage. In the meantime, we in the UK face a national problem. We rely on gas for a lot of our energy. It’s cleaner than coal, but we’re running out. I’m very uneasy about relying on Russia and other eastern nations to supply a major fraction of our...
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Tips for using a large language model
Digital & Computing

Tips for using a large language model

...resources to double-check the output from an LLM. Use internet search engines, Wikipedia, and subject-specific sites to confirm (or deny) what the LLM has told you. 4: LLMs learn from you Many LLMs use the information entered by users to improve their performance. This data is impossible to recall, so be very careful about providing personal or sensitive information to an...
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5 things you need to know about sepsis
Health, Sports & Psychology

5 things you need to know about sepsis

...concentrating or sleeping. Friends, relatives and carers may also have worries. Some people may have life-changing physical after-effects, such as Stella whose story is shown in the video There are resources and organisations that offer support for those who have experienced sepsis. The UK Sepsis Trust website Recovery After Sepsis brochure Like this? Try a FREE course...
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What can Chinese students in Southampton teach us about going green?
Nature & Environment

What can Chinese students in Southampton teach us about going green?

...education about why we need to care for the environment, and how we as individuals can do our bit. In contrast, the Chinese students described China as being environmentally ‘permissive’ in their lived experiences: littering is common, recycling is often not done properly (or at all) with few repercussions, lights are left on and energy is wasted. According to the...
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