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What does ‘inclusive education’ mean to you?
Education & Development

What does ‘inclusive education’ mean to you?

...researchers (such as Ainscow, 2020) emphasise the importance of thinking about inclusive education in terms of the whole education system, rather than what happens in the classroom alone. If we think about inclusion this way, teachers cannot be the only ones held responsible for making it happen. Does inclusion mean the same thing in different contexts or educational...
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Ads of our time – are teens susceptible to food ads in digital media?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ads of our time – are teens susceptible to food ads in digital media?

...research to argue that teens - unlike younger children - are competent decision-makers. They argue teens understand advertising and can make good choices about their food and snack consumption, so food advertisers should be free to target teens. Child and media psychologists have carried out experiments to identify when children learn to assess advertising. Most of this...
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There is a biological reason why teenagers struggle to wake up early!
Health, Sports & Psychology

There is a biological reason why teenagers struggle to wake up early!

...researchers have long since proven that this global problem has a biological cause. In 2004, researchers at the University of Munich proved that teenagers actually have a different sense of time. Their study showed that the 24-hour cycle which determines when you wake and sleep gets later during your teens, reaching its latest point by the age of 20. After 20, the...
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Can high blood pressure protect the over-80s from dementia?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can high blood pressure protect the over-80s from dementia?

...research apparently contradicts what we thought we knew about blood pressure and dementia. Cheryl Hawkes explains why we might all want to stick in the Goldilocks Zone...It is well known that high blood pressure is a risk factor for dementia, so the results of a new study from the University of California, Irvine, are quite surprising. The researchers found that people...
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How do you tell the biological sex of a T-Rex?
Science, Maths & Technology

How do you tell the biological sex of a T-Rex?

...researchers, led by Mary Schweitzer, set out to find using a cool set of chemical and histological (microstructural) tests. One of the great things about medullary bone is that it’s made of calcite, which preserves nicely in the fossil record, so makes it relatively easy to examine and use for sexual identification. As opposed to, say, a penis, which would rot away...
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Succeed with Extended Project Qualifications (EPQs)
Education & Development

Succeed with Extended Project Qualifications (EPQs)

...researching and monitoring. There’s also some handy guidance on how to present your final project. Each of the headings relates to the assessment objectives of the EPQ, so you can be assured that what you’re working on counts towards your final grade. ...[EPQ animation and interactive] Click on the image above, to start your interactive experience... Instructions For...
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No sex please, we're British!
Health, Sports & Psychology

No sex please, we're British!

...we're British! Instructions For best results, use a modern web browser. Upgrade to the latest version of Internet Explorer or try a free alternative like Google Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Mae'r adnodd yma hefyd ar gael yn Gymraeg. | This resource is also available in Welsh. If you want to learn more about the research behind this interactive, check out www.natsal.ac.uk....
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Black and Minority Ethnic Network Podcasts - series 1
Education & Development

Black and Minority Ethnic Network Podcasts - series 1

...research and projects...OU BME podcast intro by Katherine Jegede Transcript Rehana Awan and Sas Amoah - OU BME podcast interview by Katherine Jegede Transcript Kate Hawkins - OU BME podcast interview by Katherine Jegede Transcript Khadija Patel - OU BME podcast interview by Katherine Jegede Transcript Jenny Douglas - OU BME podcast interview by Katherine Jegede Transcript...
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