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Betty Luckham: celebrating the activism of a pioneering Windrush woman
History & The Arts

Betty Luckham: celebrating the activism of a pioneering Windrush woman

...course of justice Inerasable as my scars and fate. I am here a woman ... with all my lives strung out like beads before me It isn’t privilege or pity that I seek It isn’t reverence or safety quick happiness or purity but the power to be what I am/ a woman charting my own futures/ a woman holding my beads in my hand [A photograph of a woman holding a bunch of flowers]...
Traditional Ecological Knowledges: Learning from the past to inform the future
Nature & Environment

Traditional Ecological Knowledges: Learning from the past to inform the future

...courses in various places such as OpenLearn. Read books, blogs and resources written by Indigenous people, such as WISN, Indigenous Knowledge, Ecology, and Evolutionary Biology by Raymond Pierotti. Participate: Interact and, if possible, join like-minded communities, either virtually or locally. This could be helping clear invasive species or monitor local flora and...
‘Shut up and play’: a brief history of athlete activism
Health, Sports & Psychology

‘Shut up and play’: a brief history of athlete activism

...course, The football World Cup: where sport and politics collide). Convincing athlete activism dispels the myth that sport and politics should not interact, fostering hope that injustices can be addressed to create a more equal and fair society. Many are inspired by athletes who are involved in activism because of their empowered commitment to change, despite the risks...
Katherine Johnson: NASA mathematician and much-needed role model
Science, Maths & Technology

Katherine Johnson: NASA mathematician and much-needed role model

...course, as the publicity of Hidden Figures. But for a long time women didn’t have such visible role models working in science or space. [A photograph of Katherine Johnson seated wearing her newly awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom. She is sat in the centre of the photo with a man sat behind her. She wears a black blazer and orange blouse underneath, with small medals...
Witches in popular culture
History & The Arts

Witches in popular culture

...courses and qualifications [A memorial plaque to the Devon Witches, the last women to be executed for "witchcraft" in England] A memorial to the last women to be killed for 'witchcraft' in the UK - but 300 years later, 'witch' is still a term of abuse thrown at women You would have thought that Western society might have grown out of the habit of portraying powerful women...
People with dementia and meaning in music
Health, Sports & Psychology

People with dementia and meaning in music

...course, in communal settings such as care homes it is not always easy to cater for individual tastes, as the needs of a group of residents may have to be balanced (McDermott et al, 2014). You can complete this Playlist for Life chart to identify your musical preferences and begin to map your musical identity and see how these link with key memories from your own life....
The science behind why we drink alcohol
Health, Sports & Psychology

The science behind why we drink alcohol

...courses People have been consuming alcohol for at least 10,000 years. And when drinking water was rather risky, alcohol seemed a much safer bet . Amaldus of Villanova, a 14th-century monk, even wrote that alcohol “prolongs life, clears away ill humours, revives the heart and maintains youth”. Today people will give you many reasons for their decision to drink and most...
Opening up history: religion and politics in the Elizabethan era
History & The Arts

Opening up history: religion and politics in the Elizabethan era

...courses and qualifications. 1. What first got you interested in history? [Dr Neil Younger]Honestly, I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t fascinated by history. 2. What is your specialist area and how did you end up focusing on this? Like many, I studied the Tudors at A-Level, and loved the period, especially the reign of Elizabeth, though I never did (and in some...