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Journeying through Wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Journeying through Wellbeing

...health, can all impact on our mental health and wellbeing. ...Start your journey Life can be a series of ups and downs. And we all want to live the best life possible. But do we understand what it means to have good mental health and wellbeing? Do we know how it is shaped by the things that happen to us? And how might we protect ourselves from becoming mentally unwell?...
Scottish nurses striking out
Society, Politics & Law

Scottish nurses striking out

...Health Service. It has also reflected a societal change toward equally valuing what has traditionally been viewed as ‘women’s work’, and at the same time brought nurses more and more into the collegiate world of trade unionism. At the time of writing in October 2022, we wait to see whether such a direction of travel towards direct action will be reinvigorated or...
Medical uses of genetic testing
Science, Maths & Technology

Medical uses of genetic testing

...health risks, and assess the likelihood of passing conditions to offspring. This helps people make informed health decisions and offers the chance for early screening and interventions...Transcript Have you ever wondered what genetic testing can tell us about our health? In this video, we look at some types of genetic testing used specifically for medical purposes....
Organisations and the financial system
Money & Business

Organisations and the financial system

...publications/how-health-care-is-funded (Accessed: 14 October 2019). McLeay, M., Radia, A. and Thomas, R. (2014) ‘Money creation in the modern economy’, Bank of England Quarterly Bulletin, Q1. Available at: https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/quarterly-bulletin/2014/q1/money-creation-in-the-modern-economy (Accessed: 11 October 2019). Palladino, L. and Edmans, A. (2018)...
What kind of Democrat are you?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What kind of Democrat are you?

...public, we face new opportunities when it comes to democracy. We can make changes without using our MPs or other representatives. In short, we can engage in direct democracy. We can use on-line social media profiles, hashtags and offline we can create marches, sign e-petitions, and join social movements. With these new powers, come new challenges in the face of...
Tips for using a large language model
Digital & Computing

Tips for using a large language model

...health and medical queries; to obtain legal advice and other topics where your own or other peoples’ wellbeing might be at stake. At times like this you must be able to guarantee you are receiving the correct information. 3: LLMs make stuff up [False and true written on pavement with feet wither side] If you are using them for your work, use other, authoritative...
Climate change’s costs are still escalating
Nature & Environment

Climate change’s costs are still escalating

...health losses that climate change is already causing across the world are detailed in six scientific papers published on the 19th July. Perhaps most striking is the warning about large productivity losses already being experienced due to heat stress, which can already be calculated for 43 countries. The paper estimates that in South-East Asia alone “as much as 15% to...
Five tips on how to plan new self-care routines
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five tips on how to plan new self-care routines

...Health and Wellbeing courses Self-care is a concept that has been gaining further momentum over the past decade. However, it is a term that has gained new meaning in 2020; a year in which the COVID-19 pandemic has upended many aspects of our lives, disrupting how we live and work on a day-to-day basis, while also impacting on how we perceive the future. In combination,...