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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...
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...
A school reaches for the stars with an online astronomy course
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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...
The legal profession has a mental health problem – which is an issue for everyone
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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...
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...
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...
Discovering disorder: young people and delinquency
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Discovering disorder: young people and delinquency

...studying this course, you should be able to: compare and contrast two different approaches to studying juvenile delinquency understand psychological approaches to studying juvenile delinquency such as Eysenck’s personality theory and the Cambridge Study of Delinquent Development behaviour which focus on explaining why some individuals commit crimes yet others do not...
Influential women scientists in chemistry
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Influential women scientists in chemistry

...studies on the radiation phenomena discovered by Professor Henri Becquerel. In 1911 she won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery and study of the elements radium and polonium. These discoveries and further work at the Curie Institute in Paris developed the technique of implanting a small radioactive material into a tumour which is known as brachytherapy and is...