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Rough sleepers in policy and practice: chaotic and off course, or misunderstood?
Society, Politics & Law

Rough sleepers in policy and practice: chaotic and off course, or misunderstood?

...research conveys a different story...[illustration of a fire with a homeless person sitting by it] Since 2010 the number of people sleeping rough has increased year-on-year, according to official estimates. Historically, rough sleepers have been the subject of national government policies, which have made distinctions between ‘deserving’ and ‘undeserving’...
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Supporting babies and toddlers
Education & Development

Supporting babies and toddlers

...children’, Journal of Early Childhood Research: ECR, 19(1), pp. 98–112. https://doi.org/10.1177/1476718X20969750 Welsh Government (2021) ‘Curriculum for Wales Guidance, Cardiff’. Available at https://hwb.gov.wales/curriculum-for-wales/curriculum-for-funded-non-maintained-nursery-settings (Accessed: 15 April 2025). Welsh Government (2022) ‘A Curriculum for Funded...
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Can rugby be made safer - and still be rugby?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can rugby be made safer - and still be rugby?

...researchers counted an average of nearly 500 collisions in a game: 26 scrums, 200 rucks and mauls, and 270 tackles. In rugby league, the scrums are fewer and less contested, and rucks and mauls non-existent. Tackles, while less frequent, are no less fierce. In 2011, Sydney researchers recorded on average, 111 tackles per game among professional players. Inadvertent...
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Methods in Motion: As borders flex, how does citizenship change?
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: As borders flex, how does citizenship change?

...Centre for Citizenship, Identities and Governance (CCIG) co-hosted the first methods day school on researching citizenship. Although methods days schools are a regular occurrence in the Faculty, this was the first time a day school was organised to explore the methodological issues of a field as specific as citizenship studies. This blog will review the day, whilst...
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SMEs and Net Zero – challenges and opportunities
Money & Business

SMEs and Net Zero – challenges and opportunities

...is needed to ensure that businesses owned by ethnic minorities and women, rural-based SMEs and those affected most by COVID-19 do not lose out. References Blundel, R. and Hampton, S. (2021) How Can SMEs Contribute to Net Zero?: An Evidence Review. Enterprise Research Centre, Warwick [Screenshot of animation for COP26] Click on the banner to explore the COP26 hub...
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From curing to caring? Exploring the role of spiritual healing in a biomedical world
Health, Sports & Psychology

From curing to caring? Exploring the role of spiritual healing in a biomedical world

...Medicine, 15(3), pp. 1–13. The Patients Association (2024) Beyond the breaking point: patient survey highlights NHS challenges. Available at: https://www.patients-association.org.uk/news/beyond-the-breaking-point-general-election-survey (Accessed: 15 October 2024). Wise, J. (2021) 'Reverse cuts to children’s centres, peers urge government', BMJ, 375(11), p. 2851....
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Why going dairy-free can hit your iodine levels
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why going dairy-free can hit your iodine levels

...research found that the iodine concentration of most alternatives to cows’ milk – such as soy and almond “milk” – is very low. This matters because deficiency of iodine, especially during pregnancy, affects brain development and is linked to lower intelligence. As people increasingly switch from cows’ milk to alternative drinks, and their sales grow, we wanted...
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Using data visualisation to track climate change
Nature & Environment

Using data visualisation to track climate change

...Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) in Kenya, the Stockholm Environment Institute in Sweden, in cooperation with the UNFCCC secretariat, and supported by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, according to a statement from DIE last month (16 January). Visit the Nationally Determined Contributions Explorer The experts created a database from the...
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