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PodMag November 2016
Society, Politics & Law

PodMag November 2016

...Social Sciences and Arts (FASS) at The Open University...In this edition of the PodMag, we are introduced to three members of the Religious Studies Department who talk about three different religious festivals which occur around this time of year – Halloween, Diwali and Christmas. Karen interviews Professor Graham Harvey, Head of Religious Studies, Professor Gwilym...
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Exploring health: is your lifestyle really to blame?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring health: is your lifestyle really to blame?

...social, economic, cultural and political dimensions – influence a person's health...This free course, Exploring health: is your lifestyle really to blame?, explores the extent to which a person's 'lifestyle' impacts on their health and wellbeing. It also examines how non-lifestyle related factors – in particular social, economic, cultural and political dimensions –...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
The Rise of Museums
History & The Arts

The Rise of Museums

...social order. It was this age of connoisseurship and stability that the founder of the British Museum, Hans Sloane was born into in 1660. As a child he was a keen observer of nature and in later years recalled how the study of plants and 'other parts of Nature much pleased him'. He studied medicine in France and at the age of thirty five set up practice in Bloomsbury...
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Chinese education: How do things work?
Society, Politics & Law

Chinese education: How do things work?

...social status and the vast majority of parents have high expectations for the educational achievements of their children. This, together with the introduction of the one child policy, leads to parents making great sacrifices in order to ensure that their children receives the best possible education. Parents - and entire families - place their hopes in the educational...
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Women and Workplace Struggles: Scotland 1900-2022
Society, Politics & Law

Women and Workplace Struggles: Scotland 1900-2022

...Social Sciences at The Open University in Scotland, and Scottish Union Learning, part of the Scottish Trade Union Congress. Work on this project commenced in 2021 and the primary aim of the collection was to contribute towards filling the gap in the recorded history of women’s role in workplace struggles in Scotland over the past 120 years or so. Important...
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Addressing ethical issues in your research proposal
Education & Development

Addressing ethical issues in your research proposal

...social care authorities, academic publications, Research Ethics Committees and research organisations provide a range of ethical guidance and resources. International codes such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights underpin ethical frameworks (United Nations, 1948). You may be aware of key legislation in your own country or the country where you plan to undertake...
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Are you a design creative?
Science, Maths & Technology

Are you a design creative?

...increased recognition that design is a creative, social and ecological practice that can be applied to address societal challenges by creating ecosystems of commodities but also other assets such as natural resources, social connections, socio-technical infrastructures or ventures. Creating these ecosystems, infrastructures or ventures requires new disciplinary knowledge....
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David Bowie faces the last taboo
History & The Arts

David Bowie faces the last taboo

...social history in ways we perhaps cannot yet fully understand. I have always been struck by Bowie’s bravery, his refusal to be bound by the conventions of his time. Watching the video for Lazarus, it is clear he was prepared to push those boundaries until the very end. For a musician whose work has always been so consciously and brilliantly visual, it was a courageous...
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