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Europa’s icy shell
Science, Maths & Technology

Europa’s icy shell

...research. Interestingly, the moon has a notable lack of craters and mountains, suggesting the surface is quite young and is regularly changing, similar to Earth’s surface with its tectonic plates. Other ‘geological’ features include ridges (1–2 km wide) extending across Europa’s surface, evidence of sub-surface material forcing its way to the surface. There are...
Social mobility isn’t just about 18-year-olds: adults need life chances too
Society, Politics & Law

Social mobility isn’t just about 18-year-olds: adults need life chances too

...research suggests the key disadvantaged group on which universities could have a quicker, and more transformative impact, are mature learners who are limited by personal circumstances to part-time study. These part-time students include everybody from adults who missed out at 18 and aspire for a second chance while working and learners with low or alternative entry...
Why do call centre staff use your name all the time, Chris?
Money & Business

Why do call centre staff use your name all the time, Chris?

...researchers because of data protection acts and commercial sensitivities. A statistical analysis found that despite agents being trained in and encouraged to use a range of different linguistic strategies to create rapport with the customer, one particular way was clearly preferred over others: using the customer’s name. In one call, an agent used the customer’s name...
Drugs and the law: Legal highs
Society, Politics & Law

Drugs and the law: Legal highs

...research has indicated that there has been a significant negative impact on the homeless community. This has led the government to take action to criminalise the possession and supply of legal highs last year, but there remains an interesting debate regarding whether prohibition is the best way to tackle the misuse of drugs. This brief article gives an overview of the law...
Why do a project as part of your study?
Education & Development

Why do a project as part of your study?

...research, such as a PhD or EdD, is a really large project taking several years. It should make you an expert in your specialist area. In between these, there is often a project module taken in the final stages of an undergraduate degree. This might be referred to in some places as a ‘Final Year Project’, but at The Open University the timing is quite flexible. We...
Explore the range of migrant experiences: Play Uneven Journeys
Society, Politics & Law

Explore the range of migrant experiences: Play Uneven Journeys

...research into UK migration, citizenship and asylum policies and processes. It is also underpinned by extensive research into what Syrian asylum seekers’ journeys might look like – some of it secondary, from previously recorded interviews with Syrian asylum seekers, some of it primary, including conversations with individuals who facilitate asylum seekers’ journeys...
Veganuary: can it make a positive difference?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Veganuary: can it make a positive difference?

...research shows that over three-quarters of people in the UK have heard of Veganuary. But its rapid expansion may be surprising. The brainchild of its founders Jane Land and Matthew Glover, Veganuary began with just 3,300 sign-ups in 2014. Since then, it’s mushroomed (no pun intended!) to 1.8 million people being directly supported by Veganuary in 2024, and an estimated...
How should Rwanda remember the genocide?
History & The Arts

How should Rwanda remember the genocide?

...research shows that, although some survivors feel validated when former perpetrators join them at commemoration ceremonies, others fear that requiring former genocidaires to attend when they still don’t accept their guilt might result in a backlash. Some individuals attend kwibuka to support their neighbours but do not consider it their “own story.” Others consider...