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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?

...open-access journal PLOS ONE, tracked the journey of the PNAS research from its initial scientific publication, through a university-issued press release, into its reception in the traditional news media, online reader comments and blog entries. The analysis systematically documented how, over the course of mediated communication, traditional gender stereotypes are...
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The research and modelling of COVID-19
Science, Maths & Technology

The research and modelling of COVID-19

...Open University, interviews Dr Sayantan Banerjee, a statistician from IIM-Indore...[Photo of Sayantan Banerjee] Dr Sayantan Banerjee Dr. Sayantan Banerjee is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Operations Management & Quantitative Techniques Area at the Indian Institute of Management, Indore (IIM-Indore). He has a PhD in Statistics from North Carolina State...
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The Struggle For Pay Equality in Scotland’s Colleges
Society, Politics & Law

The Struggle For Pay Equality in Scotland’s Colleges

...Open University's Social Sciences courses Background The rather long-winded title for our union is Educational Institute of Scotland – Further Education Lecturers’ Association (EIS-FELA). Put more simply, we are the recognised union for college lecturers in Scotland. In May 2021 we won an important victory over the proposals for the replacement of lecturers by...
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Reparations for slavery in Barbados
Education & Development

Reparations for slavery in Barbados

...Open University, looks at slavery in Barbados and lays out the case for reparations for the state...Find out about The Open University's law courses. History The English discovery of Barbados occurred in 1625 and it was settled in 1627. I use ‘discover’ in the context of England discovering the island, as opposed to it being discovered as an island. Despite evidence...
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Coping on the Coast: moral economies and liminality at the heart of things that matter
Society, Politics & Law

Coping on the Coast: moral economies and liminality at the heart of things that matter

...Open University. This article is based on research conducted in 2012, the year she graduated from The Open University with her Doctorate in Geography. Dr Wadsley, along with Dr Duika Burges Watson (Newcastle University, formerly Durham) were joint-recipients of the RGS-IBG Neville Shulman Challenge Award for 'Hugging the Coast: an exploration by sea-kayak of liminal...
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Collaborative leadership in voluntary organisations
Money & Business

Collaborative leadership in voluntary organisations

...Open University's Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership (CVSL). The CVSL was established thanks to the generous support of Mr Anthony Nutt BA. Please take our survey about this course to give us feedback, inform future work, and have the (optional) opportunity to get more involved if you are interested. You do not need to have finished studying this course in order to...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Dan Rees - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Dan Rees - Earth in Vision

...opening up the BBC's archive could be, in particular when it comes to the future of crafting climate change messages...Dan Rees Dan has worked at the BBC Natural History Unit since 1997, producing, directing and filming across a wide range of genres, from pure animal behaviour to live and documentary. His credits as producer/director include the award-winning ‘On Thin...
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Health, Sports & Psychology

Forensic psychology

...sources for permission to reproduce material in this course: Images Figure 1 © The Open University/iStockphoto.com/Rich Legg Figure 3 © The Open University/iStockphoto.com/DTKUTOO/esp imaging Figure 6 © The Open University/iStockphoto.com/Rich Legg Figure 8 © The Open University/iStockphoto.com/jawphotos/uuurska Figure 9 © The Open...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs