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Question Bridge
Society, Politics & Law

Question Bridge

...by artists and cultural organisations and encourages people to participate through an online platform and special events. Question Bridge is local and national in orientation and concerned with anti-discrimination, equality and social justice, education, research, knowledge production and information access and media democratisation. It began in 1996 and is ongoing....
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Article 5 mins
Pay attention to equal pay: the EIS and Equal Pay Day 2022
Society, Politics & Law

Pay attention to equal pay: the EIS and Equal Pay Day 2022

...Social Sciences courses. 20th November 2022 marked UK Equal Pay Day. The EIS film highlights the prevalent undervaluing of professions where women represent the majority of the workforce. This includes teaching (compared to other graduate professions) and the disproportionate impact of the cost-of-living crisis on women across key areas of the public sector (Engender,...
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Article 5 mins
Changemakers
Society, Politics & Law

Changemakers

...to make a difference by teaching you how to make political and social change. Learn about devolution and connections between the UK and Wales. Find out which institutions are responsible for issues you care about. Explore the Changemakers website [AC Collection] This resource is part of the Active Citizenship in Wales collection. Discover more on the collection homepage....
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Activity 30 mins
Radiotherapy and its Physics
Science, Maths & Technology

Radiotherapy and its Physics

...ionising radiation on biological tissues. By the end of the course, your understanding of these topics will enable you to discuss confidently the ethical, social and financial constraints in delivering radiotherapy. This material is taken from The Open University course S819 Radiotherapy and its physics... Radiotherapy and its Physics A short introduction to this album....
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Audio 1 hr 20 mins
Eating for the environment
Nature & Environment

Eating for the environment

...social factors (Mintz and Du Bois, 2002). These factors add other dimensions to food security. To fulfil these dimensions, emphasis on production alone is not sufficient. In Activity 2, you will get a sense of the diversity of diets, dietary choices and preferences around the world. Activity 2 Dinner plates around the world Timing: Allow around 1 hour This activity asks...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Little white lies: Whiteness, reflexivity, race and criminology
Education & Development

Little white lies: Whiteness, reflexivity, race and criminology

...social constructionism did not reverse the historical momentum of race because it has never been primarily propelled by scientific justifications.From Australia to the United States White men talked (and wrote) at great length and with great conviction, about themselves as a race, as ‘white men’ building countries for other ‘white men’ (Lake and Reynolds, 2008)....
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Video 30 mins
How teams work
Money & Business

How teams work

...interaction of people and technology is highlighted...This free course, How teams work, provides an introduction to working in virtual project teams by explaining terms and concepts related to teams and to projects. The complexity of the interaction of people and technology is highlighted....How teams work: Introduction - In this course we shall explore some of the...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
What happens to you when you read?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What happens to you when you read?

...social interactions, but when we read books, we have an additional advantage that we don’t have in the real social world. In fiction we often get access to the characters’ inner thoughts and motivations, helpfully written out by the author, in a way that we cannot so easily achieve in real life, unless we know a person very well. This additional information given to...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs