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Is cleaning a route to a better life for migrants?
Society, Politics & Law

Is cleaning a route to a better life for migrants?

...research in Finland suggests that the time demands, insecurity and relative isolation of cleaning work may make the dream of integration harder for new arrivals to achieve...Let me at once introduce you to the main character of this blog post: Kifibin. He is a Ugandan man in his mid-thirties currently working as a cleaner in Finland. His story includes many
Applying social work law to asylum and immigration
Society, Politics & Law

Applying social work law to asylum and immigration

...children’s centre with her parents, and they find this a really valuable source of support. Florence is experiencing some symptoms of anxiety and depression, and she feels this is linked to the uncertainty of the family’s immigration status. Since their asylum claim was rejected, they have appealed, and have now requested a judicial review of the decision making...
Methods in Motion: A view from a train
Health, Sports & Psychology

Methods in Motion: A view from a train

...research methods, and is not a solely philosophical matter. The troublesome notion of ‘being in motion’ has been a theme in science for hundreds of years, and it surely reached a zenith with Einsteinian relativity. It is no exaggeration to say that Einstein put all prior scientific certainty into question. Perhaps understandably, for most of human existence people...
How FMRI works
Health, Sports & Psychology

How FMRI works

...research scanner (such as the FMRIB Centre scanner) has a field strength of 3 teslas (T), about 50,000 times greater than the Earth’s field. The magnetic field inside the scanner affects the magnetic nuclei of atoms. Normally atomic nuclei are randomly oriented but under the influence of a magnetic field the nuclei become aligned with the direction of the field. The...
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How can mobile technology help underpin reproductive rights?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can mobile technology help underpin reproductive rights?

...research organisations, with the aim of building local capacity. PMA2020 is a US$40 million project funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Data on family planning are usually available every five years through countries’ demographic and health surveys. “PMA2020 is making this data available every six months, which could change the game by enabling policymakers...
A discussion on melanoma (skin cancer) as a teenager
Health, Sports & Psychology

A discussion on melanoma (skin cancer) as a teenager

...research and education portfolio around children and young people with cancer. Wendy completed her PhD in early 2020 which explored the experiences of young people living with malignant melanoma and has played a leading role in developing many best practice initiatives. Melanoma in young peopleI was 16 at the time, and I found this spot on my neck... it looked like a...
The Psychological Risks in Reality TV and How Aftercare Should be Done
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Psychological Risks in Reality TV and How Aftercare Should be Done

...children and young people? There is little research that can directly inform us about this, although Bandura’s work offers a strong theoretical reason to strongly suspect negative effects. Taking care While current concerns about harms are dominant, there are good examples of best practice in broadcasting, and I have been privileged to be able to help many productions...
Remedying the impact of school closures: be kind, thank a teacher
Education & Development

Remedying the impact of school closures: be kind, thank a teacher

...children safe and still finding ways of looking out for each other. A quick skim through Twitter and teachers are connecting with each other, just as they always have – offering ideas, actively listening, or just putting out a hand of support.A quick skim through Twitter and teachers are connecting with each other, just as they always have – offering ideas, actively...