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The interplay of language and culture in times of crisis: COVID-19 and beyond
Languages

The interplay of language and culture in times of crisis: COVID-19 and beyond

...writing 'I love Ukraine' on a blackboard]I love Ukraine, written by a Ukranian border guard, on one of the war fronts. The COVID-19 pandemic brought a large number of medical terms into common use, such as ‘viral load’ or ‘spike protein’. Likewise, a violent crisis such as a war involves a range of specialised vocabulary. Early reports from Ukraine showed the...
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The fight for equal pay: Glasgow City Council, 2018
Society, Politics & Law

The fight for equal pay: Glasgow City Council, 2018

...writing, Summer 2021, there is no deadline for completion of the JE process. Until this process is complete and a new pay grading scheme is introduced, the workforce will continue to suffer discrimination. Equal Pay compensation has only been paid up to 31 March 2018, staff will have to be compensated from 2018 until the date the JE process is complete and staff are paid...
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The Life of Saint David
History & The Arts

The Life of Saint David

...write, and pray. Their food was only bread and vegetables, with a little salt, and they never drank anything better than a little milk mingled with water. After their repast they spent three hours in prayer and adoration; then took a little rest, rose at cock-crowing, and continued in prayer till they went out to work. Their habit was of the skins of beasts. When any one...
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Group theory
Science, Maths & Technology

Group theory

...writing mathematical arguments are improving. You should now be able to: apply the Internal Direct Product Theorem in simple cases decide whether a given group is cyclic, and given a finite cyclic group, find a generator for a subgroup of a given order express a given finite cyclic group as the direct product of cyclic groups of prime power order and, given two direct...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Proud of nursing associates: who they are and why they are important
Health, Sports & Psychology

Proud of nursing associates: who they are and why they are important

...writing initial care plans) Why do we need nursing associates? We know that there are a range of challenges for trainee nursing associates (TNAs) and NAs working in practice and the role is relatively new. Research shows that NAs have a significant and important part to play in healthcare teams but rarely is this widely noted (Thurgate & Griggs, 2023). It is our ethos at...
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The history of soapmaking
History & The Arts

The history of soapmaking

...writings chronicle life in the First Century AD, describes soap as ‘an invention of the Gauls for giving a reddish tint to the hair’. He even gives recipes for making soap, indicating that it was used ‘to disperse scrofulous sores’. It’s difficult to imagine the smell and discomfort associated with its early use. [Making soap] Exactly when soap arrived on...
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How can we improve teaching about Islam?
Education & Development

How can we improve teaching about Islam?

...writings and Islam, as exemplified in his “West-Eastern Diwaan,” a collection of poems. This epitome of world literature was modeled after classical Persian poetry in its style, and inspired by Sufism, the mystical tradition in Islam. Most students are open to seeing these connections, even if it might require overcoming their own preconceptions about Islam. For...
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The arts in Participatory Action Research
Health, Sports & Psychology

The arts in Participatory Action Research

...writing stories about those traumatic experiences helped them to develop positive thinking and strengthen their emotional wellbeing. It subsequently empowered them to discuss plans for leaving the refuge and returning to a life outside. Surprisingly, gaining employment was their main cause for concern around establishing a safe environment for themselves and their...
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