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Neurodivergence and the menopause: a personal journey
Health, Sports & Psychology

Neurodivergence and the menopause: a personal journey

...health and self-advocacy while seeking the right medical and lifestyle support...This is a personal story of how I experienced neurodivergence and menopause coming together. Our hormones are part of a wider endocrine system. Around my mid-forties, I was a successful senior manager in mental health social work and then in charities across adult services. I also taught for...
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Who makes the difficult decisions about children’s treatment?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Who makes the difficult decisions about children’s treatment?

...health officials eventually dropped this case and agreed that Hannah was competent to make her own decision. These issues do not only apply to complex ‘life and death’ decisions like Hannah’s but to everyday routine medical practice. In fact understanding children’s rights and assessing capacity to make decisions is relevant to the practice of all professionals...
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Swearing today: have our attitudes changed?
Languages

Swearing today: have our attitudes changed?

...public life today than they were in the past? Or are we generally less fussed about it than we once were? Are we, in fact, mostly blasé about swearing on the television, in films, or when we hear it punctuating the speech of public figures? And if so, what does this tell us about the state of society? The answer is, as with so much in life, a bit of both. Whereas just a...
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Legitimate or illegitimate: Fracking
Society, Politics & Law

Legitimate or illegitimate: Fracking

...down gas prices. Opponents point to environmental and health concerns: small earth tremors, high water requirements, and possible water and chemical contaminations. The debate on the real need for shale gas is ongoing. So, what is your opinion on fracking? Take part in our interactive tool 'Shades of grey - legitimate or illegitimate?' to explore this case further....
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Customer Service: Expert's Corner with Professor Sally Dibb
Money & Business

Customer Service: Expert's Corner with Professor Sally Dibb

...Public Accounts Committee over tax avoidance. In order to counter the negative publicity, Starbucks plans to change its arrangements and pay UK corporation tax while Google has just made such a settlement. Calls for more ethically produced and sustainable products is a similar reaction to the perception that big business behaves badly. The Institute of Business Ethics is...
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The Posh Club
Society, Politics & Law

The Posh Club

...and to strengthen the relationship organisers have with their public. It was initiated by artists and cultural organisations and encourages people to participate through special events. Posh Club is local and national in orientation and concerned with neighbourhood & community, anti-discrimination, equality and social justice and participation. The project is ongoing....
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Is your trip killing the planet?
Nature & Environment

Is your trip killing the planet?

...public transport. We are all beginning to realise that travel has a detrimental effect on the environment, but travel is now an essential part of life, and it's difficult to decide which mode of transport is the best. There are many unanswered questions about travel and the environment. For example, is there one single mode of transport that is the best for the...
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Britain's Great War: The darkest hour - guide & clips
History & The Arts

Britain's Great War: The darkest hour - guide & clips

...documentary film of fighting in the trenches breaks all box office records—but will it push a shocked British public into demanding peace at any price? The Great War from the OU & the BBC This episode was first broadcast on Monday February 10, 2014 on BBC One. For more information, and a link to watch again on the iPlayer where available, visit the BBC website....
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