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The colour of stars
Science, Maths & Technology

The colour of stars

...Data identifying many well known stars in the Milky Way galaxy] Hertzsprung-Russel Diagram identifying many well known stars in the Milky Way galaxy. The Sun, being fairly average, sits near the middle of the main sequence. More massive, larger stars, are more luminous, and also hotter (and therefore bluer). They sit near the top of the main sequence and are known as blue...
Silent Invisible Women: Deaf and Muslim in Australia
History & The Arts

Silent Invisible Women: Deaf and Muslim in Australia

...data from my Facebook page Silent Signs, where I share my experiences and observations in different community settings. Additionally, I conducted semi-structured interviews with eight women living in Sydney, who also identified as Australian, Lebanese and Muslim women with a hearing impairment. Recruitment, preparing and conducting the interviews were a fundamental part...
A matter of life and death: inequalities in healthcare for Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities
Health, Sports & Psychology

A matter of life and death: inequalities in healthcare for Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities

...data: Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on BAME groups’. London: Public Health England. Schult, A. and Mullings, L. (2006) ‘Gender, Race, Class & Health: Intersectional Approaches’. San Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass. Additional Reading for Racial Inequalities in Health Michael Marmot, Health Equity in England: The Marmot Review 10 years on – The Health Foundation....
Syria, Spitsbergen and Seeds
Society, Politics & Law

Syria, Spitsbergen and Seeds

...data, so those working in seed banks always keep backups of their irreplaceable genetic data. They do this by keeping seeds in seed banks. It’s good practice to keep copies of each variety in several different seed banks around the world, as a precaution. While in this case, the risk was war, seeds in seed banks face innumerable other risks – ranging from something...
Europe’s Borders in Question
Society, Politics & Law

Europe’s Borders in Question

...data-tracking to fast track entry for leisure and business elites and block access to those deemed a security risk or the ‘wrong’ kind of migrant. In writing about the borders of Europe, Etienne Balibar, a French political philosopher, asserted that “borders are no longer the shores of the political but have indeed become… things within the space of the political...
Sut mae rheoli straen ddigidol technoleg
Health, Sports & Psychology

Sut mae rheoli straen ddigidol technoleg

...data yn y llyfrgell ar-lein i ddod o hyd i’r un wybodaeth. Mae llawer o apiau iechyd meddwl a llesiant ar gael (o ansawdd amrywiol)... felly chwiliwch am ap sydd â’r data i gefnogi ei ansawdd a’i effeithiolrwydd. References Andrews, S., Ellis, D. A., Shaw, H., & Piwek, L. (2015). Beyond self-report: tools to compare estimated and real-world smartphone use. PloS...
Gweithio hybrid: cynllunio ar gyfer y dyfodol
Money & Business

Gweithio hybrid: cynllunio ar gyfer y dyfodol

...data neu dystiolaeth o bethau sydd heb ddigwydd eto, mae angen i ni ymestyn ein ffrâm a herio ein dealltwriaeth ynghylch yr hyn sy'n digwydd o'n cwmpas a'r ffordd y gallai pethau gael eu gwireddu yn y dyfodol. Felly, mae pob senario fel cipolwg bach ar fyd y gallai fod yn rhaid i ni fyw ynddo, a ddiffinnir gan ei allu i fynd dan ein croen a'n hannog i ailfeddwl ac...
Building motivation and resilience in research
Science, Maths & Technology

Building motivation and resilience in research

...data. Proposals may be rejected by funding bodies, sometimes repeatedly. A single change in policy or the breakdown of a crucial piece of equipment can derail months of progress. [An image of a face holding up a cartoon mask in front of their face.] Psychologists Lazarus and Folkman (1984) suggest that the way we appraise stressors – whether we see them as threats or as...