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The secret history of teenage bedrooms
Education & Development

The secret history of teenage bedrooms

...researched youth culture and private space in the United Kingdom, to what extent do the young people in your study regard their bedrooms or speak about their bedrooms as extensions of themselves, the idea this is me, this is where I am? Sian Lincoln: Yeah I mean I think Jason’s sort of example of arriving back to his home and seeing that his room has quite significantly...
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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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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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Leadership challenges in turbulent times
Money & Business

Leadership challenges in turbulent times

...researchers agree on is that a core skill of leaders and of leadership practice is to solve problems (e.g. Grint, 2008; Mumford et al, 2000; Reiter-Palmon and Illies, 2004). Problems can come in the form of opportunities as well as obstacles, so in this course the term ‘challenges’ will be used to reflect the complex and interrelated problems that leaders often face...
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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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The suicide of The Ceasefire Babies
Health, Sports & Psychology

The suicide of The Ceasefire Babies

...children as being remote and cold.” Researchers, including Professor Rachel Yehuda at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, are exploring how the effects of trauma and stress could be passed down to offspring biologically. Epigenetic changes – alteration of genes in terms of their activity, rather than their DNA sequence – can be inherited, and it’s thought these may...
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