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Why grow a tree? Barriers and boosters for landowners to adopt agroforestry
Society, Politics & Law

Why grow a tree? Barriers and boosters for landowners to adopt agroforestry

...of the public. With an ethos of inclusivity and respect for diverse realms of economic expertise, the seminar series will bring together those working on current challenges across a broad range of research interests: Social Policy, Personal Finance, Innovation, Macroeconomics, Development Economics, Health, Inequality and Employment, Philosophy and History of Economics....
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What is it like to research death and loss?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is it like to research death and loss?

...work that they do, differences they’ve learned about, and what it is like when a death researcher experiences death in their personal life. The recording mentions several projects, online items, and publications – links to these can be found in the further resources below. Transcript. Further resources Centre for Open Thanatology on Bluesky:
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Welcome to the OpenLearn schools hub
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Welcome to the OpenLearn schools hub

...social media is a great way to demonstrate your learning and interest in a subject – think college and university applications and how independent, proven study in a subject could set you apart! All learners must be aged 13 or over in order to create an account with The Open University. There are no forums on OpenLearn courses but all learners with an account can do the...
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Get started with OpenLearn
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Get started with OpenLearn

...work, support your children with their schoolwork, looking for extra study materials as a student, or simply passionate about a subject, we are open to all. While you can access all OpenLearn material without creating an account, doing so enables you to enrol on courses, which means that you can save your progress and earn statements of participation and digital badges....
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Philosophy and the Human Situation
History & The Arts

Philosophy and the Human Situation

...work, The Social Contract Pro- and Anti-Regan Debate Rosalind Hursthouse and Derek Matravers cover, in the form of a debate, the Regan argument developed by Tom Regan, animal rights professor. Ethics, Animals, and the Environment Oxford University Philosophy Professor Roger Crisp discusses specific moral questions concerning ethics, animals and the environment Wonder...
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What is Indigenous Psychology?
Education & Development

What is Indigenous Psychology?

...social processes in a community context are identified as ‘local knowledge’. It is believed to facilitate social change and is an essential gatekeeper for empowering local communities. The process of internalizing local knowledge is manifested in our everyday life, for example, adherence to the local customs and celebration of localised practices. The ongoing local...
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Can the way research is reported play into sexist assumptions?
Society, Politics & Law

Can the way research is reported play into sexist assumptions?

...social sciences. Cliodhna O’Connor describes how traditional gender stereotypes are projected onto scientific information and its subsequent reporting. But the dynamics of online spaces have also facilitated more nuanced debate about the social implications of research, and its potential to perpetuate inequalities...“Brain Study Confirms Gender Stereotypes”, “Why...
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Homo Economicus, the East India Company and industrial espionage
Society, Politics & Law

Homo Economicus, the East India Company and industrial espionage

...work. I think the most pressing issue when we think of identity is economy because economy overrides everything else: race, class, gender, sexual identity all become secondary to capital. This issue is exemplified when it comes to the praxis of citizenship – the complex process whereby an individual is able to acquire citizenship in a precisely justified praxis, becomes...
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