2,926 search results
Strategies to reduce the prison population
Society, Politics & Law

Strategies to reduce the prison population

...children, mental health, drug-taking and the release of prisoners being kept indeterminately for “public protection” that could be progressive, but only if interventions operate outside from the criminal law. The age of criminal responsibility should be raised as soon as possible from 10 to 16 years and diversion schemes introduced which keep young people out of the...
View article Strategies to reduce the prison population
Article 5 mins
How COVID-19 challenges our notion of a good death
Health, Sports & Psychology

How COVID-19 challenges our notion of a good death

...research about end-of-life care in England over the last 10 years has indicated that this is both impossible and also undesirable, especially if people think their deaths should reflect a notion of their individuality. But there are certain cultural scripts for how we societally evaluate some deaths as being relatively good, and these can vary between cultures. And...
View article How COVID-19 challenges our notion of a good death
Article 10 mins
Introducing ICT systems
Digital & Computing

Introducing ICT systems

...centre to illustrate this point. In this example, the health centre uses a computerised booking system and the patient may phone or visit the health centre to make an appointment. Therefore, the system includes a patient, a receptionist, a doctor, and a computerised booking system. The example shown in Figure 1 shows how this system could be represented using a system...
View course Introducing ICT systems
Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Am I Normal? - an inaugural lecture by Professor Blaine Price
Miscellaneous

Am I Normal? - an inaugural lecture by Professor Blaine Price

...research interests focus on improving people’s engagement with data gathered from mobile, wearable and so-called ‘ubiquitous computing’ technologies that increasingly form part of our lives. These include developing technologies and policies to protect the privacy rights of individuals and groups; as well as finding ways to improve people’s lives through new...
View article Am I Normal? - an inaugural lecture by Professor Blaine Price
Article 5 mins
The life and times of Cyril Lakin
Society, Politics & Law

The life and times of Cyril Lakin

...Research Fellow at Swansea University. His biography of novelist and broadcaster Gwyn Thomas is out next year in Parthian's Modern Wales Series. More on Cyril Lakin [OpenTalks logo / logo Sgwrs Agored.] OpenTalks is a series of events run by The Open University in Wales. OpenTalks work to engage the public with The OU’s research and aims to make academics’ work...
View video The life and times of Cyril Lakin
Video 1 hr
What does Moon music sound like?
Science, Maths & Technology

What does Moon music sound like?

...research to a wider audience. The Earth’s Reflection is a SciArt collaboration between The Open University’s Dr Mahesh Anand, a Reader in Planetary Science and Exploration and Yazz Ahmed, a trumpet and flugelhorn player of British Bahraini heritage. She seeks to blur the lines between jazz, electronic sound design and the music of her mixed heritage. Listen to the...
View audio What does Moon music sound like?
Audio 10 mins
Understanding Fitness to Practise
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding Fitness to Practise

...research focused on cases where the witness or their family member had died or believed that someone seriously harmed them. The project involved input from members of the public, regulators, professionals, employers, lawyers and the public. Its aim was to find out about public experiences of the Fitness to Practise process and what regulators can do to improve it. As part...
View article Understanding Fitness to Practise
Article 5 mins
Rare diseases are important too: Investigating Idiopatic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH)
Science, Maths & Technology

Rare diseases are important too: Investigating Idiopatic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH)

...research into the disease...Idiopatic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH), also called Pseudotumor Cerebri, is a rare disease prevalent in obese women of child-bearing age. It is characterised by high pressure in the brain for no obvious reason. The patient will show serious symptoms such as severe headaches and visual problems, which can drastically decrease their quality of...
View article Rare diseases are important too: Investigating Idiopatic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH)
Article 10 mins