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A polyglot life
Languages

A polyglot life

...class, let alone why I would want to study even more languages that I didn’t have to study at school. Fortunately, I did have some tolerant friends during my school years, and they thought my quirky love of language was something that they could just accept, and I would take with me to university and then probably relocate to Brussels. They joked that one day my head...
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Review: The Digital Academic - Critical Perspectives on Digital Technologies in Higher Education
Education & Development

Review: The Digital Academic - Critical Perspectives on Digital Technologies in Higher Education

...classes can be very positive, students and staff have to invest considerable time and energy to make them work. Likewise, Katharina Freud et al’s chapter on MOOCs draws attention to the ‘labour iceberg’ of MOOC delivery and the way the MOOC marketplace may lead to some voices, content and forms of knowledge being privileged over others. These perspectives draw...
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Birth of the Welfare State
History & The Arts

Birth of the Welfare State

...class parents of these children had only dreamed of. Another nine major pieces of legislation were passed with strong support across the political parties before the decade was out. The list of legislation brought forward by Atlee's government shows that along with opportunities for access to education came a house building programme, free health services and, above all,...
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Settling Uncertainty? Reflections on the Scottish Independence Referendum
Society, Politics & Law

Settling Uncertainty? Reflections on the Scottish Independence Referendum

...class communities across the UK and are determined to oppose austerity politics and policies. This emerging movement strongly echoes the pro-independence social movement in Scotland in many ways. So, things change, but many things remain the same. Alongside far-reaching political changes there are significant continuities: the Tories continue to attack the most vulnerable...
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Studying natural sciences bilingually
Science, Maths & Technology

Studying natural sciences bilingually

...class sizes, enabling a more personal and supportive learning experience you get to know the lecturers and fellow students better better career options and employment opportunities due to additional skills on CV improved confidence and Welsh language skills better understanding of the subject by working in two languages Want to hear more from the students about the...
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What Commercial Pilots can learn from Sports Psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

What Commercial Pilots can learn from Sports Psychology

...Class 1 medical enabling them to keep working safely and doing what they love. Psychological Skills Training (PST) · Arousal regulation The aviation industry still draws on the basic and dated Inverted U theory (Yerkes & Dodson, 1908) for understanding how an ideal state of arousal helps an athlete perform at their best. [diagram: performance on the y axis and level of...
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Adam Peaty: the family behind the athlete
Health, Sports & Psychology

Adam Peaty: the family behind the athlete

...class, the home environment and economic status (Dagkas and Stathi, 2007). "You do feel on the back foot if you don’t come from a rich family or a family who are already involved in sport… You’re starting off at a massive disadvantage against those kinds of people." "As an amateur you’re up against people with money who can afford physio or therapists, and these...
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Impossible Peace 2: The bunker in the peace
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: The bunker in the peace

...class who look to the police to referee the most contentious of issues. How the failure to address legacy is still a barrier to full political support, and how lack of funding has slowed the physical transition to demilitarise police buildings and vehicles. In 2025, police officers feel burnt out, disillusioned and undervalued. If you listen, there is a reminder that in...
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