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Solving the care crisis with public investment
Society, Politics & Law

Solving the care crisis with public investment

...Studies), and co-chair for policy on the Women’s Budget Group. In this video he explores the benefits that may come from a care-led recovery. These include: • employment generation • reduction of the gender employment gap • contribution to a healthier, better educated and more productive population • creation of a greener, more resilient and caring economy....
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Dropping the population bomb - 50 years of BBC environmental broadcasting, part two
Society, Politics & Law

Dropping the population bomb - 50 years of BBC environmental broadcasting, part two

...study trip to Iceland for a few lucky ones. So the programme makers in this case are casting around for approaches that might stop people switching channels, but also support them in mobilising action and better understanding the fundamental underlying issues. So there’s plenty to learn from still and plenty to enjoy in the archives. There are of course the simple...
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Enceladus: A habitable ice world?
Science, Maths & Technology

Enceladus: A habitable ice world?

...studying chemistry past GCSE level has led to gaps in my knowledge which I am currently improving by working through various basic chemistry courses. Although I am a physicist by training and have a little experience with electronics, developing a system with the necessary capabilities to accurately analyse ices will be demanding. I am confident that through the relevant...
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A school reaches for the stars with an online astronomy course
Science, Maths & Technology

A school reaches for the stars with an online astronomy course

...studying and working in astronomy is that it pulls together aspects of a wide range of science and indeed STEM subjects. Whether it’s the astrophysics of how stars and galaxies are formed, the technology of telescopes and of imaging detectors, or the mathematics of celestial mechanics and image processing, astronomy exposes the deep and fundamental connections between...
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The legal profession has a mental health problem – which is an issue for everyone
Society, Politics & Law

The legal profession has a mental health problem – which is an issue for everyone

...skills to help deal with challenging legal workplaces. Emotional demands In our (ongoing) research, undertaken in conjunction with LawCare, we have been conducting focus groups with legal professionals in Belfast, Cardiff, Dublin, Edinburgh and London. They are from a variety of backgrounds – barristers, solicitors, paralegals and chartered legal executives, amongst...
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The Z Files: Chi Onwurah
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Z Files: Chi Onwurah

...study electrical engineering, and that was a bit of a culture shock, because I had to move down south and it was very white. It was very male, it was very public school. Whilst I wasn’t designing beautiful objects like this I was learning how to be an engineer - telecommunications that was my speciality. I mean this is something which I think is absolutely gorgeous...
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Autism quiz text
Health, Sports & Psychology

Autism quiz text

...studied children in Romanian orphanages, he identified an ‘autistic-like’ condition in some of them, but these children recovered substantially when they experienced a more nurturing environment after adoption. 3. People with autism are all eccentric geniuses Is the answer TRUE, FALSE or DEBATABLE? Answer... FALSE Just a small minority of people on the autism spectrum...
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Hallowain't III: Woodfrogs
Nature & Environment

Hallowain't III: Woodfrogs

...study by the Institute of Arctic Biology which discovered the little critters' approach to staying alive in a hostile climate: To see how these frogs were surviving the winter in the extreme Alaskan environment, the researchers used super glue to attach small radio transmitters about the size of a nickel to the backs of 16 frogs over two years. The radio transmitters...
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