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Studying Environments and Societies
Society, Politics & Law

Studying Environments and Societies

...physical environment and the social environment together. And that form of geographical imagination, as we said earlier on, is key to bringing those things back together and that’s what we want to try and do in this module. Michael: Brilliant! Thank you. This is a second level module, part of Q99, and it hits the shelves in - ? George: In September, 2018! Michael:...
Taking a Fresh Look at Managing Employee Engagement and Wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Taking a Fresh Look at Managing Employee Engagement and Wellbeing

...physical state of being. It is not a management activity, where something is ‘done’ to employees to ‘make’ them engaged (although management is a factor that influences engagement), nor is it job satisfaction (which may contribute to or result from engagement, but is distinct). Employee engagement is much more about a two-way commitment and communication between...
Stress and anxiety in the digital age: the dark side of technology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Stress and anxiety in the digital age: the dark side of technology

...physically changing our brain structure and function. So, what is it about technology that is making many of us anxious and stressed? Here are what we think are the top 5 stressors: 1:Perpetual Distraction The persistent beeping, vibrating and flashing of notifications means that we are constantly distracted and driven to interrupt what we are doing to check our phones....
Owen's Law: the case for written allergen information in every food business
Health, Sports & Psychology

Owen's Law: the case for written allergen information in every food business

...physical health but quality of life — shaping confidence, social participation, and the simple pleasure of eating out with others. Inclusive dining is not simply about offering alternatives. It is about enabling people to make informed, safe choices, and building the kind of trust that brings allergy customers back through the door. For anyone working in food service,...
Reimagining professional learning: conversations across perspectives
Education & Development

Reimagining professional learning: conversations across perspectives

...physics and the entanglement of matter and meaning. Duke University Press. Cooke, C. (2023) ‘Music Education as posthumanist practices’, Presentation for Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, Masters in Music Education. Cooke, C. and Saunders, C. (2023) An appreciative approach to inquiry. Available at:
What are South Asian young adult carers’ aspirations for the future?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What are South Asian young adult carers’ aspirations for the future?

...physical and sensory therapies. I struggled to manage my caring role during my third year of university, as my parents were unwell. My sister’s autism meant she followed a strict daily routine but this clashed with my studies and made it difficult for me to attend university lectures. As I had little time to look after myself my wellbeing was also affected. I started to...
The Scottish Women’s Herring Strike in Great Yarmouth in the 1930s and 1940s
Society, Politics & Law

The Scottish Women’s Herring Strike in Great Yarmouth in the 1930s and 1940s

...physical labour working at speed, gutting the fish and the pay was low: ‘The normal average take home pay for a whole season was about £10 to £12 up to the beginning of the 20th century…’ Angus Macleod, Archive. In Great Yarmouth during the early 20th Century it was reported that women and girls were woken at 5am to bandage their fingers for the work ahead and...
Different cultures, different childhoods
History & The Arts

Different cultures, different childhoods

...physical punishment, and treat their children in ways that have seemed very harsh to outsiders. The Beng: Arrivals from a spirit world In other cases, ideas about children are radically different. For example, the Beng, a small ethnic group in West Africa, assume that very young children know and understand everything that is said to them, in whatever language they are...