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Danielle Martin
Education & Development

Danielle Martin

...community where I can tap into the support and camaraderie… it’s really helped to enrich my study experience. It’s always lovely to be able to pop an Instagram post up and chat to someone who is going through the same struggles of juggling life and study!’ So, what would Danielle say to those who have yet to give OpenLearn a try? ‘Log on, enrol on something that...
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Magical Modernity in a Muggle World? Witchcraft, Spirituality and Everyday Enchantment
Health, Sports & Psychology

Magical Modernity in a Muggle World? Witchcraft, Spirituality and Everyday Enchantment

...communicated with through trained mediums - grew by 21%. Druids and Wiccans nearly doubled in number over the same period, and many of those will be just as conversant with the healing powers of plants as Professor Sprout and her students of Herbology. The magic, however, stretches far beyond the census statistics to have wider economic, social and health implications....
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Eco-art, Sustainable Art, art as activism
History & The Arts

Eco-art, Sustainable Art, art as activism

...communication, a channel through which an effect is transmitted. My practice represents a platform to address the environmental agenda in a conceptual context, promoted throughout all the production cycles: concept, development, project execution & presentation. Through my work, I hold up a mirror and invite the viewers to analyse themselves thus creating environmental...
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Enceladus: A habitable ice world?
Science, Maths & Technology

Enceladus: A habitable ice world?

...communities and may have been where life originated. On Earth, life exists where there are organic compounds, liquid water, and an energy source, and Enceladus meets all three of these requirements. Looking at extreme environments such as these allows us to investigate theories into the origin of life and whether or not life elsewhere is possible. Ideally, we’d like to...
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Climate change: the kale smoothie of TV
Society, Politics & Law

Climate change: the kale smoothie of TV

...communities, seem already to be experiencing the consequences of climate change. Nevertheless TV coverage as a whole of this vital but tricksy topic still feels like a ‘5 out of 10’ performance. And this huge and sprawling story isn’t about to go away. New ideas will be needed, and innovation requires risk taking. So I recommend that broadcasters should make a clear...
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What does the head of Ofsted do?
Society, Politics & Law

What does the head of Ofsted do?

...Community Academy in Hackney. He began by introducing a far more “rigorous” inspection framework, combining this with a re-modelling of the inspection workforce to include more headteacher as inspectors. This was a move aimed to counter accusations that many inspectors were out of touch as they had been out of school for a number of years. At first, he appeared to...
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Безкоштовні онлайн-ресурси для українців, які проживають у Великобританії та Ірландії
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Безкоштовні онлайн-ресурси для українців, які проживають у Великобританії та Ірландії

...Migrant Help Freedom from Torture Helen Bamber Foundation British Red Cross Refugee Services The Refugee Council (England) The Scottish Refugee Council The Welsh Refugee Council Northern Ireland Community of Refugees and Asylum Seekers Citizens Information Ireland Red Cross Ireland information for refugees and asylum seekers Nasc Ireland - migrant and refugee...
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Blood, bruises and belief: how England’s women’s rugby team embody physical and mental endurance
Health, Sports & Psychology

Blood, bruises and belief: how England’s women’s rugby team embody physical and mental endurance

...community-level coaching, clubs and player-development routes that help girls progress from school or local teams into elite rugby across England and the home nations. Elsewhere the contrast is stark. Teams such as Samoa have had to fundraise just to get players on the pitch: a sharp reminder of the global inequalities that persist in women’s sport. While England can...
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