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Legacy of the Romantics
History & The Arts

Legacy of the Romantics

...courses and qualifications. [Character of Mary Shelley] Nowadays the word ‘romantic’ tends to trigger associations with love and sentimentality, but the period known as the Romantic era encompassed so much more! Romanticism is notoriously difficult to define and has been interpreted in various ways in different countries. However, it is true to say that it flowered...
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Outdoor Therapy: The Benefits of Walking and Talking
Health, Sports & Psychology

Outdoor Therapy: The Benefits of Walking and Talking

...courses Accessing face-to-face counselling can be difficult.However, many people have been found a different kind of therapy very valuable: Walking Therapy. You may also like to listen to our podcast here. Two things come to mind when we think of walking and outdoors: both are immensely beneficial for our physical and mental health and wellbeing. Both are also immensely...
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Should we educate prisoners?
Society, Politics & Law

Should we educate prisoners?

...course (equivalent to ‘A’ level) in 2014/15, with none participating at Level 4 which is equivalent to first-year undergraduate or above (MoJ, Unlocking Potential, 2016). Recognition of the importance of education in prisons appears to have been lost (Coates, 2016). Considering that most prisoners will eventually be released back into the community at some point,...
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Climate change – How awareness is prevented through media sanitation
Nature & Environment

Climate change – How awareness is prevented through media sanitation

...course that the subjects of these media representations, animals and plants are threatened in their existence by humans through the exploitation of natural and geological resources. And they stand no chance against humans. Help others see the truth. The system is stacked in favour of corporations continuing in their exploitation of environmental resources and our...
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Between humanity and space
Science, Maths & Technology

Between humanity and space

...course, most people who love space don’t have those intentions. They just want to study the rocks on Mars or the oceans of Enceladus. But without a careful understanding of the historical and social aspects of the work we do, we could be reinforcing inequality. That would be sad, because space is a shared human … space, isn’t it? I've never met a person who hates...
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Autumn Statement 2016: Tories shift to growth strategy in an Ed Balls-style pirouette
Society, Politics & Law

Autumn Statement 2016: Tories shift to growth strategy in an Ed Balls-style pirouette

...course, economists’ code for the higher pay which voters – and the Chancellor’s party – expect to gain when Brexit uncertainty settles. If that promise secures the government’s re-election by 2020, Ed Balls could well claim to be the ghostwriter denied a royalty. [The Conversation]This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original...
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Pineapples and Pashto: building intercultural competence through Peace Education
Education & Development

Pineapples and Pashto: building intercultural competence through Peace Education

...course, kite flying! [school children in Afghanistan]Afghan children at school [Bamyan Afghanistan]Bamyan Valley, Afghanistan [ Two young Afghan boys playing with kites ]Afghan boys playing with kites. [Jor Minaret Afghanistan]Jam Ghor minaret, Afghanistan [snow-capped mountains Kajakan valley Afghanistan]Kajakan Valley, Shinwari District of Afghanistan [Young Afghan girl...
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Ageing Well Collection
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ageing Well Collection

...courses. ...[Ageing Well Public Talks logo]The Ageing Well Public Talk Series (AWPTS), a novel educational intervention co-produced with and for the public, was founded on the principles of the innovative model ‘Five Pillars for Ageing Well’ (5P). AWPTS is the result of a public education portfolio, developed over 18 years, and the principles of 5P consolidated in a...
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