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Why are synthetic drugs such a problem for the UK's prisons?
Society, Politics & Law

Why are synthetic drugs such a problem for the UK's prisons?

...around both drug supply and demand. But it is also essential that there are moral education campaigns that raise awareness about both the harms of taking drugs and the inherent harms of prison itself. Only then will we be able to talk about dealing with drug taking in places of safety. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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How can we stop science, engineering and technology losing talented women?
Digital & Computing

How can we stop science, engineering and technology losing talented women?

...education. There are more young women entering universities than ever before and they are graduating each year in their hundreds of thousands. But for those that go on to work as academics in science, technology, engineering or maths (STEM), it is still very much a man’s world. The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee published a report on Women in...
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What pressures are young men feeling?
Education & Development

What pressures are young men feeling?

...educators, the media, teachers, girlfriends, boyfriends, and others need to be part of the process of reinforcing positive, equitable, unrestrictive ideas of manhood. Our discussions present a similarly complex picture. They confirm the importance of listening to young men’s own perspectives on their lives and demonstrate that they need support in resisting pressures to...
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How time and place matter for migrants’ social mobility
Society, Politics & Law

How time and place matter for migrants’ social mobility

...education and future employment. Changing migration Third, we can also see that synchronicity between individual biography, family time and broader socio-political contexts is essential. When people's lifecourse is in tune with opportunities to migrate, access employment opportunities and combine this with raising families, they can build their cultural, social and...
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Безкоштовні онлайн-ресурси для українців, які проживають у Великобританії та Ірландії
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Безкоштовні онлайн-ресурси для українців, які проживають у Великобританії та Ірландії

...Education UK (раніше RSN) дає змогу молодим біженцям будувати позитивне майбутнє, досягнувши успіхів у освіті. Інформація про освіту - Irish Refugee Council. Мовна підтримка для дорослих біженців - A Council of Europe Toolkit. Юридичні...
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How can your accent put your life at risk?
Languages

How can your accent put your life at risk?

...education, health care or community participation. While we have become increasingly vigilant with regard to discrimination based on race, gender, sexuality or disability, linguistic disadvantage is far more difficult to recognize. Partly this is due to the fact that Australians who speak English as their first language have fewer and fewer opportunities to learn another...
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‘Literary Caregiving’: The War Library and Endell Street Military Hospital Library
History & The Arts

‘Literary Caregiving’: The War Library and Endell Street Military Hospital Library

...education exposed, or of being made fun of for their tastes in more popular literature, for example, were eased in this way. The librarians’ seat at their bedside, talking to the injured men as they tried to find out more about their interests and background so that they could make recommendations as well as meet requests, became an opportunity to enjoy conversation and...
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Ageing, health inequalities and an integrated approach
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ageing, health inequalities and an integrated approach

...education and skills; housing; natural and built environment; access to goods/services; and power and discrimination. Physiological impacts contains high blood pressure; high cholesterol; and anxiety/depression. Health behaviours contains smoking; diet; and alcohol. Psycho-social factors contains isolation; social support; social networks; self-esteem and self-worth;...
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