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Grief during COVID-19: supporting our colleagues to return to work and thrive following loss
Health, Sports & Psychology

Grief during COVID-19: supporting our colleagues to return to work and thrive following loss

...accountability. Also consider the importance of… [Person scrolling on smart phone] Social networks are crucial in managing bereavement where deep connections can form and grow and continue to bind us together. Talk to friends and family. Mental health champion at work. Employee Assistance Programmes. Online communities such as Cruse and MIND. At the best of times we can...
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Article 10 mins
What astronomical object was the Christmas Star?
Science, Maths & Technology

What astronomical object was the Christmas Star?

...account, let’s think about what astronomical objects the Christmas Star could have been. Comet Could the Christmas Star have been a comet? They are sometimes visible to the naked eye gradually brightening on their approach to the Sun and fading away after a few weeks or months. The comet itself is a small body (a few kilometres across) made of dust and ice that has come...
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Can we overcome cyber-fatigue to secure ourselves online?
Digital & Computing

Can we overcome cyber-fatigue to secure ourselves online?

...accounts – they depend too heavily on specific email addresses or other internet services in their daily lives. Policymakers get stuck, too: New groups of well-heeled executives convene to study the same old problem and end up issuing the same old recommendations anyway. The cybersecurity industry remains a constant presence by offering new white papers, products and...
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Medicines and personalisation
Health, Sports & Psychology

Medicines and personalisation

...account for 5.8-23.6% of hospital admissions. As a consequence, balancing the risks and benefits of prescribing in the older population can be more of an art than a science. There are some practical steps that we can take to support an older person to use medication safely and appropriately. The dose and frequency of medication should be reviewed, as changes to body...
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Article 5 mins
Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century
Science, Maths & Technology

Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century

...account in an electronic filing system known as a database. Financial services have undergone huge changes in recent years as a result of developments in the digital technologies driving them. The examples just described show how convenient and accessible such services have become. Yet at the same time, issues of identity and security have become a concern. New ways of...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Introducing social work: a starter kit
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing social work: a starter kit

...account the cultural context and the models of individual, family and social obligations that are valued and promoted in each context. All societies tend to have their own unique worldviews, and often these will be very different to UK or Western European perspectives. In their practice, therefore, social workers must anticipate these potential differences and work...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Aeroplane Design and Engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Aeroplane Design and Engineering

...accounted for some 24 million units in 2014. Given that there were nearly 3.3 billion passengers in the same period this equates to some 7.3 bags per 1000 passengers which seems quite low. This has dropped from a peak of approximately 22 bags per 1000 passengers back in 2006 so clearly things are moving in the right direction. SITA, the manufacturers of the World Tracer...
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Activity 20 mins
Exploring issues in women's health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring issues in women's health

...accounted for by deviation from the norm of measurable biological (somatic) variables. It leaves no room within its framework for social, psychological, and behavioral dimensions of illness’ (1977, p. 196). But this model clearly needs to be expanded to encompass a broader, more holistic approach to treatment and care. Although holism considers ‘the complete woman’...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs