The most excitement we campus security guards have had since the UK’s third national lockdown was announced on 4 January was watching an opportunist thief at work on CCTV. The thief – who was savvy enough to wear a backpack and could have easily passed for one of our students – noticed a computer technician […] … learn more→

The developmental stage of adolescence is the psychosociological period of transition between childhood and adulthood and is characterized by the gradual acquisition of independence and autonomy to become an adult. Therefore, the distancing of parents in favor of social and affective relationships between equals is gaining ground. A fundamental aspect of adolescents is that practically everything […] … learn more→

For most of us, it’s hard to imagine a media-free day. Understanding what’s happening in the world, maintaining our social media profiles, staying in touch with family, being entertained, making new friends, engaging with governments, and with our democracy, are all activities that usually require media participation. To do these activities regularly and effectively, we […] … learn more→

The years 2020 and 2021 will have been, for schoolchildren as well as for students, years “heckled”, not to say “black”. The strong disturbances due to the pandemic have generated a lot of stress, caused psychological distress, and psychologically weakened a large number of children and young people. Under these conditions, can parents cherish the hope […] … learn more→

When teachers of color experience high levels of race-based stress in schools, they can also have an increasingly negative sense of belonging, according to new research. For the study, we analyzed survey data from educators of color across Iowa. To get at whether they were experiencing race-based stress, we asked whether the educators felt supported raising concerns with […] … learn more→

Among the most widespread forms of audiovisual translation are the well-known dubbing, subtitling and voice-over . The latter allows us to listen to the translation and the original soundtrack, in the background, simultaneously. The reasons why most countries have opted for one of these three options are economic (subtitling is the cheapest option and its result is obtained much faster), but […] … learn more→

Child care in Canada is at a historic turning point. Keeping with its promise from September 2020, the Liberal government has indicated that the April 2021 budget will include a major investment in a national child-care system. This will likely be a welcome announcement for Canadian families currently paying high child-care fees. However, this promise cannot be realized without […] … learn more→

The venue for my first vaccination was Nottingham’s old Central TV studios. Waiting in the queue, two metres from the person in front and two from the person behind, I had a few moments to survey the scene. Dotted around this vast hall were dozens and dozens of desks and a team of countless volunteers […] … learn more→

It is often said that the diversity of the UK higher education sector is its strength. However clichéd the phrase may have become, the past 12 months has surely revealed it to be true. From developing a vaccine to deploying staff and students to the front lines of the national response, every institution has truly […] … learn more→

If you’re writing a journal article, you need write it so that you make one big point. Right? One unavoidable, spelled out, take home message. There may be nuancing of the point, of course. But there’s basically just the one. Any more than one big point and your article is not only difficult to write, […] … learn more→