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The Industrial Revolution and Time
History & The Arts

The Industrial Revolution and Time

...changed all that, in two essential ways. The first transformation occurred in how the passage of time was perceived. People began to behave and organise themselves in a new way. Second, and equally important, there was a revolution in the way in which clocks and watches were made. Ironically, although Great Britain was the home of the Industrial Revolution – it was the...
Rough sleepers in policy and practice: chaotic and off course, or misunderstood?
Society, Politics & Law

Rough sleepers in policy and practice: chaotic and off course, or misunderstood?

...change these plans with little or no warning: “It's a case of day by day now. That's literally all it is, is day by day. No-one can predict the future. No-one whatsoever. You can try but something'll come along and completely pull that all apart within seconds so it's day by day at the moment.” As Jane’s and Laura’s accounts both show, making long-term plans when...
The geology of Northern Ireland
Science, Maths & Technology

The geology of Northern Ireland

...climate and the thin soils on the uplands of Co. Fermanagh create the perfect conditions for Blanket bogs, which support bilberry and woolly-hair moss and species such as golden plover, hen harrier, red grouse, curlew, skylark and the Irish hare. Upland heathland has a peat covering of less than 50cm in depth. Wet heath is most common and contains cross-leafed heath,...
What do literary agents do?
History & The Arts

What do literary agents do?

...changing world. Could you explain a little bit about your role and the various elements involved in the creation of a work of fiction? JONNY GELLER: Well, a literary agent primarily is there to discover new talent and exploit the rights derived from the copyright in that work. So we go out and find, we sift through the thousands that are sent to us and of course we also...
Protest Banners: Oddfellows and Chartism
Society, Politics & Law

Protest Banners: Oddfellows and Chartism

...change for individuals and 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...
60 second adventures in microgravity
Science, Maths & Technology

60 second adventures in microgravity

...changes in blood pressure and immune system changes. This makes bed rest a great (and ethnically acceptable) model for studying the effects of aging. Typical bed rest campaigns involve ‘patients’ lying down in bed for up to 6 months. They never sit up and lay with their held tilted downwards by about 6 degrees. While it might seem a great idea to stay in bed for 6...
One belief, big impact: could your view of learning improve inclusive practice?
Education & Development

One belief, big impact: could your view of learning improve inclusive practice?

...change individuals to better fit the system, and towards identifying and addressing barriers within the environment. This approach is underpinned by an understanding of learning as a dynamic process situated within cultural, historical and social contexts. Try out the following activity First, reflect on a couple of labels commonly used in your practice or educational...
Social construction and social constructionism
Society, Politics & Law

Social construction and social constructionism

...changed, and that whether or not you talk about people as refugees or asylum seekers may have different kinds of meanings. If people get called economic migrants that's become something that is almost like a term of abuse, and yet you know I think about it and I think but people have always migrated for economic reasons, but suddenly it's become a terrible thing to be,...