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Why do we keep running?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why do we keep running?

...courses With a reported 2m people running in the UK and an estimated 10m in the US, the activity is on the rise, and fast becoming the most popular form of exercise. Running fits as snuggly into modern life as an eager foot into a plush pair of new trainers. It can be done alone and in almost any environment. As a solitary activity, there is no need to work around other...
Are we taking the fun out of reading?
Education & Development

Are we taking the fun out of reading?

...course on “Literacies” I’m teaching this semester, I spent the weekend going through some of my diaries for observations on literacy practices. I was particularly interested to look back at my notes from the early 2000s when I frequently visited library spaces designed for pre-school children. One surprising observation that stood out from those notes was the heavy...
Why learning disability nurses are essential – and how you can become one
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why learning disability nurses are essential – and how you can become one

...courses and qualifications. The work of a learning disability nurse goes far beyond traditional healthcare: it is a compassionate, rights-based, person-centred practice that transforms lives, strengthens families, and builds inclusive communities. Yet despite the importance of this speciality, learning disability nursing remains one of the lesser-known fields of...
Forgotten families
Health, Sports & Psychology

Forgotten families

...courses and qualifications. Research suggests that children of prisoners are at risk of mental health problems, challenges within formal educational environments and future offending. Research statistics indicate that 65% of boys with a parent in prison are more likely to go on to offend, although this data somewhat oversimplifies the complex relationship between parental...
Why do we feel happier in the spring?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why do we feel happier in the spring?

...courses and qualifications. For many people in the Northern hemisphere, the colder and shorter days of the winter months can be a more challenging time of the year and the arrival of spring brings a renewed sense of joy and energy. One of the key factors for this is the amount of sunlight we get in spring compared to winter. As sunlight hits the retinas at the back of...
How does online intergroup contact compare with face-to-face?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How does online intergroup contact compare with face-to-face?

...courses and qualifications. In 1954, Gordon Allport, a Harvard academic published ‘The Nature of Prejudice’. In one of the thirty-one chapters, he discussed how prejudice between groups might be reduced simply by intergroup contact – provided certain conditions were met. This became known as the contact hypothesis and has become one of the most enduring and widely...
Drivers and hand-held mobile phones: extending the ban won’t solve the problem – here’s why
Health, Sports & Psychology

Drivers and hand-held mobile phones: extending the ban won’t solve the problem – here’s why

...course, this is highly unlikely. But this ‘self-enhancement bias’ gives drivers a rationale for believing their mobile phone use is safe, while condemning others for doing the same thing. Phone-using drivers justify their behaviour by claiming they are able to modify their mobile phone use dependent on the driving situation, such as limiting use on busy roads. They...
Who is Donald Trump?
Society, Politics & Law

Who is Donald Trump?

...course, Donald Trump is a reality television star. His role on The Apprentice is key to understanding his ability to play the role of presidential candidate. As David Von Drehle wrote in Time magazine, with reality TV stars: “Fans are encouraged to feel that they know these people, not as fictional characters but as flesh and blood”. The idea that someone like this...