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The contribution of women in the Singer factory strike of 1911
Society, Politics & Law

The contribution of women in the Singer factory strike of 1911

...article digs into the details...Find out about The Open University's Social Sciences courses Background The Singer Manufacturing Company was one of the first multi-national companies. From their US base they expanded to Scotland in 1864, starting the assembly of sewing machines at a small factory just off John Street in Glasgow. Growing demand for their machines led them...
Mental Health Awareness Week
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mental Health Awareness Week

...and importance of community for our mental health and wellbeing. Feeling connected to others and being part of a safe, supportive community is vital for maintaining good mental health. Explore the role community plays in our lives, alongside topics like loneliness, anxiety and wellbeing, with our FREE courses, interactives and articles written by our academic experts....
Methods of studying children: the background
Education & Development

Methods of studying children: the background

...article inspired by the OU/BBC series 'Child of our Time' explores...The three methods most commonly used by Developmental Psychologists to study children are: 1: Cross-sectional studies - comparisons are made of the behaviour or abilities of two or more different groups of children, with each group covering a different age range. This makes it less expensive to carry out...
Exomoons: astronomers report first ever discovery
Science, Maths & Technology

Exomoons: astronomers report first ever discovery

...planet (or possibly on Mars). There is already a lot of anticipation about the prospect of finding life on exoplanets. If we can also detect exomoons reliably, that possibility increases dramatically. It’s thrilling to realise that the next chapter of exoplanet discoveries has begun. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
Strange job: being Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest reigning monarch
Society, Politics & Law

Strange job: being Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest reigning monarch

...was Britain’s most popular monarch, as well as its longest reigning. But her twilight years also point to the huge challenges facing her successor, Charles, as he struggles to find a form of representation fit for the fractured, divided nation in which we live today.[The Conversation] This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
How does COVID-19 affect cancer treatment?
Science, Maths & Technology

How does COVID-19 affect cancer treatment?

...articles...Who are we? We are cancer researchers working at The Open University. Our daily job involves identifying and testing new therapies and new diagnostic technologies for cancers. For this reason, we are regularly in contact with cancer charities and patient support groups. In the past few weeks, we have been in conversation with many of them and we have collected...
Food, shelter and re-designing home as a living system
Science, Maths & Technology

Food, shelter and re-designing home as a living system

...et al., 2022). The consequence of population growth and human development also pitches housing and food production into conflict, with agricultural land and watersheds being subsumed into large tracts of new housing as cities expand. Cities and mega-cities of the world already have ecological footprints vastly larger than their land areas (Steele, 2020). Housing means...
Talking turkey: 12 facts about turkey genetics
Nature & Environment

Talking turkey: 12 facts about turkey genetics

...active foraging, intelligence, and overall attractiveness. The only parameters on which the industrial strains excel are feed conversion and rate of gain,” according to one review. Meleagris gallopavo is a beautiful animal. No wonder Ben Franklin wanted the turkey to be the national bird. This article originally appeared on the PLOS science blog under CC-BY licence...