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Enceladus: A habitable ice world?
Science, Maths & Technology

Enceladus: A habitable ice world?

...centre stage into the search for life in our Solar System.I am a first-year astrobiology PhD student at The Open University and the focus of my research is to investigate the habitability of Enceladus, one of the moons of Saturn. At 504km in diameter, Enceladus is roughly the size of France. Since the discovery of large, geyser-like plumes at its southern hemisphere,...
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Spiritualism, stigma and prejudice: what is everyone so scared of?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Spiritualism, stigma and prejudice: what is everyone so scared of?

...researching Spiritualism. Starting with a conversation during a taxi ride… ...‘Could you drop us at the Spiritualist church, please?’ ‘Spiritualism?’ [A look of horror] ‘They believe in all that possession stuff don’t they?’ ‘Well, not really. They believe in the continuation of the soul after death. That the spirit lives on and continues to develop...
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What does it mean to be trauma informed in practice?
Society, Politics & Law

What does it mean to be trauma informed in practice?

...children, traumatic experiences, known as Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), include: maltreatment (emotional and sexual abuse, physical and emotional neglect) parental separation domestic violence mental illness substance abuse incarceration. (Bellis et al., 2014) Where there are no protective factors to help maintain resilience, such as support from trusted family...
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Grief and COVID-19: Mourning what we know, who we miss and the way we say goodbye
Health, Sports & Psychology

Grief and COVID-19: Mourning what we know, who we miss and the way we say goodbye

...children and young people’s death anxiety as a result of COVID-19, and the impact of the pandemic and death on staff working in care establishments, and how grief was reported in UK newspapers. ...The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedent disruption to our daily lives, changing the way we educate, the way we work and the way in which we care for the dying and...
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Article 20 mins
How are social workers portrayed in the media?
Languages

How are social workers portrayed in the media?

...research shows how social work is misrepresented in newspapers and on TV. Maria Leedham explains more...‘Blame culture’ Social workers as ‘cultural scapegoats’ ‘Child snatchers’ These are just some of the claims made about how social workers are portrayed in the media. But is the media really so negative about social workers? And what does this negativity look...
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How is a scorpion going to help fight brain cancers?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How is a scorpion going to help fight brain cancers?

...Children’s Hospital, which has the largest paediatric brain tumour centre in the Northwest of America. The trial is run by Blaze Bioscience Inc., and in phase I up to 27 people who have been diagnosed with a brain tumour (from infants to young adults under the age of 30) will have their operations performed using the drug. “I think lots of other people are trying to...
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Who counts as a refugee?
Society, Politics & Law

Who counts as a refugee?

...children within accommodation centres has particular consequences for women and children, since involvement with schools is a good way of making friends and feeling part of a community. Engagement in paid employment has long been seen as a key aspect of citizenship, both as a responsibility and as a right guaranteed by the state (Mooney, 2004). However, this opportunity...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
The Great Fall: A personal perspective, before and after
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The Great Fall: A personal perspective, before and after

...children. We arrived at a campsite in Werder, near Potsdam at 3am and blundered about noisily setting up our tents on the playground, but no-one seemed too bothered. This was the first of a comedy of errors throughout the trip (we got as far as the Hartz mountains) and we have to say that to us East German officialdom was relaxed and friendly. As tourists, we found the...
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