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Why Do Historians Disagree?
History & The Arts

Why Do Historians Disagree?

...research and evidence, historians often find different evidence on the same subject. In some areas of historical inquiry new information causes new conclusions to be drawn and that evidence as well as those conclusions is then contested. One example is the debate over the extent and rate of economic growth in England during the industrial revolution. Here are four stages...
Stress and anxiety in the digital age: the dark side of technology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Stress and anxiety in the digital age: the dark side of technology

...research has shown that some people experience significant stress and anxiety when they are separated from their phones and can even exhibit withdrawal-like symptoms, comparable to those usually seen when someone has an addiction. Some research has even shown that high levels of engagement with smartphones and multimedia technology may be physically changing our brain...
Broken Hearts in Batten Disease (Juvenile Dementia)
Science, Maths & Technology

Broken Hearts in Batten Disease (Juvenile Dementia)

...research into this disease has focussed on investigating why patients suffer vision loss and neurological symptoms; making the eyes and especially the brain most commonly studied. CLN3 research is mainly carried out by clinicians who work directly with the affected individuals and record their progression, and by laboratory research scientists who work with models of...
The Value of Emotional Intelligence in a Challenging Workplace
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Value of Emotional Intelligence in a Challenging Workplace

...research paper then presented a framework for emotional intelligence, a set of skills that enable us to perceive and manage emotion in ourselves and others, and use feelings to motivate, plan, and achieve in life. However, it was Daniel Goleman (1995) who brought the concept of emotional intelligence into the public consciousness, developing Salovey and Mayer's research...
Frequently asked questions about COVID-19 relating to cancer
Science, Maths & Technology

Frequently asked questions about COVID-19 relating to cancer

...research teams will be refocused to working on COVID-19 prevention and treatment. However, if someone is in a clinical trial, their healthcare team will continue to support and monitor them. If cancer patients have any concerns or questions about the clinical trial they are enrolled in, they are advised to speak to their healthcare team for further clarification. Will...
Wendy Gregory On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Society, Politics & Law

Wendy Gregory On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...Research Director for 3 years. Following this, Wendy emigrated to New Zealand in 2003 to introduce systems thinking and reflective practice to a lot of policy influencing and trans-disciplinary staff and projects in the Institute for Environmental Science and Research, based in Christchurch. In 2011, Wendy returned with her family to the UK. “Nowadays I work as a...
What counts as professional learning?
Education & Development

What counts as professional learning?

...research project that was conducted in 2022 into Scottish educators’ experiences and perceptions of professional learning...This session was based on a research project that was conducted in 2022 into Scottish educators’ experiences and perceptions of professional learning. The final report raised 5 key questions: What is the role of online professional learning for...
Exploring babies' and young children's development and learning
Education & Development

Exploring babies' and young children's development and learning

...research into children’s theory of mind on views about infant social abilities Teasing and deception Professor Vasu Reddy talks about her research into teasing and deception, and gives her perspective on the origins of infants’ social abilities Studying children's development and learning Course chair Dr Dorothy Faulkner gives an overview of Open University course...