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Have we got Wonga wrong? A defence of payday loans
Money & Business

Have we got Wonga wrong? A defence of payday loans

...Research, UK payday loan borrowers are most likely to be young adults with below average incomes, using payday loans with more savvy than is popularly depicted. In the UK, 67% have a household income of below £25,000 compared to the US where it is closer to 75%. Moreover, while payday borrowers in the US tend to be adults without bank accounts and with poor,...
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What are the secrets of enduring love?
Society, Politics & Law

What are the secrets of enduring love?

...research study with over five thousand people in long-term relationships. We wanted to find out what they were actually doing to make their relationships work, so that we could share their secrets with you. In this book we’ve brought together the findings of that study with what we know from other research on love, and from relationship therapy, to give you the low-down...
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Information blackout at the Council of Europe?
Nature & Environment

Information blackout at the Council of Europe?

...researchers for a single week only in May 2016). This reality was originally announced in 2014 owing to “temporary reduction in staff”, “valid until a return to full service is possible”. However, as with so many troubling developments, this quickly became permanent, with a bland statement on the website now stating that the “Information Life Cycle Division...
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How the ZX Spectrum and ZX81 shaped Frank Sidebottom
History & The Arts

How the ZX Spectrum and ZX81 shaped Frank Sidebottom

...Research Ltd. Their ZX81 was a silent, black-and-white machine. Just £70 when launched in 1981, 1.5m were sold, despite their meagre 1KB of default memory. But it was Sinclair’s follow-up computer, the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, that really made a splash. Launched 35 years ago, the company’s first colour micro eventually sold over 5m units worldwide. The rise of the...
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Using sources: Considering breadth as well as depth
Education & Development

Using sources: Considering breadth as well as depth

...research a part of your assignment so here again is an opportunity to think more expansively about your sources and how they can help bring to life your writing. Linking explicitly to a video or audio that you have recorded may not be technically possible within the assignment marking process, however you could take the opportunity to provide short but pithy extracts from...
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The monster has wings: Should we be worried about youth consumption of energy drinks?
Health, Sports & Psychology

The monster has wings: Should we be worried about youth consumption of energy drinks?

...Research also suggests that these drinks are more popular with boys and young men. What goes into energy drinks? Energy drinks are usually non-alcoholic and contain ingredients known to have stimulant properties. They are marketed as a way to relieve fatigue and improve performance: “Red Bull gives you wings”. They contain high levels of caffeine and sugar in...
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Millennial burnout: building resilience is no answer – we need to overhaul how we work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Millennial burnout: building resilience is no answer – we need to overhaul how we work

...research suggests there are generational differences. Specifically, millennials respond to emotional exhaustion (often the first stage of burnout) differently to baby boomers (people born between 1946 and 1964). When feeling emotionally exhausted, millennials are more likely to feel dissatisfied and want to leave their job than baby boomers. Burnout research shows that...
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Choosing a Cosmic Name
Science, Maths & Technology

Choosing a Cosmic Name

...research student Sam Jackson using images from the OU’s robotic telescope, PIRATE, part of the OpenScience observatories] Animated image of Asteroid 69423 Openuni, made by OU research student Sam Jackson using images from the OU's robotic telescope, PIRATE, part of the OpenScience observatories. Asteroid 69423 Openuni celebrates the 50th anniversary of the OU’s...
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