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Studying Environments and Societies
Society, Politics & Law

Studying Environments and Societies

...centre of the module. And then there is the final sixth block and that’s a synthesis block in which we try and get those things brought together again. So in the first substantive block, that is block two, the cultural block, we will be dealing with, for instance, issues of how environment is represented. How it’s represented culturally. So, for instance, issues of...
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Nursing associate career pathways - not just the ‘top-up’
Health, Sports & Psychology

Nursing associate career pathways - not just the ‘top-up’

...research and education there are increasing opportunities for band 4 NAs to progress without requiring the degree Transfer to Nursing (top-up) programme to be a registered nurse. You may be interested in Sam’s story below where she chose to pursue a leadership related degree, now working in a band 6 role with potential to progress further. Many people do not wish to...
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How are tiny air pollutants causing massive storms in the Amazon?
Nature & Environment

How are tiny air pollutants causing massive storms in the Amazon?

...researchers have warned. Particles smaller than 50 nanometres in diameter have a substantial influence on cloud formation in the Amazon. In turn, the rainforest has a strong influence on climate regulation worldwide, and aerosol effects observed in this region could also trigger climate shifts globally, according to a study published in Science. Although it has long been...
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Can you learn a language with an app?
Languages

Can you learn a language with an app?

...Research has mainly found positive results on the use of both Duolingo and busuu. But most of this research concentrates on studies with learners who are also signed up to language courses – learners are using the apps for extra practice – so the results don’t provide a good snapshot of language learning through apps. My recently published research study of 4,095...
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PodMag April 2016
Society, Politics & Law

PodMag April 2016

...research into human flourishing, what it is, how it’s determined and what we can do to promote it. The book draws on scientific research from economics, psychology, philosophy and politics that looks at quality of life, wellbeing and happiness across the human life course. Dr Meg-John Barker Karen speaks to Meg-John Barker about Secrets of Enduring Love, how to make...
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The genetics of autism
Health, Sports & Psychology

The genetics of autism

...research that explores how genetic factors play a role in autism ...Back in the 1960’s a psychoanalyst called Bruno Bettelheim put forward the theory that autism was a result of faulty parenting. This view, which caused distress and stigma to generations of parents, has been comprehensively refuted by scientific research into the causes of autism, including studies...
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Conversations and interviews
Money & Business

Conversations and interviews

...research methods appear to aim for that goal. In a practice-centred inquiry, however, perfect interview technique is less important than getting timely and relevant information. So, for example, waiting a week for the perfect context for a formal interview with a senior colleague might well mean that important and urgent action is delayed unhelpfully. There is a real...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Porn licensing isn't the answer
Digital & Computing

Porn licensing isn't the answer

...children can be protected from web porn by building barriers. Good luck with that, says Andrew Smith...[A poster with an anti-pornography message] Won't someone think of the children? The UK government and many other interested international bodies are duly concerned about the proliferation of internet pornography. The latest development under consideration is the use of...
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