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Carrying out research for policy and advocacy work
Society, Politics & Law

Carrying out research for policy and advocacy work

...care. The Trust Project was an EU-funded project that was run from the University of Central Lancashire here in the UK, and they asked people in different parts of the world what matters to you in research ethics. And these four points came up again and again and again. People said we want respect, honesty, fairness, and care, and not just here and there, but all the way...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Coaching others to coach Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Coaching others to coach

...adult skill development. Find out more here cpdstandards.com/research. By participating in this high profile research, you will be contributing to scientific knowledge about adult skill development and how we can develop successful future careers. Participation is confidential, voluntary and we will not pass on your details to others....Session 1: What do coach developers...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Why do voters allow corrupt politicians to stay in office?
Society, Politics & Law

Why do voters allow corrupt politicians to stay in office?

...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 criminal...
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Article 5 mins
Why we’re mapping a million trees and more!
Nature & Environment

Why we’re mapping a million trees and more!

...care of our existing trees. Part of the problem is that we simply do not know enough about the trees that we have, this is particularly true of urban trees. In fact we know less about trees in towns and cities than we do about those in the wider countryside, despite many urban areas having a higher tree canopy cover than much of the countryside. [Poplar trees in autumn...
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Article 10 mins
The machine that is still changing the world
Science, Maths & Technology

The machine that is still changing the world

...careful platform designs where components are shared across many ranges of cars, leading to economies of scale in the component manufacture and distribution. Historically each manufacturer would produce platforms for each continental market. Today platform design is common across all continents, leading to truly global products. Often these products are designed by...
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Article 10 mins
Why is childbirth a medical procedure?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is childbirth a medical procedure?

...care professionals insist on claiming that a medicalised hospital birth is still the safest option. Defensive medicine There has been an alarming increase in litigation against the NHS over the last few years. In fact, 70 per cent of all litigation involves obstetric cases (Johanson et al., 2002). Not surprisingly, defensive medical practice has been identified as another...
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Article 10 mins
Trees: local heroes in the fight against global climate change
Nature & Environment

Trees: local heroes in the fight against global climate change

...caring for these heroes is important. Getting involved: tree data Caring for our trees starts with raising awareness. In the UK and the Republic of Ireland, anyone can get involved in this activity. For my Open University study ‘Environment: responding to change’ (module SDT306), I took part in interactive learning and data collection through the citizen science...
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Article 10 mins
Journeying through wellbeing: Exploring mental health and wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Journeying through wellbeing: Exploring mental health and wellbeing

...caring responsibilities or bereavement. Although risk of feeling lonely can increase with age, Dr Deborah Morgan discusses how loneliness can be felt by anybody at any time and how we can alleviate loneliness. Like Brian’s story in Dr Morgan’s talk, individuals may also experience social isolation which is defined as the absence of contact with other people. Rurality,...
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Article 10 mins