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A polyglot life
Languages

A polyglot life

...languages, Richard also has studied more than 30 others. Richard is a Languages Director at The Social Element, a company that specialises in global social media management, where he works with global brands running multilingual social media projects. He is the co-founder of the Polyglot Conference, an annual event that brings together polyglots from around the world....
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Introducing key global development challenges
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing key global development challenges

...social institutions, are imperfect and do not always work in the best interests of all those governed. Governance is a much broader concept than government and necessitates the involvement of a wide spectrum of actors, social groups, civil society organisations, private companies and regional and international bodies. In turn, the involvement of such a diverse array of...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Caring for an older family member with learning disabilities
Health, Sports & Psychology

Caring for an older family member with learning disabilities

...Social Care courses and qualifications....Session 1: Introduction: Introduction - We are all aware of improvements in the United Kingdom (UK) population’s life expectancy. Less well recognised is that the life expectancy of people with learning disabilities has also improved and over half are now aged over forty-five. The majority of those with learning disabilities...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Embodied Intersectionality and British South Asian Muslim Women
Society, Politics & Law

Embodied Intersectionality and British South Asian Muslim Women

...work and public spaces for British South Asian (BSA) Muslim women. What do we mean by embodied and intersectionality, and why might these be useful concepts to think about when we study the experiences of ethnic minority communities? Embodied differences Let’s start with embodied or embodiment. To embody is to represent an idea or quality exactly, and in relation to the...
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Disseminating across the margins: bridging communities and academia through a Black feminist lens
Education & Development

Disseminating across the margins: bridging communities and academia through a Black feminist lens

...social care services provides me with a unique perspective that is deeply personal and rich with insight. Yet, as a member of the academic community, I am also part of a system that has historically marginalised voices like mine. My current research project, titled ‘Mothering at the Margins’, has been designed with another researcher who is also a Black female...
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Five things to know about being disabled and LGBTQ
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five things to know about being disabled and LGBTQ

...work as a kind of social shorthand, but they shouldn’t become a prison. If one set of words don’t fit, you’ll find others that do. 5: You can be disabled and trans [transgender pride flag] There are lots of disabled trans people out there. If you think you might be trans and want to discuss it with someone, talk to your GP, and, if you so desire, ask for a referral...
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Past-Time Lover: Lord Byron
History & The Arts

Past-Time Lover: Lord Byron

...social institutions, criticism, conformity Age: 236 Personality traits: artistic, creative, passionate, mysterious A bit about me: Love first touched my soul at the mere age of 8 when I set eyes upon my distant cousin Mary Duff. I was later to learn of her marriage, and ‘it nearly threw me into convulsions…sometimes I doubt if I have ever been really attached...
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Co-creating and mushing up identity with visitors to the New Union Flag project
Society, Politics & Law

Co-creating and mushing up identity with visitors to the New Union Flag project

...are. They wrote brief essays and returned them to Giota within a few days of their visit. Some of the reflections are exceptionally enlightening and moving. You can see them by downloading the Children's Responses pdf. You can also watch a video produced by our partner, CounterPoints Arts featuring Gil Doron talking about his work and socially engaged participatory arts:...
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