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‘Rule Britannia, Britannia Rules the Waves’: From fishing patriotism to pragmatism
Nature & Environment

‘Rule Britannia, Britannia Rules the Waves’: From fishing patriotism to pragmatism

...attention of UK fishers. It’s the processing sector, not the catching sector, that generates most of the economic activity in fishing. Processing is the silent core of the industry, and includes the processing of imported fish and farmed salmon. The sector is highly reliant on EU labour, meaning that Brexit poses significant challenges. Environment minister Michael Gove...
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London's 1818 public health crisis
History & The Arts

London's 1818 public health crisis

...attention to ventilation, scarcely any danger of contagion may arise; but in a period of epidemic, such as existed in the late and present year, when all the hospitals were crowded with patients assailed by the prevailing disease of fever, great hazard must be run, and the experience of this year has demonstrated the danger and evil of the system. As the great...
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What You Need to Know About Psychometrics
Health, Sports & Psychology

What You Need to Know About Psychometrics

...attentive fashion Employers mainly follow good practice by using some form of scoring system that assigns scores to test and other assessment outcomes; for example, how the candidate would fit with the team. By using multiple indicators, such as interviews, personality and ability tests, and assessment centres, selection processes create a composite picture of candidates....
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The working-class garden
Society, Politics & Law

The working-class garden

...attention to which is the allotment movement, I mean the introduction of allotments in the 18 Century, the idea that the working class could perhaps work harder on their own land to produce vegetables for themselves. And quite explicitly we come across reference to the fact, don’t we, that the possession of allotments means to say that some working class men don’t get...
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Home education as a provocation for the future of education
Education & Development

Home education as a provocation for the future of education

...attention. Many families are opting for home education not for a deliberate choice, but as the ‘last resort option’, especially in the case of children with special educational needs (Gillie, 2022; Kendall and Taylor, 2016; Maxwell et al., 2020). The pandemic schooling experience, related to the COVID-19 pandemic, also served as a crucial catalyst for the rise of home...
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One belief, big impact: could your view of learning improve inclusive practice?
Education & Development

One belief, big impact: could your view of learning improve inclusive practice?

...attention to the broader contexts shaping their experiences? Labels and the power of language Let’s start with something as simple – and complex – as labels. The language we use, often unconsciously, can carry a lot of weight. Words like ‘low ability’, ‘challenging’, or even ‘special needs’ may subtly shape how we see learners and how they see...
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Success in Interviews - How to Use Psychology to Gain that Job!
Health, Sports & Psychology

Success in Interviews - How to Use Psychology to Gain that Job!

...attentiveness and posture have much more of an impact than we may consciously realise. Moreover, nonverbal communication can influence interview outcomes, even if these are very discrete. For example, in their review of research on nonverbal communication in the workplace, Bonaccio et al. (2016) found that smiles, eye contact, expressiveness, hand gesturing, facial...
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Impossible Peace 2: On a wing and a prayer
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: On a wing and a prayer

...attention turned to the weapons held by the loyalist organisation. [Photograph of Harold Good. He is sitting with his boiler suit in the background. He is holding the picture with the prayer in his hand, looking at the camera.]The Preacher and the Prayer: This is history in a frame. In 2005, the former Methodist President Harold Good was a church witness to IRA...
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