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Nicole McLean (Mamet) – hospitality, gate line and train driver
Society, Politics & Law

Nicole McLean (Mamet) – hospitality, gate line and train driver

...Working alongside the hospitality management and the new staff was a great experience, however it wasn’t to last as I developed an injury due to the physical nature of the job. Due to this injury, I was temporarily redeployed to the ticket barriers (gate line) with the intention of going back to hospitality in a few months. This was a new experience for me as I gained a...
Learning how to learn
Education & Development

Learning how to learn

...work out what was happening but I think I've learned that good essays don't just 'happen'. Sue's notes were different: I was reading one of the set books and studying graphs - trying to interpret the information, especially that needed to answer Q1 on my first assignment. I read it over and over again; I thought I understood it but was not sure. There was so much...
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Jorge Luis Borges: A short reading list
History & The Arts

Jorge Luis Borges: A short reading list

...works by and about the man have certainly expanded that library...[Jorge Luis Borges] Jorge Luis Borges in 1951 Borges also had his own library - The Library of Babel - which he created as a project for an Argentine publisher: Although he disliked the bureaucratic boredom of library work, Borges was better suited than perhaps anyone for a curatorial role. Given this...
Researching cycling in the US & the UK
Society, Politics & Law

Researching cycling in the US & the UK

...work has been looking at the growth of cycling in London over the last few years, vaguely starting in 2000, and we’ve seen cycling just increase hugely, in fact increasing more as each year goes by, and I’ve been looking at why this has been happening through looking at what a group of cyclists actually do. So I’ve been meeting up with a group of about 20 people for...
Three solutions for the nursing staffing crisis in the NHS
Health, Sports & Psychology

Three solutions for the nursing staffing crisis in the NHS

...worked in a range of hospitals, and I am certain there is truth to the funding shortfalls. This was most evident to me when I supported a partner with acute and life limiting conditions and complex care needs, and experienced a range of NHS services from a family member’s perspective. It’s not just staffing issues that need addressing. Innovative practices, such as...
How gender equality can help fix the construction industry
Society, Politics & Law

How gender equality can help fix the construction industry

...Working Futures report into the future of the country’s labour market predicts hundreds of thousands of vacancies in skilled technical, professional and managerial roles by the early 2020s. One obvious solution is to increase the number of women in the construction industry. [Construction workers] Construction engineers at Dartford Crossing, England The worst gender...
Pineapples and Pashto: building intercultural competence through Peace Education
Education & Development

Pineapples and Pashto: building intercultural competence through Peace Education

...work well are key to building peaceful school communities. ...Find out about The Open University's Open degree. What is Peace Education? In Peace at the Heart, a recent report on education in British schools commissioned by Quakers in Britain, David Gee and co-authors explain that: Peace Education is a critical approach to personal and social development rooted in a...
Reflections on resilience for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers
Society, Politics & Law

Reflections on resilience for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers

...work within the wider LGBTQ+ community. ...In community social work one principle that, if used the right way, can be positive, is the idea of supporting individual and group resilience. This is not the same as locating problems with those experiencing or surviving trauma or challenges. As a worker I think - let us see what works for people, helping build their capacity...