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To the Moon and beyond
Science, Maths & Technology

To the Moon and beyond

...research projects. Over the past 50 years, the Apollo lunar samples have been studied in laboratories around the world using modern analytical techniques. From these studies, it emerged that lunar geology could be described in terms of two major rocks types: the anorthosites (named after rocks rich in a calcium-rich mineral called anorthite) that constitute the lighter...
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Investigating Links Between Pesticides and Mental Health
Science, Maths & Technology

Investigating Links Between Pesticides and Mental Health

...research... ...Organophosphates exist throughout our environment and consequently, we are all likely to come into contact with these compounds to some extent. Evidence suggests that long-term, low-level exposure to these compounds play a role in psychiatric disorders such as anxiety and depression. However, most research has focused on the effects of short-term exposure...
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Immigration detention: what's the problem with privatisation?
Society, Politics & Law

Immigration detention: what's the problem with privatisation?

...researchers and journalists, the treatment of people seeking asylum has been of grave concern for a long, long time. The increased criminalisation of this group is well documented, as is the adverse impact of inadequate welfare, destitution, no right to work, and inconsistent decision making on part of the Home Office. Whilst a growing number of individuals are left in...
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Nutritional psychiatry is the future of mental health treatment
Health, Sports & Psychology

Nutritional psychiatry is the future of mental health treatment

...research this new field of treatment. [Blueberries] Blueberries are a source of vitamin K, vitamin C, fibre, manganese and other antioxidants It is now known that many mental health conditions are caused by inflammation in the brain which ultimately causes our brain cells to die. This inflammatory response starts in our gut and is associated with a lack of nutrients from...
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Resilience: The magic ingredient for Olympians?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Resilience: The magic ingredient for Olympians?

...research tells us that some athletes can develop positively and learn from adversity experienced. For example, Fletcher and Sarkar (2012), in a study of Olympic champions, reported that most of the athletes interviewed argued that had they not experienced certain stressors, and adversities, they would not have won their gold medals. Perhaps one Olympic example that...
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Is your social media use impacting your future?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is your social media use impacting your future?

...research literature. This is when patients or service users search for organisations or individual health and social care workers using the Internet. Ryan et al. (2019) discussed this concept with some members of the public and there is evidence to suggest it can have both a positive and negative effect on the perceptions of an individual or organisation. For example,...
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A focus on misogynoir – the anti-Black forms of misogyny that Black women experience
Education & Development

A focus on misogynoir – the anti-Black forms of misogyny that Black women experience

...research suggests that these approaches are not as successful for particularly marginalised groups, such as Black women, or for intersectional types of hate speech, such as Islamophobia and Antisemitism. Hence, it is essential to examine techniques to aid platforms in reducing the quantity of hatred aimed against Black women. In our initial investigation of this...
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Tracing your family history
History & The Arts

Tracing your family history

...research, so try to get as much information as possible, bearing in mind that some of what you hear may not be strictly accurate - memories can fade over time, whilst many of our relatives are referred to by 'pet' names that are not the same as the ones they were born with. You will almost certainly hear stories that may have been passed through the family for...
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