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20 years in social work: reflecting on the changes
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20 years in social work: reflecting on the changes

...changed over the years. We shall do so in alphabetical order: Cymru (Wales) [Welsh flag] In Wales, the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, implemented in 2016, brought significant changes by placing greater emphasis on well-being, prevention and people’s voice and control. In 2017, the Care Council for Wales became Social Care Wales, taking on an expanded...
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20 years in mental health: reflecting on the changes
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20 years in mental health: reflecting on the changes

...changed in mental health since the platform was founded. We bring our perspectives of being mental health nurses through these last two decades, both in practice and as academics in nursing and health and social care education...When we first got together to discuss this article, we soon found ourselves sharing our thoughts and stories. As we did so, it became apparent...
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Understanding the role of art historians in a changing world
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Understanding the role of art historians in a changing world

...changing world...Transcript ‘Not a lot of people meet the term Art History, or History of Art, at school. It’s not something that’s widely taught’, admits Sarah Victoria Turner, the current Director of the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. As such, the subject has always had a ‘bit of an image problem about it’, often being seen as an ‘elitist...
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Life-changing scholarships and bursaries at The Open University
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Life-changing scholarships and bursaries at The Open University

...change the lives of disabled veterans, carers and students from disadvantaged backgrounds, who may otherwise miss out on the transformative power of education...[Open Future banner] Transcript Open Futures Fund We believe that where you start in life shouldn’t limit where you go. That when someone has the ambition and the opportunity to succeed, seemingly impossible...
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A brief history of the ever-changing definition of culture
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A brief history of the ever-changing definition of culture

...changing nature of culture reduce our inner conflicts and maybe even help to lessen external conflicts? Laura Tan sheds light on who we are, where we come from and where we all want to go from here...What is a culture? [seedlings sat in the sunshine] The word ‘culture’ can conjure up many different ideas depending on the context and the person you are talking to. If...
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World-Changing Women: Marie-Louise Girardin
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World-Changing Women: Marie-Louise Girardin

Marie-Louise Girardin escaped partental disgrace by disguising herself as a man and joining an expedition to the New World. Read about her extraordinary life in this article... Marie-Louise Girardin France/new world 1754-94 Exploration [Labillardière's drawing of his experiences in Australasia ] A drawing by Labillardiere of the expedition Girardin undertook. Even in...
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World-Changing Women: Christine de Pizan
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World-Changing Women: Christine de Pizan

When Christine de Pizan became widowed in her mid-twenties, she supported her extended family by becoming one of the first female writers in Europe. Find out more about her life... Christine de Pizan c.1364 - c.1430 France Literature [Christine de Pizan image] Christine de Pizan lecturing to a group of men, 1413. During the late middle ages in Europe, few women had any...
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How emoji are changing the shape of everyday English
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How emoji are changing the shape of everyday English

What influence are emoji having on the way we communicate? Is the common use of the eggplant or facepalm emoji something to worry about? Philip Seargeant explores this online visual language...The growth in popularity of emoji over the past six years has been startling. But not only are they emerging as a new pictorial ‘language’, there’s evidence they’re having an...
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