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What is technology?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is technology?

...innovating, managing, manufacturing, modelling, and systems thinking. But technology also gives us various products which can be used for good or ill or where the benefits are disputed and similarly the processes involved in producing and using technology means that we should all take an interest in whether it provides us and everyone else with a sustainable future....
5 tips on financially thriving
Money & Business

5 tips on financially thriving

...taught how to calculate and solve equations but we are not necessarily taught how to manage our moeny. Most adults have never had credit ratings, mortgages or interest rates explained to them but it's never too late to learn anything. Below are some of the free courses and articles to help you continue your journey. Start your financial learning journey on OpenLearn...
Milton Keynes: energy capital of the UK?
Nature & Environment

Milton Keynes: energy capital of the UK?

...management. Jake had become very concerned about UK energy policy. This was a time when North Sea oil and gas were coming on stream and there was a rose-tinted optimism about the future of nuclear power. How about just using less energy? He set out his views in his 1975 book ‘Fuels Paradise’. At the OU Jake set up an Energy Research Group (ERG), mainly consisting of...
5 tried-and-tested study tips for dyslexic students
Education & Development

5 tried-and-tested study tips for dyslexic students

...manageable chunks. One technique for this is the pomodoro technique. This involves working in 25-minute bursts with 5-minute breaks. You don’t have to use these timings: adapt it for what works for you. There are even apps that can help. 5 Use the support on offer [Male student in headphones making video call using laptop] It can be all too easy to try and find all the...
What is openwashing - and how can you avoid it?
Digital & Computing

What is openwashing - and how can you avoid it?

...managing and transferring intellectual property portfolios, again most often tailored for working in a world of proprietary software. Within these practices are terms and concepts most purchasing agents, directors of procurement, contract managers, lawyers, etc. understand, and in fact, expect. Open source software often pushes the limits of these folks, their...
Methods in Motion: Remaking self-help
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Remaking self-help

...manages to reach a lot of people. In terms of method, I would argue that exploring new formats for conducting and disseminating research can prompt us to ask questions - and allow us to find answers or address groups – that we could not envisage incorporating into traditional formats of investigation. My project is to produce self-help with a difference. A lot of...
Why is childbirth a medical procedure?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is childbirth a medical procedure?

...managed within a medical model of childbirth. Reactions to medicalised birth Reactions to the medicalisation of birth have been various. For some women, the technology and surveillance that is brought to bear on the birthing body is welcomed as a comforting presence to help ensure that the baby remains safe and well. Whilst it is vital that we recognise this, it is worth...
What does it mean to be trauma informed in practice?
Society, Politics & Law

What does it mean to be trauma informed in practice?

...Informed Plymouth Network (no date) ‘Envisioning Plymouth as a Trauma Informed City’. Available at: https://traumainformedplymouth.org/key-documents/ Watson, L. and Andrews, L. (2018) ‘The Effect of Trauma Risk Management (TRiM) Program on Stigma and the Barriers to Help-Seeking in the Police’, International Journal of Stress Management, 24(4), pp. 348–56....