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‘It’s Just Banter’: Women and Sexual Harassment in the Hospitality Industry
Society, Politics & Law

‘It’s Just Banter’: Women and Sexual Harassment in the Hospitality Industry

...student, Suzi Collins worked in a bar in Fife. Here she recounts her personal experience with sexual harrassment in the workplace...Find out more about The Open University's History and Social Sciences qualifications. Setting the Scene Two old guys at the bar where I was working: “Whaur’s ma New Year’s kiss then?” “Aye, and whaur’s mine?” “No thank you,”...
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Introduction to algebra
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to algebra

...students in printed books, with PDFs of the same online. This format ensures that mathematical notation is presented accurately and clearly. The PDF of this extract thus shows the content exactly as it would be seen by an Open University student. However, the extract isn't entirely representative of the module materials, because there are no explicit references to use of...
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Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs
Modelling and estimation
Science, Maths & Technology

Modelling and estimation

...students in printed books, with PDFs of the same online. This format ensures that mathematical notation is presented accurately and clearly. The PDF of this extract thus shows the content exactly as it would be seen by an Open University student. However, the extract isn't entirely representative of the module materials, because there are no explicit references to use of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Questioning crime: social harms and global issues
Society, Politics & Law

Questioning crime: social harms and global issues

...become more prominent in criminology, and they have made issues of power and inequality central to their focus. According to these perspectives, a closer look is needed at the power of certain groups and institutions, notably the state, but also other powerful institutions including the media. Many of these newer criminological perspectives noted how the state and other...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Coronavirus: How can athletes get through this period of isolation?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Coronavirus: How can athletes get through this period of isolation?

...become longer term and less pressing. There could be a tendency to become lazy and develop a ‘who cares’ attitude. Burnout in the future is a real problem with a compressed schedule being a feature of sport over the next couple of years. Burnout is also linked to the increased stress and anxiety that athletes may be currently experiencing. What can athletes be doing?...
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Reactions and reflections to On a Wing and a Prayer
Society, Politics & Law

Reactions and reflections to On a Wing and a Prayer

...become centred around what kind of relationalities we can build with people who are fleeing and whose journeys are full of risks because of the restrictions of national borders and immigration regulations. From this perspective, Alia’s journey through the tunnel, which we as audience can sense through the camera, becomes a way of reflecting on how to build such...
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World must avert flood of climate refugees - Climate News Network
Nature & Environment

World must avert flood of climate refugees - Climate News Network

...become more common.”“If governments do not act, then wars over land and resources − which is what the second Iraq war was − will become more common.” As long ago as 2003, a report prepared for the US Department of Defense warned that global climate change is more likely to result in sudden, cataclysmic environmental events than a gradual and manageable rise in...
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Golden Globe Ocean Race: The next 50 years?
Nature & Environment

Golden Globe Ocean Race: The next 50 years?

...become more acidic, glaciers and ice sheets to melt. Waste from our industry and general lifestyle now pollutes the oceans with chemicals, plastics, radioactivity and more. So what changes can we expect to see in our oceans in the next 50 years? How fast is sea level rising? Sea level has varied over long timescales and is affected by many factors related to the shape of...
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