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The Great Resignation: temporary blip or more enduring labour market trend?
Money & Business

The Great Resignation: temporary blip or more enduring labour market trend?

...et al., 2021, p. 6). This was reportedly because employees had evaluated their job satisfaction during lockdown periods in particular, discovered they were in fact unhappy and handed in their notices accordingly. In fact there have been claims that this level of turnover was as much driven by people leaving work altogether as it was them moving to different employment....
To the Moon and beyond
Science, Maths & Technology

To the Moon and beyond

...et al published a paper looking at green glass which is produced in firefight interruptions to the moon surface and they found significant quantities of volatiles present. This led to a reanalysis of all the polar samples found a few tens of ppm to a few hundreds of ppm of water especially present in lunar rocks and this water is primordial water thought to be have been...
Tokyo 2020 in 2021: Do the best things come to those who wait?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Tokyo 2020 in 2021: Do the best things come to those who wait?

...et al., 2021) and elite athletes are not immune to this. Elite athletes were found to experience increased symptoms of mental health difficulties (e.g. depression) during COVID-19 lockdowns (Simons et al., 2021). As such the need for psychological intervention to support athletes is paramount (Reardon et al., 2021). The impact on the training schedules of athletes was...
The impact of online media reporting of family crimes on children
Health, Sports & Psychology

The impact of online media reporting of family crimes on children

...et al., 2019). These risk factors reflect a variety of complex processes including children being separated from their parent and the disturbance this causes; financial struggles; stigma and difficulties in trying to keep in contact with the imprisoned parent (Murray & Farrington, 2008). It can be extremely traumatic for a child to watch their parent or family member...
Budget 2016: The Experts Respond
Society, Politics & Law

Budget 2016: The Experts Respond

...axed. But what are in effect pension ISAs – now rebranded the Lifetime ISA – have jumped out of the budget hat. Available from April 2017 they are a new optional way for the under-40s to save. In effect, younger generations will decide whether traditional pension schemes carry on long-term or wither on the vine. A major difference from the axed proposal is that...
Neurodivergence and birth trauma
Health, Sports & Psychology

Neurodivergence and birth trauma

...et al., 2013). Brain damage: Cerebral palsy (CP), caused by brain damage or malformation of the brain during growth in utero, can be considered a result of a traumatic birth. CP sometimes occurs as a result of head trauma during delivery, where there may be decreased oxygen supply as mentioned above, or medical error during birth; essentially, a difficult birth can lead...
FabLab Nepal: creative learning as a way towards equality
Science, Maths & Technology

FabLab Nepal: creative learning as a way towards equality

...higher education studies or discover and pursue their interests (Thapa, 2015; Mottaleb et al., 2019). The COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns further exacerbated the discrepancy between private and public school children due to the requirement of online learning platforms unavailable to CG schools and students (Dawadi et al., 2020; Devkota, 2021). Hence, intervention in the post-pandemic period was seen as ......
Engaging with our environment: what are the benefits?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Engaging with our environment: what are the benefits?

...et al., 2019). In recent times, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, use of urban green spaces has soared as has appreciation for their multipurpose function: they are no longer only places for engaging with nature (appreciating sites, views and fresh air) but also as a community space (e.g. outdoor gyms, community gardens, work meetings, religious services, picnics)....