730 search results

For older people, the storms might abate but the harm persists
Health, Sports & Psychology

For older people, the storms might abate but the harm persists

...multiple instances of critical communication breakdowns for special medical-needs patients. For example, patients who needed specialized care were placed in shelters with inadequate staffing. Currently there is no centralized system for collecting, reporting and sharing data on these kinds of gaps after a disaster. This means we are unlikely to make systematic changes in...
Jonathan Edwards' giant world record leap – what can we learn from his long career?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Jonathan Edwards' giant world record leap – what can we learn from his long career?

...multiple factors. Growing up in Ilfracoumbe, a modest town in Devon, South West England, helped. Where you grow up influences the likelihood of sporting success with small towns enabling a more supportive developmental climate. It’s often better to be a big fish in a small pond. West Buckland private school also allowed Edwards to thrive in a diverse range of sports...
A new mission to the icy moons of Jupiter
Science, Maths & Technology

A new mission to the icy moons of Jupiter

...multiple fly-bys of Ganymede, Europa and Callisto, there is the opportunity for a much closer look. What do you hope the JUICE mission will help us to understand? Grace: The big question is how these planetary bodies evolved in the first place. What material was available in the Solar System to create them? How does that relate to other planetary formations in the galaxy?...
The First World War continues: Medina, Arabia, January 1919
History & The Arts

The First World War continues: Medina, Arabia, January 1919

...multiple fronts. By 1918, huge Allied armies were steadily advancing through Mesopotamia (Iraq), Palestine and Syria. There was a decisive breakthrough at the Allied bridgehead at Salonica (Thessaloniki) in September 1918, and forces were poised to advance to Constantinople (Istanbul), the Ottoman capital. Defeat was imminent, and amid extreme political turbulence in the...
Is there such thing as ‘male’ and ‘female’ autism?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is there such thing as ‘male’ and ‘female’ autism?

...multiple conversations overlapping), which can leave them feeling exhausted pay close attention to the behaviours, reactions, clothing styles, interests (and so on) of neurotypical people, and try to copy those. These are not necessarily behaviours or strategies that autistic people are using consciously or on purpose. Some of those may have become intuitive to them after...
Learning from the Global South
Society, Politics & Law

Learning from the Global South

...multiple voices, experiences, and knowledges from across the many contexts travelled through during this international virtual field trip. Talking directly The six films which make up this field trip have been carefully produced to ensure that the contributors you hear and see speak directly to the issues of the climate crisis; their views, in other words, are not...
Decolonising Religious Studies and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion
History & The Arts

Decolonising Religious Studies and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion

...multiple challenges and demands on their attention while on their study journey. Many are working full-time – and some are studying at full-time intensity as well as having caring responsibilities at home. We also know that a higher-than-average percentage of students on A227 (38% this year) have declared one or more disabilities. Taken together, these issues raised two...
Banks as utilities and the future of payments
Money & Business

Banks as utilities and the future of payments

...multiple different apps, multiple different applications. Have you acquired fintechs? I know that we have, I can’t give examples off the top of my head. I know, for example, that we’re proactively doing that. Earlier this year we launched a fintech challenge, and the idea was that we wanted to come up with fintechs that we could partner with, and maybe, ultimately buy...