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Medicines and personalisation
Health, Sports & Psychology

Medicines and personalisation

...Health and Wellbeing courses We know that as we grow older, we are at higher risk of having multiple long-term health conditions, which we call multimorbidity, and using multiple medications, which we call polypharmacy. This combination of ageing, multimorbidity and polypharmacy inevitably comes with some risks – these are explored in a previous article in this series,...
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Article 5 mins
Department of the Commons
Society, Politics & Law

Department of the Commons

...public discussion tables in occupied buildings where citizens share decision-making power with the Administration. It was initiated by local government and encourages people to participate through voting, organising and campaigning and public assembly. Dept of the Commons is local in orientation and concerned with anti-discrimination, equality and social justice,...
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Article 5 mins
Introduction to making political and social change
Society, Politics & Law

Introduction to making political and social change

...health-related – ‘An Introduction to making political and social change’ gives you a grounding in some of the key citizenship skills and information you will need to intervene in the world as it changes around you. This free course explores how you can make change politically and socially, giving essential background information to get started, examples of inspiring...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
A Support Net: Can you help someone in need?
Health, Sports & Psychology

A Support Net: Can you help someone in need?

...health problems, or supporting someone who is can be hard to manage alone. Contacting your GP is a common starting point, if you are feeling mentally unwell - but also think about consulting a trained therapist, friends and family, charities, community and work support, and student services. Additionally, below is a list of useful resources and helplines: Mind's...
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Activity 20 mins
How to make the most out of our visit to the Great Outdoors: walking with The Parks Trust and staying mindful
Health, Sports & Psychology

How to make the most out of our visit to the Great Outdoors: walking with The Parks Trust and staying mindful

...health. Taking notice of the world around us is one of the 5 Ways to Wellbeing, which means it is something that makes us feel good. Keeping active and taking care of our mental health is especially important as we get older and Green and Blue spaces are well recognised for making a substantial difference. But it’s not always easy for older people, carers, care home...
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Article 10 mins
Information blackout at the Council of Europe?
Nature & Environment

Information blackout at the Council of Europe?

...public access to its historic decision-making. Unfortunately, this has been sadly lacking for a number of years...[Monument to Human Rights outside the Council of Europe, Strasbourg. Some rights reserved.] Monument to Human Rights outside the Council of Europe, Strasbourg. Wikicommons/ EPei. Some rights reserved. Especially in Britain given our intended imminent departure...
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Article 5 mins
Methods in Motion: Communicating a challenge to liberal democracy
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Communicating a challenge to liberal democracy

...public opinion in the public sphere, is a key component of liberal democratic politics. A dilemma, therefore, is how these tools, which secure liberal democracy, can also be used to challenge it. This has been an aspect of my research into the 15M movement in Spain, and their attempts to change people’s perceptions of what is politically and economically possible....
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Why do voters allow corrupt politicians to stay in office?
Society, Politics & Law

Why do voters allow corrupt politicians to stay in office?

...health care, taxes, abortion, and environment. I combined these data with detailed information on more than 130 corruption cases among House and Senate members over three-and-half decades. The cases vary in scope and seriousness, from ‘in-house’ transgressions, such as Representative Irving Whalley expropriating salaries of 17 staff members for his own use, to...
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