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Teaching GBAs with pre-service teachers: Learning lessons when developing a degree programme [Blog Post]
No full textThis blog provides a reflection on Ellen’s experiences of the new Models-Based Pedagogy Module on the revalidated BSc Physical Education with QTS course at the University of Sunderland. The personal observations and reflections highlight the students’ understanding of Game-Based Approaches (GBAs) (Bunker and Thorpe, 1982; Gambles and Gutierrez, 2023; TGfU SIG, 2021) and their application in assignments and teaching sessions. Provided are some key learning points and strategies that we could implement to strengthen our degree programme
Correction to: Safety of Bariatric Surgery in ≥ 65-Year-Old Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Full text linkTrialling the efficacy of a technological visuo-cognitive training program as a compensatory tool for visual rehabilitation after stroke: A pilot study
Full text linkVisual impairments are common post-stroke and can lead to diminished functioning and difficulty accomplishing everyday tasks, such as reading and navigating unfamiliar environments independently. This pilot study investigates the usability, acceptability and preliminary efficacy of technological visuo-cognitive training (TVT) using the Senaptec Sensory Station for stroke survivors with visual field loss. Ten stroke survivors (8 males, 2 females; 43–79 years old; Mage = 65, SDage = 11.03) with a non-progressive visual field defect underwent TVT comprising baseline assessment, five 30-minute training sessions over 2–3 weeks, and post-intervention assessment. Measures of visual cognition, patient-reported outcomes, usability, and acceptability were assessed pre- and post-intervention, supplemented by qualitative interviews. Participants demonstrated meaningful gains in several aspects of visual search and functional vision. Reaction times on target capture tasks improved significantly, mirrored by more efficient performance on the Bell’s Test. These behavioural changes aligned with reductions in reported visual difficulties and fatigue, both showing large effect sizes. Across sessions, participants also showed improvement in hand–eye coordination and visuomotor integration. Engagement with the system was high: perceived competence increased and usability ratings were excellent. Qualitative accounts contextualised these findings, describing enjoyment of the technology, occasional challenges related to adaptive difficulty or physical limitations, and perceived benefits such as greater awareness of visual scanning strategies in daily life. Notably, several sensory measures (e.g., visual clarity, contrast sensitivity, depth perception) remained unchanged, indicating that improvements were domain-specific rather than global. Overall, TVT demonstrated acceptability with selective improvements in visual search function and vision-related quality of life. Larger randomised controlled trials are needed to determine efficacy and comparative effectiveness against standard rehabilitation approaches
Harold Arundel Moody (1882–1947)
No full textHarold Arundel Moody was a Jamaican-born physician and one of Britain’s most influential early civil rights activists. After facing racial discrimination that barred him from hospital work, he established a medical practice in South London and turned his experiences into organised resistance. In 1931, he founded the League of Coloured Peoples, campaigning against racism in employment, housing, education, and immigration law. Moody worked tirelessly to challenge colonial injustice and support Black and Asian communities in Britain. Despite his impact, his contributions have been marginalised in British history. Remembering Moody exposes how racial justice movements have long shaped Britain’s social and political life
Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Hybrid Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for Colorectal Neoplasia: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis
Full text linkBackground: Hybrid endoscopic submucosal dissection (h‐ESD) has emerged as a modified approach to overcome the technical challenges associated with conventional ESD (c‐ESD). However, evidence comparing their safety and efficacy in colorectal neoplasia remains limited. Methods: A comprehensive search was conducted in PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Embase up to April 2025 for randomized and propensity‐matched studies comparing h‐ESD with c‐ESD for colorectal neoplasia. The primary outcome was en bloc resection, with secondary outcomes including procedure time, adverse events, bleeding, and perforation. Data synthesis was performed using a random‐effects model in RevMan. Results: Five studies (three RCTs and two propensity‐matched cohorts) involving 1047 participants were included. The pooled analysis demonstrated no significant differences in en bloc resection rates (OR = 0.64, 95% CI = 0.26–1.56; p = 0.33; I2 = 69%) or R0 resection rates (OR = 0.70, 95% CI = 0.44–1.11; p = 0.13; I2 = 24%). h‐ESD was associated with significantly shorter procedure duration (WMD = −10.65 min, 95% CI: −14.90 to −6.39; p < 0.01; I2 = 5%). No significant differences were observed for overall adverse events (OR = 1.14, 95% CI: 0.70–1.84), bleeding episodes (OR = 1.28, 95% CI: 0.45–3.65), or bowel perforation (OR = 0.97, 95% CI: 0.54–1.73). Conclusion: Hybrid ESD demonstrated equivalent safety and efficacy to c‐ESD for colorectal neoplasia, with the added advantage of significantly shorter procedure times. Further high‐quality RCTs are needed to validate its role in clinical practice
Formation of lauoho o Pele (Pele’s hair) by extreme stretching of bubbly magma
No full textLauoho o Pele (often called Pele’s hair) is a common product of basaltic volcanism, produced during Hawaiian lava fountaining, gas jetting, and on the surface of flowing lava. The morphology—long thin strands of glass—indicates that these strands are formed through stretching of filaments of melt. The prevailing model is that they are formed by the action of jets of volcanic gas that “spin out” threads of melt, which quench as hairs. However, this mechanism does not explain the formation of lauoho o Pele on lava flows and lava lakes, or the occurrence of “hanks” of lauoho o Pele—bundles of hundreds to thousands of near-identical aligned strands. We propose and test an alternative mechanism: that lauoho o Pele can be formed by the extreme stretching of parcels of bubbly magma. We created pucks of synthetic bubbly magma using techniques derived from artistic hot-glass working, which we then stretched mechanically. This process produces bundles of filaments, similar to lauoho o Pele, via the stretching of the plateau borders where three bubbles meet; the number of filaments is determined by the abundance of bubbles in the molten glass. We find that lauoho o Pele forms at high vesicularity in our experiments, which is consistent with the interiors of high Hawaiian lava fountains, and the surfaces of lava lakes, and proximal and intubated lava flows
Evaluating the feasibility and scalability of longitudinal placements for undergraduate pharmacy students in primary care
Full text linkIntroduction: To align with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) standards for the initial education and training of pharmacists and enhance
clinical readiness, UK undergraduate pharmacy education must provide meaningful experiential learning. This study explores the feasibility, sustainability, and scalability of longitudinal placements for final-year undergraduate pharmacy students in primary care.
Methods: Ten primary care centres hosted 115 students for one day per week on alternate weeks for 20 weeks. Students engaged in clinical audits,
physical assessments, and interdisciplinary shadowing, supervised by clinical link tutors. Placement site experiences were explored through semi�structured interviews. Student experiences were evaluated using the Placement Evaluation Tool (PET).
Results: Four themes emerged from the qualitative data: placement structure and feasibility, student support and learning environment, student
experience and development and service and patient impact. Sites valued the placement model but raised concerns about clinical workload, physical
space, and funding. The clinical link tutor role was essential to success. Students showed increased confidence and clinical engagement, though
readiness for independent practice and integration into multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) were limited. PET responses (n = 103, 90% response rate)
indicated high student satisfaction (mean overall satisfaction score = 8.26/10 ± SD 1.79 on a 10-point scale).
Discussion: Findings align with international literature advocating longitudinal placements as a means of enhancing clinical preparedness. However,
this study highlights systemic barriers to sustainability, including placement funding and infrastructure. Limitations include potential bias from
selective site participation, single-institution scope, and reliance on self-reported student data. Broader adoption will require investment in su�pervision models, MDT training, and resource planning to support scalable
Domesticating the UK 's Hostile Environment: Forced Migrants' Lived Experiences of Making ‘Home'
Full text linkIn this paper, we analyse the lived experiences of forced migrants in dispersal accommodation in the UK, contributing to understandings of the policies and politics of the hostile environment immigration regime in relation to the domestic sphere. More specifically, our research addresses the relative dearth of work exploring the intimate lived experiences of forced migrants by considering how the asylum regime shapes understandings of home and constrains processes of homemaking. We examine how material and social aspects of dispersal accommodation work to limit forced migrants' sense of home. We show how ‘out of place’ materialities, such as leaks, damp and infestations of insects, alongside broken and absent material fittings, such as decaying and missing furniture, undermine the making of a safe and comfortable home. We also illustrate how social relations within and around dispersal accommodation, including relationships and encounters with neighbours and flatmates, can undermine one's sense of home and belonging. By illustrating the interconnections of the material and social, we contribute to understandings of forced migrants' experiences of housing that are constituted through an assemblage of people, objects, relations, emotions and broader political policies. Whilst forced migrants respond to precarious housing through diverse coping strategies, this paper shows that within the context of a hostile UK asylum and migration system, the ability to make home is highly constrained
New Perspectives on Global Gender-Based Violence: Digital, Institutional, and Inter-Personal Harms
No full textIn this co edited collection the authors bring a lens to the diversity of gender-based violence and harms presenting chapters which offer varying perspectives that expand current scholarship in an international context. The collection has 12 contributions by authors from seven different countries. While the editors hoped for a more global contribution all chapter’s present data that lends itself to global consideration. This book highlights the pervasiveness of gender-based harms in a variety of contexts, including behaviours and actions which are not readily understood as violence but are experienced as inherently harmful. The book does not intend to be a comprehensive treatment of gender-based violence, rather each chapter provides a nuanced snapshot of a topic less frequently covered in more general texts. This will allow students, academics and practitioners from multiple disciplines to expand their understanding of the prevalence and diversity of gender-based harm in one key text