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Sickle cell disease: a lethal advantage
Health, Sports & Psychology

Sickle cell disease: a lethal advantage

...health issues... Sickle cell disease: a lethal advantage An introduction to the album, Sickle cell disease: a lethal advantage. The history of the sickle-shaped cell Starting with the first diagnosis, we trace the history of sickle cell disease. We also visit the world of statistics to discover how many children are born with the illness. Sickle cell and the gene What is...
What LGBTQ+ Relationships Can Teach Us About Love
Health, Sports & Psychology

What LGBTQ+ Relationships Can Teach Us About Love

...wellbeing is at risk takes bravery and courage to be who you are. It also requires you to own your vulnerabilities and be sensitive to those of your partner. Heterosexual couples seldom, if ever, sit down and talk about their sexuality or how they celebrate this in public. Yet being attentive to a partner’s sense of personal comfort around public displays of affection...
Three weeks in June and one night in November
Society, Politics & Law

Three weeks in June and one night in November

...health and healthcare...The year 2016 has been extraordinarily bleak. In June, following a nasty campaign, peppered with a barely concealed racist venom, Britain narrowly voted to leave the EU. Then in November, after an even nastier, more racist and surreal campaign, a deranged kleptocrat demagogue won the US presidency (while also losing the popular vote by a...
Stereotypes
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Stereotypes

...mental image of the different countries will not see anything funny in the joke. Stereotypes are a part of our lives. They can refer to socio-economic group, race, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, language, accent and many other factors that distinguish people from one another. The term ‘stereotype’ was first used in its current meaning in 1922 by the...
Activity 2 hrs
Advancing Black leadership Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Advancing Black leadership

...mental health and the capacity of people to lead in ways that enhance equity. You will also learn how to identify practices of gaslighting, which are deployed to disguise oppressive forms of power, such as racism. By the end of this week, you should be able to: understand a definition of power as the ability to affect the world around you, which can be used for oppressive...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Becoming a superhero: what are the limits of human performance?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Becoming a superhero: what are the limits of human performance?

...mental toughness and resilience, all concepts that are vital to these athletes whose physical successes may identify them as being superhuman individuals. For Batman, genius level intelligence was one of his unique characteristics allowing him to be a master detective. Interestingly, the literature suggests that personal intelligence is a key factor in promoting...
The importance of person-centred approaches to nursing care
Health, Sports & Psychology

The importance of person-centred approaches to nursing care

...health service provision. The personal relationships we formed with the nurses responsible for our care will have been important to us. For all patients, and their families, the relationships forged with nurses and other carers are central to the quality of their healthcare experience. The quality of these relationships is singled out in patient satisfaction surveys as...
Bird ringing in Bog Meadows
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Bird ringing in Bog Meadows

...health of the birds. Another delivery, we’ve got a conveyer belt going on here. AIDAN CREAN: OK, very good. What have we got? What net was that? BIRD RINGER: Two. AIDAN CREAN: Net two, OK. And what’s in the bag? Oh very nice, lovely. DARRYL GRIMASON: Beautiful. AIDAN CREAN: Lovely. DARRYL GRIMASON: It’s a blackcap. AIDAN CREAN: It’s one of our priority species....