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Football culture: the use of banners
Health, Sports & Psychology

Football culture: the use of banners

...physical strength and fitness, loyalty to ‘mates’ and to a specific place. Some banners are in a way similar to a national flag and carry a general message of support and identification with the club. They do not need to change and can be seen on many occasions. Others have more specific messages, for instance directed at an opposing team or player and their...
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Article 10 mins
How to manage the digital-related stress of technology
Health, Sports & Psychology

How to manage the digital-related stress of technology

...physical and mental health. In terms of countering anxiety and stress, the best apps to look for may be those that are based on mindfulness (a meditative therapy that encourages you to become more aware of the present moment, and observe thoughts and feelings without judgment), or Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT; which helps you to identify and challenge negative...
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Article 10 mins
Studying Darwin
Nature & Environment

Studying Darwin

...physical adaptations and social behaviour. This is the fifth course in the ‘Studying mammals’ series. The opportunists Many mammals are food specialists, with complex adaptations that gear them toward a particular food source. So how do the omnivores survive and prosper without these fancy evolutionary features? This course examines the physiology, diet and strategies...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
An introduction to European crime fiction since 1945
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to European crime fiction since 1945

...physical and mental violence against women at its centre. At the same time, the commercial success of Richard Osman’s Thursday Murder Club series, released during the Covid-19 pandemic, seemed to indicate a yearning among many readers for the cosy crime fiction of an earlier age. The next twists in the ongoing plot of European crime fiction remain a mystery. Find out...
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Article 5 mins
Fossil evidence for evolution
History & The Arts

Fossil evidence for evolution

...physical assaults operating at the Earth's surface - unless protected by sedimentary burial. But you need only think, for example, of the intermittent way that flooding rivers wash sediment onto the surrounding flood-plains, to realise how sporadic must be the entrapment of skeletal remains by that means. Even so, such sedimentary 'grab-sampling' every few years or even...
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Article 10 mins
The science of sleep
Health, Sports & Psychology

The science of sleep

...physical performance was tested after one, then two nights without sleep I showed a definite decline, allowing Zeron to kick my arse. Thankfully, there wasn't enough time to include this in the finished programme, so I was spared that humiliation! There is also good evidence that sleep deprivation compromises the immune system resulting in a greater chance than normal of...
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Article 10 mins
Time management and study
Health, Sports & Psychology

Time management and study

...physical, elements of your life may help with managing your time and competing priorities, further supporting your wellbeing. There is a lot of advice in all corners of the internet on how to be more organised at work which can be applied to managing study. Dr Robert Leahy discusses how breaking down actions and concentrating on specifics, rather than looking at large...
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Article 10 mins
Human Resource Management and EDI
Money & Business

Human Resource Management and EDI

...physical ability, has the same access to resources and opportunities. Equality means that a person is not discriminated against because of their characteristics. Many countries have some form of equalities legislation. In the UK, the issue of equality at work is governed by the Equality Act 2010, which is a development of the Equal Pay Act 1970, the Sex Discrimination Act...
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Level 3: Advanced 2 hrs