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Why do we keep running?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why do we keep running?

...Health and Wellbeing courses With a reported 2m people running in the UK and an estimated 10m in the US, the activity is on the rise, and fast becoming the most popular form of exercise. Running fits as snuggly into modern life as an eager foot into a plush pair of new trainers. It can be done alone and in almost any environment. As a solitary activity, there is no need...
Why worldviews?
History & The Arts

Why worldviews?

...public demonstration and the differing reasons people may have for attending...If you are an educator or working in the public sector, chances are sooner or later you will come across ‘worldviews’. The term has increasing currency as a means of encompassing the range and complexity (and often very personal nature) of ways of thinking about and being in the world. One...
Guide to engaging with the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community
Science, Maths & Technology

Guide to engaging with the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community

...health within the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community. Through research, dialogue, and storytelling, it aims to empower communities, tackle health inequalities, and spark conversation about the role of genetics in everyday life...Transcript In a new documentary, Lisa Robinson – researcher, advocate and one of around a thousand UK university students of Gypsy, Roma and...
Why learning disability nurses are essential – and how you can become one
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why learning disability nurses are essential – and how you can become one

...Health and Social Care courses and qualifications. The work of a learning disability nurse goes far beyond traditional healthcare: it is a compassionate, rights-based, person-centred practice that transforms lives, strengthens families, and builds inclusive communities. Yet despite the importance of this speciality, learning disability nursing remains one of the...
Timeline: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II: 1926-2022
Society, Politics & Law

Timeline: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II: 1926-2022

...public interest but, as third in line to the throne, she was not expected to become queen. 1936- George V dies and Edward VIII abdicates Elizabeth's uncle Edward took to the throne in 1936 after the death of her grandfather. Later that year Edward abdicated, after his proposed marriage to divorcee Wallis Simpson caused a constitutional crisis. As a result, Elizabeth's...
Applying social work law to asylum and immigration
Society, Politics & Law

Applying social work law to asylum and immigration

...Health Service (NHS) – and education, with some exceptions, do not count as public funds. More information is available from the NRPF Network. A migrant is a person who moves from one place to another, especially in order to find work or better living conditions. More detailed definitions of the terminology used in immigration legislation are available from the Refugee...
Critical social work practice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Critical social work practice

...Health centre in Lithuania talk about their qualifications and why they became social workers and what their work involves at the centre. Social work skills in a polyclinic setting A look at the various methods of assessment and consultation that two social workers in a mental health centre use and the skills they believe are needed in the role. Working in a South African...
Maths as others see it
Science, Maths & Technology

Maths as others see it

...is used to measure haemoglobin levels. Plus, what is the public's perception of maths? Reflecting on maths Members of the public share their memories of maths in school and a hospital DJ talks us through a typical shift. Applying mathematics Members of the public explain how they use maths in their day-to-day lives and we also look at the definition of mathematician....