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Hallowain't III: Woodfrogs
Nature & Environment

Hallowain't III: Woodfrogs

...researchers used super glue to attach small radio transmitters about the size of a nickel to the backs of 16 frogs over two years. The radio transmitters allowed the researchers to see where the frogs made their hibernacula -- divots in the leaf litter near a lake or pond, where they planned to spend the winter. Once the frogs were settled, the researchers placed little...
The how and why of podcasting: connection, creation and conversation!
Education & Development

The how and why of podcasting: connection, creation and conversation!

...research backed examples, with audience reach, that relate to contemporary issues. In short, podcasts help us to think more deeply. Podcasts are a series of online digital audio recordings that can be downloaded and listened to on various devices. They can sound, and feel, like a radio show on a topic or issue that really matters to your audience. Let’s take a look at...
How do natural disasters affect mental health?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How do natural disasters affect mental health?

...researchers admitted that much is still unknown about the consequences of disasters on long-term behavioural health. In Puerto Rico, most of the islanders were unable to evacuate and so weathered the full trauma of the storm. Some were isolated and without assistance for days or weeks afterwards. In the following months, many faced hardships such as bereavements, loss of...
The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Financial Engineering
Money & Business

The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Financial Engineering

...research – whose gains, as well as the time it takes to achieve them, cannot be easily predicted. Recently, however, scholars have been theorizing the ways financial engineering techniques can be use to positively fund such important scientific research. Kevin Davis investigates this development in his article “Superfunds: an investment vehicle for scientific...
Getting started with Spanish 1
Languages

Getting started with Spanish 1

...research. What makes the Open Centre different? The OU is the leader in online learning and teaching with a heritage of more than 50 years helping students achieve their learning ambitions. The short courses are underpinned by academic rigour and designed by native speakers experienced in producing engaging materials for online learning of languages and cultures. The...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Why is the Conservative manifesto the mark of a brave Prime Minister?
Society, Politics & Law

Why is the Conservative manifesto the mark of a brave Prime Minister?

...children and Syrian refugee children.] During her trip to Jordan, Prime Minister Theresa May visited Al-Zahra School, a school that integrates Jordanian children and Syrian refugee children. With Theresa May’s campaign visits being described by one journalist this week as “familiar neuron crushing dullness”, we shouldn’t have been expecting too much excitement...
Teachers sharing resources online
Education & Development

Teachers sharing resources online

...children as well. It’s something that I wouldn’t thought of if I hadn’t have come across that resource on TES. As a professional you’ve got to be time efficient and you’ve got to be a lifelong learner yourself as well. Part of this as a teacher is utilising the skills of other people. It can be done by observing more experienced teachers’, asking subject...
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Embodied Intersectionality and British South Asian Muslim Women
Society, Politics & Law

Embodied Intersectionality and British South Asian Muslim Women

...research which looks into embodied intersectionality across everyday spaces of home, work and public spaces for British South Asian (BSA) Muslim women. What do we mean by embodied and intersectionality, and why might these be useful concepts to think about when we study the experiences of ethnic minority communities? Embodied differences Let’s start with embodied or...