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Engaging with our environment: what are the benefits?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Engaging with our environment: what are the benefits?

...et al., 2019). In recent times, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, use of urban green spaces has soared as has appreciation for their multipurpose function: they are no longer only places for engaging with nature (appreciating sites, views and fresh air) but also as a community space (e.g. outdoor gyms, community gardens, work meetings, religious services, picnics)....
Remaking the relations of work and welfare
Society, Politics & Law

Remaking the relations of work and welfare

...et al. (2001) analysed the spatial distribution of unemployment and the success rates of NDYP leavers in securing jobs (see Figures 4 (a) and 4 (b)). [Figure 4] (Source: based on Sunley et al., 2001, p. 489-490, Figures 2 and 3) Figure 4 (a) Youth unemployment by New Deal areas, 1997; (b) NDYP participants moving into unsubsidised jobs by New Deal areas, as at April 2000...
Practice supervision and assessment in nursing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Practice supervision and assessment in nursing

...institution and local and national policies, but with no previous preparation as either a Practice Assessor or Practice Supervisor. Locally agreed – please contact your Higher Education Institution (HEI). Registrant who is working towards or holds relevant qualifications as required by their academic institution and local and national policies and has completed practice...
Reading for pleasure: exploring the concept
Education & Development

Reading for pleasure: exploring the concept

...et al., 2012; Troyer et al., 2019). The latter refers to reading for recognition, for reward or to please teachers/parents. Research also indicates that the relationship between intrinsic motivation and reading skills develops at the early age of 6 years (McGeown et al., 2015) and that children can be both intrinsically and extrinsically motivated at the same time...
Introducing global development
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing global development

...institutions such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Development projects and funding was greatly influenced by ideas of modernisation and modernisation theory. These ideas position technology as a key driver of social change and at the heart of economic growth and progress. In this way of thinking, all countries should aspire to follow the path...
All my own work: exploring academic integrity Badge icon
Education & Development

All my own work: exploring academic integrity

...institutions detect plagiarism The consequences of plagiarism: what happens next – a look at what to do if your work is flagged for plagiarism concerns Myth-busting – uncover some of the common myths about plagiarism. This section will take around 90 minutes to complete...Session 1: Ethics, trust and academic community: why?: 1 What is plagiarism? - To begin, you will...
Wildfires: environmental and social entanglements
Society, Politics & Law

Wildfires: environmental and social entanglements

...et al., 2012). The first fire started on the 27 June 2007 and the final fire was extinguished in early September 2007. The fires burnt through dry forests and vegetation, often moving quickly through the landscape (Athanaiou and Xanthopoulos, 2010). [Described image] Figure 2: A wildfire threatening the village of Podstrana, near the Adriatic coastal town of Split,...
How are insect wings helping replace antibiotics?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How are insect wings helping replace antibiotics?

...Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore used chlorine to drill ultra-small holes into the surface of titanium to produce ‘nanopillars’ that mechanically stretch and rupture bacterial membranes. This is similar to the way bacteria are killed by the surface structure of the wings of the insect cicada. The chlorine-based ‘reactive ion’ etching process to create...