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Opening the wardrobe
Money & Business

Opening the wardrobe

...practitioners and other sustainability experts. The hope is to discover how understanding more about clothing ownership can provide clues about how this behaviour can be changed. *correct at time of publication in August 2013 If you would like to contribute an expert blog, we would love to hear from you. Please contact either Sally Dibb or Helen Roby for further details....
Mo Vernon On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Society, Politics & Law

Mo Vernon On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...Public and Private sectors. She has used creative management and systems thinking ideas and approaches in a range of organisations to improve and develop their performance. She currently teaches on the OU STiP modules. Mo enjoys walking (her three dogs), is keen gardener (okay she potters in the garden ….. okay to be honest she sits in the sun with a glass of something...
Secret or sharing? Play our Privacy Game
Digital & Computing

Secret or sharing? Play our Privacy Game

...public service announcement and take the test to see whether you're a model internet icon or an outrageous over-sharer. Play our Privacy game The game below was originally produced in 2012, and is retained here for archive purposes. For a more up to date exploration of a similar topic, try The Ministry of Sharing. Have you ever thought about what your personal information...
Participant voices & interactions Beyond The Babble
Society, Politics & Law

Participant voices & interactions Beyond The Babble

...public discussion to reflect on the capacity that sonic art and digital storytelling may have for contextualing stories of identity and belonging. Participants who took part in the installation also offered their views about and the ways in which perspectives can be enriched if we escape our own 'personal babble' fed by social media and news agendas, and focus on...
The Philosophy of Love
History & The Arts

The Philosophy of Love

...public declarations of love can cause us to reflect on love and partnership – and on 29th April 2011 when Prince William and Kate Middleton tied the knot, the royal couple took a vow that declared a commitment to love and cherish ‘til death do us part’. But what is ‘love’? What is it that makes us fall in love with someone and can we put a meaning on it? We’ve...
Water Treatment
Science, Maths & Technology

Water Treatment

...Public The value of consistent, timely communication through the media when taking action in a time of drought Is Recycling Water Good? People on the streets of Essex tell us what they think. The panel outline what we can do to help ourselves. Fresh Water Filtration The multi-stage treatment process river water goes through before it comes out of our taps. Waste Water...
Can you put a figure on the humanitarian crisis?
Society, Politics & Law

Can you put a figure on the humanitarian crisis?

...public may be pleased to hear his big numbers but no mention was made of what will actually happen when these 20,000 people arrive in the UK. A truly comprehensive approach would include specifics on the conditions of their reception and a plan for how they would be helped to integrate into their new homes. A lot more needs to be done to raise standards and improve the...
Witnessing war through a smartphone lens
Society, Politics & Law

Witnessing war through a smartphone lens

...public debate and help trigger political change – as was the case with the Arab Spring...One image of a Syrian child refugee, Alan Kurdi, lying drowned on a Greek beach arguably changed the European migration debate in 2015. Transcript Smartphone cameras have democratised photography. Wherever there are protests, conflicts and wars, the smartphone camera has become...