by Admin | Oct 7, 2021 | Articles
Blood, sect and fears Why do people donate blood to strangers? Professor Jacob Copeman, a social anthropologist at the University of Santiago de Compostela in Spain, has discovered that religion, culture and politics all play their part TALK LIKE A SOCIAL...
by Admin | Oct 5, 2021 | Articles
What if electrical stimulation could treat phantom limb pain? Most people who have had a limb amputated will experience some form of phantom limb pain. Unfortunately, currently available drug treatments have varying success. Dr Katharine Polasek, at Hope College in...
by Admin | Oct 1, 2021 | Blog
Free Mock COP resources to teach students about COP26 From Sunday 31 October to Friday 12 November, the UK is hosting the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP26) in Glasgow. Arguably one of the most important and crucial global events of our time, COP26...
by Admin | Sep 30, 2021 | Articles
The art of propaganda Art and design have often had a major role in influencing the attitudes of society. Dr Harriet Atkinson, from the University of Brighton in the UK, is uncovering the role of modernist artists between 1933 and 1953 in Britain – how the influences...
by Admin | Sep 27, 2021 | Articles
The importance of self-referencing as a learning technique How can you increase the engagement of your class? How can you improve your students’ ability to remember what you teach them? Professor Sheila J. Cunningham, a psychologist at Abertay University in the UK, is...
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