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What is genetics? And how can it affect our health?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is genetics? And how can it affect our health?

...changed and an ingredient is switched, missing, or used in the wrong amount? The outcome may be a dish that tastes different, or a different dish altogether. We sometimes call this change a ‘genetic mutation’. In this animated video, we talk about what genetics is, and use a simple cooking analogy to help explain genetic mutations and their potential consequences in...
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Video 7 mins
Applying social work law with children and families
Society, Politics & Law

Applying social work law with children and families

...changed over time...Applying social work law with children and families: 2 Society’s influence - Social work practice does not exist in a vacuum – it is influenced and informed by wider social, political, economic and intellectual trends. It is important to have an awareness of historical trends and how they inform current social work practice. Examining the ways in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Exploring the role of Associate Dean in UK Universities
Money & Business

Exploring the role of Associate Dean in UK Universities

...changes to the HE sector over recent years have forced universities to review their organisational management structures. Consequently, middle leadership roles such as the Associate Dean (AD) have gained in importance. Below the level of Dean, but above the level of department head, ADs are involved in largely strategic as opposed to operational duties. In supporting the...
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Article 5 mins
Trust in the Workplace
Health, Sports & Psychology

Trust in the Workplace

...changing world Organisational and technological change’s pace and scale mean a trend of changing relationships at work. This trend points to a future of increasingly automated, disaggregated forms of working (e.g., working as part of temporary teams that are geographically separate). In addition, the projected skills gaps mean that there will be an increasing need for...
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Article 10 mins
Why has the welfare cap become so complex?
Society, Politics & Law

Why has the welfare cap become so complex?

...changes to his welfare cap in the July 2015 budget have made a simple measure almost too complex, say Christine Whitehead and Emma Sagor...The £26,000 welfare cap for working aged families introduced in April 2013 has been one of the most supported policies introduced by the coalition. By setting the maximum eligibility at the median household income and excluding those...
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Article 5 mins
English Literature, Racism and Rehabilitation
History & The Arts

English Literature, Racism and Rehabilitation

...change the perspective of someone with violent racist views and rehabilitate them? Dr Alex Tickell explores in this article...Last week, Ben John, a 21-year-old former criminology student at De Montfort University, was given a suspended two-year prison sentence and a five-year Serious Crime Prevention order for possessing neo-Nazi and terror-related documents. At his...
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Article 10 mins
Merry microbes: how might festive feasting affect your gut microbiota?
Science, Maths & Technology

Merry microbes: how might festive feasting affect your gut microbiota?

...change from what we usually eat. But what does this do to our gut microbiota? Let’s explore the impact of festive feasting on the gut and how what we eat can affect the microbial populations in our guts...Microbes are tiny, microscopic organisms that live all throughout the body, inside and out. They are essential for maintaining our health and they keep our bodies in...
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Article 5 mins