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Deplaning: Why is the 747 coming to the end of the runway?
Science, Maths & Technology

Deplaning: Why is the 747 coming to the end of the runway?

...class holiday goers rather than just the privileged few. [A cargo-carrying 747] However, the venerable Boeing 747 may be nearing the end of its production life – its manufacturing rate is to be halved to six a year. A shift towards newer and more efficient aircraft that can land at smaller (and so more) airports and a tendency to use former passenger planes for freight...
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Are we taking the fun out of reading?
Education & Development

Are we taking the fun out of reading?

...class suburbs of my observations are evidently keen to set children on the path of reading and formal literacy learning from a very young age. But what will children actually learn from practices such as those described here? That reading is a matter of duty but also something dirty? My – admittedly unsystematic – observations are not unique to Australian libraries,...
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Why do we keep running?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why do we keep running?

...classes. Without physical work, their bodies wither and weaken, so must be exercised. Which is where the inventors came in. In 1797, the Monthly Magazine announced a new patent for Francis Lowndes’s Gymnasticon, the earliest of static exercise machines. The magazine explained that it may be of use “when peculiar or sedentary occupations enforce confinement to the...
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Section 3: Red Clydeside: Key Issues and Key Events
Society, Politics & Law

Section 3: Red Clydeside: Key Issues and Key Events

...class in the British Isles. This was one of the most distinctive aspects of the Glasgow-region. Glasgow was at the epi-centre of the Empire, with trading links across the globe but in addition to its status as an important port, it was the paramount centre for shipbuilding, engineering and other heavy industries. A large proportion of its workforce were engaged in work in...
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The rise of the Roses
Health, Sports & Psychology

The rise of the Roses

...classes, gym or swimming). The B2N scheme remains active in various locations across England. With the pandemic hitting, participation figures and the Roses missing out on Bronze in Birmingham 2022, the World Cup this year is a much-needed platform to build on the new post-pandemic era of grassroots netball by achieving success on a world stage. Explore more women in...
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Racial inequities in health: The impact of COVID-19 in Wales and beyond
Health, Sports & Psychology

Racial inequities in health: The impact of COVID-19 in Wales and beyond

...class and gender affect particular aspects of African-Caribbean women’s health. Dr Roiyah Saltus is a research fellow at the School of Care Sciences at the University of South Wales. Since joining USW in 2002, she has led teams of researchers and collaborated with colleagues across the UK on a wide range of studies and scholarly activities, a key aspect of which has...
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The trouble with teaching physics
Health, Sports & Psychology

The trouble with teaching physics

...class to talk about physics, so there appears to be environmental factors too. The relationship between ‘nature’ (an individual’s genetics) and ‘nurture’ (their environment) is complex. For example, someone who has genes that make them tall (nature) or a parent who is keen on basketball (nurture), may have an advantage when playing basketball. This may make them...
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The Z Files: Chi Onwurah
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Z Files: Chi Onwurah

...class white council estate. I was bizarre anyway. So the fact that I liked engines and science and maths, the friends that I had, you know, took me for what I was, they had to. Benjamin Zephaniah And as a kid did you think in the future I want to go into engineering or did you just like it as a hobby? Chi Onwurah I think really early on, maybe seven, eight or nine, I...
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