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Why do female footballers experience knee injuries and what can be done?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why do female footballers experience knee injuries and what can be done?

...courses and qualifications. The Football Association (2019) reports that the success of the England women’s team at the 2015 and 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup has been a key driver for increasing female participation in football at all levels. There are now over 2.5 million registered players in England, with football being the most popular sport for females. On a...
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The Borders of Astrobiology
Science, Maths & Technology

The Borders of Astrobiology

...course, on who you ask – who is ‘we’? In the end, however, what matters in practice are the attitudes of those in decision-making positions, and of those who will actually go to space. I am not positive about the future of space governance at the moment, because the specific people in power right now hold, in my view, the wrong attitudes and ideas about what is...
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Sylvia Pankhurst: The Expert View
Society, Politics & Law

Sylvia Pankhurst: The Expert View

...course, refused on the grounds that she was "in accord with the policy of the WSF" which "regards Parliament as an out of date machine." Hostility to Parliament was later to become a major hallmark of her political position, isolating her from many other socialists during the discussions on the formation of the Communist Party. In 1928 all women over 21 were enfranchised....
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Writing your research proposal
Education & Development

Writing your research proposal

...course of your study. At this early stage it sets a broad direction for what to do next: but you are not bound to it if your understanding of your subject develops, your question may need to change to reflect that deeper understanding. This is one of the few sections where there is a significant difference between what is asked from PhD candidates in contrast to what is...
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The Amygdala Hijack: Stress Response in Aviation
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Amygdala Hijack: Stress Response in Aviation

...course of action, often under high workload, time pressure, and ambiguous indications, all of which can be stressful. Sudden and severe stress generates the following bodily responses: increase in heart rate increase in breathing decrease in digestive activity liver released glucose for energy Fight-or-flight response Our bodies assess whether or not a situation is...
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Stress and anxiety in the digital age: the dark side of technology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Stress and anxiety in the digital age: the dark side of technology

...Smartphones and cognition: A review of research exploring the links between mobile technology habits and cognitive functioning. Frontiers in psychology, 8, 605. This resource is part of the 'Wellbeing and Mental Health Collection' created by the Open University in Wales. You can learn more and find courses, articles and other activities on the collection's homepage....
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Differences and Similarities: Policing in the US and the UK
Education & Development

Differences and Similarities: Policing in the US and the UK

...courses and qualifications Differences There are some important differences between policing in the US and the UK (referring to England and Wales exclusively as they have a particular legislative and governance context). There are some stark differences in the prevalence of guns/firearms among the general public, the number of police killed in the line of duty, and the...
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Finding your way after the death of a significant person
Health, Sports & Psychology

Finding your way after the death of a significant person

...course of my life and have since dedicated the last four years of my life exploring ways in which people can navigate their loss; especially coming from a racially minoritised background. Even within racially minoritised groups, there is so much diversity within our experiences of death, dying and loss. [candles on a black background depicting grief] What is loss? We lose...
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