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Photochemical Machining (Photo-fabrication; Chemical milling)
Science, Maths & Technology

Photochemical Machining (Photo-fabrication; Chemical milling)

...free components, unlike fine blanking. Difficult to produce parallel-sided holes due to the “undercutting” effect of the etchant. Tapered and rebated holes (impossible by fine blanking) produced using asymmetric photo-master. Process rounds off internal and external corners. This can be minimised by careful design of photo-masters, but can be an advantage as it...
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Do children have agency as authors?
Education & Development

Do children have agency as authors?

...free choice all the time, but it is possible to negotiate options, enable the children themselves to generate possibilities and make more of their own authorial decisions as increasingly independent young writers. Through enhancing the real world relevance of writing, offering more space to Just Write and more choice, we can increase children’s intrinsic motivation to...
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SEND crisis: overdiagnosis - fact or fiction?
Education & Development

SEND crisis: overdiagnosis - fact or fiction?

...and improved self-worth. Yet diagnosis alone is not enough, as we need to also ensure that diagnosis is empowering and not accompanied by stigma or incorrect assumptions. Only then can we move beyond the myths and ensure all children can thrive in their education. Reference Becker, H. S. (1963). Outsiders: Studies in the sociology of deviance. New York: Free Press....
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Crafting a new international partnership for racial equity in Higher Education
Education & Development

Crafting a new international partnership for racial equity in Higher Education

...free of baggage, by virtue of its young age, that many old universities carry from colonial history. It is therefore arguably well equipped to approach current debates like decolonising curricula with fresh eyes and a clearer conscience. How the partnership can benefit from this background was already given preliminary indication as the two institutions co-hosted the...
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Engaging with our environment: what are the benefits?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Engaging with our environment: what are the benefits?

...free to access for all. Even park designs have evolved, from open spaces imitating countryside, to including features such as miniature woodlands, floral beds or ornamental lakes. Many of Milton Keynes’s parks have designed landscapes, such as Campbell Park in the city centre, which has recently been awarded Grade II Listed status by Historic England. [aerial view of...
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Methods in Motion: Finding a voice after Brexit
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Finding a voice after Brexit

...course. But Brexit, Trump and the rise of populist political parties challenge the capacity of researchers to offer responses to the current political condition. One challenge in particular is that of holding on to methods that illuminate complexity. The referendum produced an awareness of social divisions and disenchantments, but these were collapsed into simplifying...
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The importance of alternative household arrangements
Society, Politics & Law

The importance of alternative household arrangements

...course the recent economic situation provides one important reason why there may be an increase in people looking to live in such ways. An alternative to adult children remaining at home, or retired parents moving in with adult children, is a situation where non-related adults share accommodation. However, people may also deliberately choose such alternative forms of...
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Literature and the Environment
Nature & Environment

Literature and the Environment

...course of the Dordogne in Montaigne’s essay, I went on a different mental journey. I thought about how little attention I pay to the natural world around me. I doubted that I’d notice any changes in my local river, but knew that I’d spot a new café opening next to it. I suspect I’m not the only one. Like over half of the world’s population, I live in a city....
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