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FGM clinical pathways in Northern Ireland
Health, Sports & Psychology

FGM clinical pathways in Northern Ireland

...course. ...Responsive and person-centred referral systems as well as clearly defined clinical pathways to well-coordinated services are crucial to meet the health and wellbeing needs of survivors of female genital mutilation (FGM) across the life course (WHO, 2016). This article focuses contextually on Northern Ireland (NI) as a devolved UK region. Northern Ireland has...
FGM: Mental Health impact and CBT
Health, Sports & Psychology

FGM: Mental Health impact and CBT

...course. Targeted trauma informed mental health services including cognitive behavioural therapy are essential for improving FGM survivors’ wellbeing...Background to FGM‑related mental health problems Female genital mutilation (FGM) can cause significant lifelong emotional and psychological distress, particularly with Type 2 and Type 3 FGM (Abdalla and Galea, 2019)....
The working-class garden
Society, Politics & Law

The working-class garden

...course she was a Lady. Laurie Taylor: Not a working class gardener? Margaret Willes: No she was gentry; but I think she represents – she wasn’t the only person who dispensed medicines, although she did it on quite a large scale to her tenants but I’m sure that the housewives were doing the same. Laurie Taylor: I want to turn now – and this is something you talked...
Decolonisation and Higher Education: Closing the Degree Awarding Gap
Education & Development

Decolonisation and Higher Education: Closing the Degree Awarding Gap

...course underpinned by the impact of history, although most people will not be aware of this. The term feminism reminds people that decolonisation isn’t only about race. It shouldn’t have taken the death of George Floyd for black women’s experiences of police brutality to be finally recognised in the public imaginary, however the experiences of men continue to...
Living History: Life as a Railway Worker During the 2020–21 COVID-19 Global Pandemic
Society, Politics & Law

Living History: Life as a Railway Worker During the 2020–21 COVID-19 Global Pandemic

...courses. Background 2020 and 2021 have been described as years like no other; “unprecedented times” was a phrase often used as a way of capturing the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. But for railway workers working life carried on as normal in so far as they all booked on for duty, facing the public on a daily basis and carrying out their usual duties, alongside...
Paul Williams - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Paul Williams - Earth in Vision

...course when we’re filming series like Planet Earth and Frozen Planet and series like this, often we’re trying to show the ideal world, the world that we would love to really exist. And this means that we’re often standing on the side of a road pointing away from all the pollution that’s behind us. So we’re trying to hide a lot of that side of things because we...
Wales and rugby
Society, Politics & Law

Wales and rugby

...course, there is much more to how rugby in Wales has changed in recent years. It has taken a new and distinctive form in becoming professional, regional and based at the Millennium Stadium. The stadium, in the centre of Cardiff, the capital city, has become an icon of the cityscape and a symbol of the nation. By examining rugby, we can make sense of much about...
How does the human body fight a viral infection?
Science, Maths & Technology

How does the human body fight a viral infection?

...course diagram of an acute viral infection and the activity of immune responses] Figure 4. Time course of an acute viral infection and the activity of immune responses The diagram shows the time course of a typical acute infection (although different viruses will vary). A virus is detectable shortly after infection. In the early stages, interferon and NK cells delay viral...