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Career development for an ailing services superpower (2024)
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Robertson, P. (2024). Career development for an ailing services superpower. [Blog]

This article summarises recent assessments of the UK economy, and suggests how career development services can make a contribution to economic recovery.

Karriererettleiing og livskvalitet (2024)
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Robertson, P. (2024). Karriererettleiing og livskvalitet. [Podcast]

This podcast contains an interview in which Prof Pete Robertson discusses the links between mental health, work and learning. It explores the role for career guidance practitioners in supporting mental well-being and how career development can be se... Read More about Karriererettleiing og livskvalitet.

Scotland's Prison Population (SCCJR Learning Resource accompanying video) (2023)
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Anderson, K. (2023). Scotland's Prison Population (SCCJR Learning Resource accompanying video). [Video]

This video accompanies a learning resource titled 'Scotland's Prison Population', as part of the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research's learning resource suite for Modern Studies learners and teachers in Scotland.

What is crime? (SCCJR Learning Resource accompanying video) (2023)
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Soliman, F. (2023). What is crime? (SCCJR Learning Resource accompanying video). [Video]

This video is part of the SCCJR Learning Resources for Schools which has been created especially for Modern Studies learners. The briefings reflect some of the most popular topics that previous learners have decided to write about in their assignment... Read More about What is crime? (SCCJR Learning Resource accompanying video).

Ask the Criminologists: Webinar for Modern Studies teachers (2023)
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Mabon, K., Gumulinska, I., Clayton, E., Morrison, K., Graham, H., & Foster (PI), R. (2023). Ask the Criminologists: Webinar for Modern Studies teachers. [YouTube video]

Webinar content prepared and recorded by our SCCJR project team for Modern Studies teachers in Scotland. We invited questions from Modern Studies teachers across Scotland and answered them, alongside questions ‘from the floor’ in this live webinar. T... Read More about Ask the Criminologists: Webinar for Modern Studies teachers.

The Career Information Podcast (2023)
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(2023). The Career Information Podcast. [Podcast]

This series of podcasts explores the topic of career information. It is the product of a collaboration between staff and students in the School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment (SCEBE) and the School of Applied Sciences (SAS).... Read More about The Career Information Podcast.

YouTube: Modern Studies learners webinar (2023)
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Mabon, K., Gumulinska, I., Clayton, E., Morrison, K., Graham, H., & Foster, R. (2023). YouTube: Modern Studies learners webinar. [YouTube video]

Webinar content prepared and recorded by our SCCJR project team for Modern Studies learners in Scotland. We invited questions from Modern Studies learners across Scotland and answered them in this pre-recorded webinar.

Into the Planthroposcene - together with the photosynthetic ones (2023)
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Carabelli, G., & Maclean, G. (2023). Into the Planthroposcene - together with the photosynthetic ones. [Video]

How present are plants in your life? Do you notice them, or consider them part of the background? This video explores the relationships we have with the photosynthetic ones - those beings thanks to whom we can breathe, and thus be alive. By learning... Read More about Into the Planthroposcene - together with the photosynthetic ones.

Career guidance and meritocracy: A match made in heaven? (2023)
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Robertson, P. (2023). Career guidance and meritocracy: A match made in heaven?. [Blog]

This blog post explores how meritocratic ideologies may create inequalities, and present problems for career guidance practice.

Job Centres are the front line for mental health services: We need to prevent people from becoming patients in the first place (2023)
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Coutts, A. P., Robertson, P., & Parsons, H. (2023). Job Centres are the front line for mental health services: We need to prevent people from becoming patients in the first place. [The New Statesman [online magazine, UK edition]]

This article does not have an abstract. It addresses the potential for front line services, such as Job Centres, to play a role in public mental health.

Thoughts on Professionalism: A reaction to the recent Phoenix special issue (2022)
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Robertson, P. (2022). Thoughts on Professionalism: A reaction to the recent Phoenix special issue. [online magazine]

Professor Pete Robertson, Edinburgh Napier University, responds to the recent issue of Phoenix which focused on professionalism. He asks whether career development in HE is a separate profession or part of a wider careers profession. Exploring som... Read More about Thoughts on Professionalism: A reaction to the recent Phoenix special issue.

Book Review: Power, Politics and the Law by Githu Muigai (2022)
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Wairuri, K. (2022). Book Review: Power, Politics and the Law by Githu Muigai. [https://www.theelephant.info/long-reads/2022/11/14/book-review-power-politics-and-the-law-by-githu-muigai/]

Prof Githu Muigai book, whose full title is Power, Politics and Law: Dynamics of constitutional change in Kenya, 1887- 2022 delves into the history of constitutional change from the colonial era to the present day, and will be found helpful by those... Read More about Book Review: Power, Politics and the Law by Githu Muigai.

Using immersive tech to enrich healthcare education (2022)
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McKenzie, C., Skinner, J., & Poole, A. Using immersive tech to enrich healthcare education. [Article]

As virtual reality technology has become more affordable and user friendly, it opens opportunities to enhance teaching of clinical skills. Here’s how one team brings VR into the classroom