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Why pulling out of the EU won't give Britain complete control over its affairs
Society, Politics & Law

Why pulling out of the EU won't give Britain complete control over its affairs

...research funding streams. The European Commission also announced it would review its relations with Switzerland. For obvious reasons, Brexit advocates have not explained any of these scenarios to British voters. All these undignified bits tend to be left out. But it really is time for Brexit backers to admit that the alternatives to EU full membership do not imply freedom...
Free online courses for refugees
Society, Politics & Law

Free online courses for refugees

...Aid Southall Black Sisters Women for Refugee Women More from The Open University Advocacy and research COVID-19 Chronicles from the Margins (2020) The Refugees’ Educational Resources (RefER) project report (November 2018) Year of Mygration (2018) More resources [Graffiti of eyes on a wall in Lesvos, Greece] Click on the banner to view other Refugee Week materials...
Nine top tips on talking about sex… for young people with a life-limiting or life-threatening condition
Health, Sports & Psychology

Nine top tips on talking about sex… for young people with a life-limiting or life-threatening condition

...research and be prepared to be assertive about your right to explore sex, sexuality, intimacy and relationships. 8: Be you [Disability Pride ] You are you, a unique individual. You need to ensure you are comfortable with who you are and are able to advocate and be assertive around your needs, and your rights. This is especially true if you identify as LGBTQ+ and may...
The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Renewable Energy
Money & Business

The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Renewable Energy

...research into innovation and technology as well as build infrastructure. To this end, while market based policies such as carbon trading my reduce carbon emissions, massive government intervention is needed to positively fight climate change. Naomi Oreskes examines this issue in her article “Without Government, the Marketplace Will Not Solve Climate Change”. Is...
Investigating environmental futures through speculative design
Society, Politics & Law

Investigating environmental futures through speculative design

...research that draws on design and geography to enquire into environmental futures. Such ‘thinking through making’ can be demanding, because the method of finding out about a thing, the thing itself and the concepts employed to interpret the thing emerge at the same time. This introduces a strong sense of fragility and unpredictability into the process, but also...
Understanding interstrand crosslink repair in Drosophila
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding interstrand crosslink repair in Drosophila

...research into ICL repair mechanism enhances the understanding of cancer therapies that rely on ICL induction, such as genotoxic chemotherapy where ICL induction is used to kill highly proliferative cancer cells and could provide novel insights into drug resistance. Alternatively WRN and EXDL2 inhibitor can be explored as a possible therapeutic agents, resulting in a...
What is Religion - and the Growth of Religious Toleration
History & The Arts

What is Religion - and the Growth of Religious Toleration

...Research the relationship between religion and the state in some other countries with very different cultures than your own, for example you might want to consider Malaysia, India, Japan. Contemporary scholars often use metaphors to describe religion – for an example of this, you may want to read the article "Metaphor and Religion" by Paul-François Tremlett. How does...
Butterflies tell us more than you might think about our natural world
Nature & Environment

Butterflies tell us more than you might think about our natural world

...research on butterfly conservation at The Open University but there are things you can do in your own garden to provide food and shelter for butterflies at all stages of their life cycles. There are also charities doing great work that we scientists find absolutely essential, using data collected by anyone – perhaps even you! If you are interested, check out the...