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How do I pitch an idea to a science editor?
Science, Maths & Technology

How do I pitch an idea to a science editor?

...communicating with them in a professional way. In this practical guide, we have compiled advice from six different science editors with extensive experience in commissioning pieces for a number of different outlets including Science, BBC Focus Magazine, New Scientist, the Mail and Guardian and SciDev.Net. Following the advice in this guide will increase the chances of...
Protest Banners: Oddfellows and Chartism
Society, Politics & Law

Protest Banners: Oddfellows and Chartism

...communities happens when people speak out and work together. That idea about change existed long before the Open University. But how was it transmitted? This banner, recently found in the village hall in Fringford, Oxfordshire, can be used to help us find out. This banner was made in the late nineteenth-century for a branch of a friendly society, a voluntary, mutual aid...
Stay in control and hide the fear: The psychology of skydivers and climbers
Health, Sports & Psychology

Stay in control and hide the fear: The psychology of skydivers and climbers

...community, so they were referred to as cowboys, they were referred to as being stupid, arrogant. Skydivers would refuse to jump with those people because they’ll see them as taking irresponsible risks. Laurie Taylor: So they might not even mix with them or hang out with them at all? James Hardie-Bick: Yeah. Well they certainly wouldn’t want them on their plane. Laurie...
How do children learn the concept of race?
Education & Development

How do children learn the concept of race?

...communities that aim to shape the beliefs, attitudes, and behaviours of children surrounding race. In their study titled ‘What should young Black children know about race?’, three American researchers explored the use of ERS across four themes: Cultural socialisation: the promotion of ethnic heritage with the intent to create cultural pride. Preparation for bias:...
Developing business ideas for drone technologies Badge icon
Money & Business

Developing business ideas for drone technologies

...communicate your business ideas to different stakeholders. Transcript This course is also available in the following offline Word formats: Dutch French German Greek Italian Lithuanian Spanish The development of this course was funded by the ICAERUS project. The ICAERUS project was funded by the EU under the Horizon Europe scheme Grant Agreement 101060643 and UK under...
Introduction to making political and social change
Society, Politics & Law

Introduction to making political and social change

...communicate effectively (Wood et al, 2018). An Introduction to Political and Social Change is a great place for potential changemakers to start...Introduction to making political and social change: 1.2 How to get started with making change - Change can be focused on: The political; for example, campaigning for a change of government or to change a policy. The social;...
Introducing key global development challenges
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing key global development challenges

...communities, and the relationships cultivated between countries. Transport of goods by sea and air enables exchange of goods between countries. However, it involves the heavy consumption of fossil fuel and contributes to pollution and climate change, processes whose impacts are felt around the world. The more you probe into the situation, the more apparent the...
An introduction to software development
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to software development

...communicate what is important, devoid of unnecessary detail, and to help developers deal with the complexity of the problem being investigated or the solution being developed. Modelling is used in other forms of design and engineering. For instance, architects develop different models of buildings – some addressing structures, others materials, others ergonomics, and so...