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Hidden soil allies – fungi that help plants face drought
Nature & Environment

Hidden soil allies – fungi that help plants face drought

...care? Think of mycorrhizal fungi as “extra roots” for plants. When they attach to roots, they spread thin filaments into the soil, reaching far beyond where roots can go. This partnership is a true exchange: the plant provides the fungus with sugars and lipids coming from photosynthesis, and the fungus facilitates the absorption of water and nutrients like phosphorus...
The 2015 Autumn Statement: First responses
Society, Politics & Law

The 2015 Autumn Statement: First responses

...care and “front-loading” a promised £8 billion might just keep the NHS on the rails. Or maybe not. Hospitals anticipate £2.2 billion in deficits this year. And a seven-day NHS will cost hospitals £1 billion-£1.5 billion a year, plus the same again for primary care. Together, these costs could soak up the new funds. Public health and social care budgets are not...
Identifying Values – Finding the Things that Matter the Most to You for the Way You Live and Work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Identifying Values – Finding the Things that Matter the Most to You for the Way You Live and Work

...Caring be caring towards myself, others, the environment etc. Challenge keep challenging myself to grow, learn, improve Compassion act with kindness towards those who are suffering Connection engage fully in whatever I do, and be fully present with others Contribution contribute and help, or make a positive difference to myself or others Conformity be respectful and...
Formulating research questions
Education & Development

Formulating research questions

...care. However, the issues considered have relevance to research in other public policy and service arenas...‘Community collaboration is the cornerstone of EDI in research’ (Texas Centre for Equity Promotion). When setting out to formulate a research question, researchers are working to at least two immediate agendas. Firstly, the priorities of the funders of research,...
Black Women and State-Sanctioned Police Violence: The Case of Sarah Reed
Education & Development

Black Women and State-Sanctioned Police Violence: The Case of Sarah Reed

...care of a community mental health team while her trial was heard’. However, she was then placed on remand at Holloway Prison. In response to the charge against her, she stated that she was simply defending herself but ended up becoming labelled a perpetrator which resulted in her being imprisoned. Tragically, she died due to the neglect and ill-treatment of the prison...
The family at the centre of early learning
Education & Development

The family at the centre of early learning

...adult who is crazy about him (or her) in order to grow up’ (Bronfenbrenner, cited in Penn, 2008, p. 46). Such key adults are often found within the family, making this social group significant for young people throughout their childhood and beyond. For young children the family is the foundation for their developing sense of belonging and self-identity. It also stands...
Introducing ageing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing ageing

...care services? Shouldn’t we be celebrating the fact that most people are living longer? What about the quality of life people experience during these additional years? Isn’t it ageist to categorise all older people as nothing but drains on society? What about the contributions older people make to society? Asking lots of questions about something that is often taken...
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Exercising at 50
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exercising at 50

...adults, Leeds, Health and Social Care Information Centre. Kohrt, W. M., Bloomfield, S. A., Little, K. D., Nelson, M. E., and Yingling, V. R. (2004). Physical activity and bone health, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, vol. 36, no. 11, pp. 1985-1996. Penn, S. (2016) ‘Postural and core training’, in Hough, P. & Penn, S. (eds) Advanced personal training: Science...