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Milton Keynes: energy capital of the UK?
Nature & Environment

Milton Keynes: energy capital of the UK?

...Research Group (ERG), mainly consisting of new PhD students. Through the 1970s and 1980s Jake and members of ERG worked with MKDC on a range of projects, such as: Analysing the performance of an active solar house (with thermal solar panels) Helping design and monitor nearly 200 low energy passive solar houses (where the solar gains come in through south-facing windows)...
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Rastafari in Israel
History & The Arts

Rastafari in Israel

...research on diasporic and transnational contexts of Rastafari in this article...My doctoral research focuses on diasporic and transnational contexts of Rastafari. I am interested in de-essentialising Rastafari, and over the next year or so I will be conducting fieldwork in Rome and London with different Rasta communities and groups. I see my approach as one that focuses...
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Coronavirus: Dealing with Death, Dying and Grief
Health, Sports & Psychology

Coronavirus: Dealing with Death, Dying and Grief

...How do you tell someone that they're dying? And how will they respond to the news? Did you know death, dying and bereavement has been a major research and teaching theme at the OU for over twenty years? Find out more on our research page. We have curated a collection of free learning content from OpenLearn to open up the subject. Take a look at the extra resources below....
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Badges come to OpenLearn
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Badges come to OpenLearn

...research into Open Educational Resources (OER) with badged open courses (BOCs). These have been developed in response to the needs of informal learners who are seeking access to study skills and to have their learning recognised. Badged open courses FAQ Why study free courses with OpenLearn? 'We have listened to the changing needs and requirements of our informal learners...
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Jury Hub Conversation: Lee Curley, Dr Itiel Dror
Society, Politics & Law

Jury Hub Conversation: Lee Curley, Dr Itiel Dror

...research, published in over 150 research articles, cited over 11,000 times (source: Google Scholar), demonstrates human vulnerabilities in expert decision making. He has worked in a variety of domains, from policing and aviation to medical experts and bankers, showing that cognitive and human factors impact even hard working, dedicated and competent experts. In the...
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A Black feminist approach to explore the policing of Black youth
Society, Politics & Law

A Black feminist approach to explore the policing of Black youth

...children were most certainly going to be subject to racism at points in their lives, as I, my friends and family members had been. Now a Baroness, Doreen Lawrence (Stephen’s mother) spoke about how, even though she experienced extreme anger on many occasions, she felt she could not outwardly show this emotion, especially to the white media. It can be argued that, in her...
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Spectre and Meltdown: What do you need to know about the chip security flaws?
Digital & Computing

Spectre and Meltdown: What do you need to know about the chip security flaws?

...Researchers have identified a security flaw in the computer processors made by three of the world’s biggest chip designers, Intel, AMD and ARM, and a second flaw in Intel chips. This means that almost every smartphone, tablet, laptop and business computer in the world could be vulnerable to having sensitive data including passwords stolen. The cloud servers that store...
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Retrofitting older buildings to help mitigate the climate emergency
Nature & Environment

Retrofitting older buildings to help mitigate the climate emergency

...research I had always planned to become a historian/archaeologist. However, as part of my degree with The Open University, I did modules on the challenges of climate change and the need to take action in all sectors, including for buildings. I, therefore, decided that I wanted to do a PhD on a topic that had direct practical relevance to the climate crisis, in the hope...
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