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Herodotus 'The Histories'
History & The Arts

Herodotus 'The Histories'

...research historians. Our word for ‘history’ comes from the Greek word historia (or historiê in some dialects), meaning ‘enquiry’, which Herodotus uses right at the beginning of his narrative. In these activities, we try to show that history is really a matter of ‘open enquiry’. If you want to really understand the past, you have to research it, not just take...
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Activity 5 mins
The Open University Worldwide
OpenLearn Ireland

The Open University Worldwide

...Research at the Open University Open University research provides a rich platform of intellectual capital to inform our teaching. It also makes a real difference across the world, to both people and places - adding value to society and the economy. Our multidisciplinary approach brings unique solutions. Examples given include space exploration, health diagnosis and...
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Audio 35 mins
Community Social Care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Community Social Care

...research into genetic screening and therapies is debated by people with disabilities and geneticists, highlighting the issue of rights for disabled people Disabled Women and Motherhood The challenges and joys of motherhood expressed by two women with differing disabilities Normal Lives, Different Lives A researcher's assessment of life on a locked ward for men with...
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Audio 2 hrs 32 mins
Who gets to be a human? Religion in colonial histories and Indigenous resistance
History & The Arts

Who gets to be a human? Religion in colonial histories and Indigenous resistance

...centred on human reason and scientific knowledge. Humans became not only the subjects and objects of knowledge but a classificatory category, giving rise to one of history’s most divisive and destructive constructs – race. According to a widely influential and celebrated Enlightenment philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724–1804), Native Americans were seen as the lowest of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Are women under-represented at tech accelerators?
Money & Business

Are women under-represented at tech accelerators?

...research into tech accelerator programmes has found many (often unwittingly) cater for men over women. [A talk at a 2009 YCombinator event] A 2009 YCombinator event You only need to take a quick look at any accelerator participant list to see that women lack status, visibility and voice within these programmes. The US accelerator Y Combinator, for example, has invested in...
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Article 5 mins
Terminal illness and wellbeing: supporting people in the workplace
Health, Sports & Psychology

Terminal illness and wellbeing: supporting people in the workplace

...research with people of working age who are terminally ill, research about job quality and wellbeing, and personal experience of working whilst living with a terminal illness. Below is an image of factors that research has shown makes a ‘good job’. We encourage you to use these to think about how you may reshape or tailor a job for someone with a terminal illness to...
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Article 5 mins
Can I become fitter by doing short bursts of exercise?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can I become fitter by doing short bursts of exercise?

...research is being turned into headlines such as: “Spending two minutes an hour walking instead of sitting can help you live longer” and “Can’t be bothered to exercise? Just WALK”. But how strong is the evidence for promoting accumulated short bouts of exercise and can it ever replace longer or more strenuous activity? [Jogger on a beach] When we talk about...
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Article 5 mins
Genomic “dark matter”: a key to understand cancer biology?
Science, Maths & Technology

Genomic “dark matter”: a key to understand cancer biology?

...research:...The non-coding component of our genome [the flow of genetic information from DNA to RNA] shows the flow of genetic information from DNA to RNA via transcription and then to proteins via translation. As shown some genes do not encode for proteins such as lncRNAs. Each cell in our body contains all the information to build and maintain our organism alive and...
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Article 10 mins