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There is a biological reason why teenagers struggle to wake up early!
Health, Sports & Psychology

There is a biological reason why teenagers struggle to wake up early!

...researchers have long since proven that this global problem has a biological cause. In 2004, researchers at the University of Munich proved that teenagers actually have a different sense of time. Their study showed that the 24-hour cycle which determines when you wake and sleep gets later during your teens, reaching its latest point by the age of 20. After 20, the...
Does Inside Out accurately capture the mind of an 11-year-old girl? A child psychologist weighs in
Health, Sports & Psychology

Does Inside Out accurately capture the mind of an 11-year-old girl? A child psychologist weighs in

...children react the way they do. Most tweens would have difficulty with a cross-country move at the start of middle school, and Riley is, understandably, sad, angry, disgusted and fearful. She loses interest in things she used to like to do. The fact that her parents are also stressed, making it difficult for them to pick up on her angst until it is almost too late, also...
Betty Luckham: celebrating the activism of a pioneering Windrush woman
History & The Arts

Betty Luckham: celebrating the activism of a pioneering Windrush woman

...research which led to the establishment of the vibrant Louise Da-Cocodia Trust Saturday School. Betty continues to be an influential advocate of the school. Betty’s wide-ranging community involvement included her support for women and families through the Abasindi Cooperative. This organisation was based in the Moss Side People’s Centre. Though it never described...
After Manchester: The strength of the city
Digital & Computing

After Manchester: The strength of the city

...children. Young girls mainly, out for a treat on a school night – lives cut cruelly short. There are still dozens of teenagers missing and the desperate voice of Charlotte Campbell, pleading for anyone with news of her 15-year-old daughter Olivia, will haunt all who heard her. Breaking down during an interview on ITV’s Good Morning Britain, Charlotte said she had not...
'Bad Apples' or Organisational Cultures?
Education & Development

'Bad Apples' or Organisational Cultures?

...Research into how institutional, structural and systemic racism manifest to disadvantage people of non-White ethnic and racial groups is well established. For instance, there is a large body of research exploring racial achievement gaps between White and non-White students at all levels of education (for US achievement gaps related to race/ethnicity see Ladson-Billings,...
The rise of the Roses
Health, Sports & Psychology

The rise of the Roses

...Research demonstrates strong links between national success and grassroots participation, meaning that the Roses are playing for more than just a medal. For those unfamiliar with the current game, netball is a fast-paced invasion team sport. This means aiming to get possession of the ball while attacking (invading) the defensive team’s goal area. It comprises two teams...
United We Will Swim: Women’s Role in The Struggle to Save Glasgow’s Govanhill Pool
Society, Politics & Law

United We Will Swim: Women’s Role in The Struggle to Save Glasgow’s Govanhill Pool

...Centre including restoration of the historic “Ladies Pool”. Since the announcement of the Council’s intention to close the facility, to today’s anchor community organisation, Govanhill Baths Community Trust (GBCT), women have been at the forefront of the campaign. The Importance of the Baths to the Govanhill Community Govanhill Baths had three swimming pools, one...
Professionals negotiating different ways of knowing
Education & Development

Professionals negotiating different ways of knowing

...research informed practice. However, the relationship between research and practice is not always straightforward or linear. Academic knowledge is always explicit. It is not always experiential. It is often expressed through essays or other types of writing. It is communal, in as much as it is often pulled together based on what several other people researching, writing...