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Trump and Brexit: What do they owe to economists?
Society, Politics & Law

Trump and Brexit: What do they owe to economists?

...analysis and in the normative and political positions they take. But, while it is possible to find economists who believe that Brexit might boost UK productivity and growth – thanks to increased possibilities for deregulation and new trade deals – the majority believe it will be extremely difficult to compensate for the loss of full access to the EU single market and...
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Why does it matter that the Sun's core rotates faster than the surface?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why does it matter that the Sun's core rotates faster than the surface?

...analysis of the data managed to tease out something else going on: buoyant blobs of gas bobbing around deep inside the sun, in a phenomenon called “G-waves” where G is short for gravity. (These are completely different to the “gravitational waves” from deep space discovered by LIGO, though.) The sound waves that pass through the sun are subtly changed in pitch by...
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‘Nobody can say to me that I can’t do it’: Exploring the study journey of female students from South Asian backgrounds
Education & Development

‘Nobody can say to me that I can’t do it’: Exploring the study journey of female students from South Asian backgrounds

...a first-class honours degree. Our findings challenge the stereotypes and deficit assumptions that arise from the analysis of data around South Asian students. Our scholarship celebrates the achievements of our participants and demonstrates the academic resilience of South Asian women and how they cope with the demands of their multiple roles and associated challenges....
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CSI: Current research into the impact of bias on crime scene forensics is limited – but psychology can help
Health, Sports & Psychology

CSI: Current research into the impact of bias on crime scene forensics is limited – but psychology can help

...analysis is that it can be subjective and fallible...Find out about The Open University's Law courses. When a jury decides the fate of a person, they do so based on the evidence presented to them in the courtroom. Evidence obtained from forensic analysis, such as DNA analysis, is often interpreted as strong evidence by jurors. This perception of forensic evidence is...
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Privacy in the Digital Age: Is it ‘An Englishman’s home is his castle’ or ‘I’ve got nothing to hide’?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Privacy in the Digital Age: Is it ‘An Englishman’s home is his castle’ or ‘I’ve got nothing to hide’?

...data’ for commercial and political purposes, mean that we are living through a shift in how privacy is understood and how it relates to citizenship. We are increasingly being known and valued through our online data: our likes, clicks, posts, purchases and searches. This datafication of citizens enables potential influence to be exerted through political and consumer...
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Effective writing in professional social work practice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Effective writing in professional social work practice

...data and ethics Social workers still need to use critical analysis within their tasks and formulate records. Social workers still need to engage with the ethical foundations of the profession and careful consideration of the legacy of the written record for people being written about. Developing skills in writing and critical analysis are therefore crucial to learn within...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Brexit Hub
Society, Politics & Law

Brexit Hub

Analysis and expert commentary on Britain’s changing relationship with the European Union and the global world.
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Network security
Digital & Computing

Network security

...data, and what's meant then by traffic analysis? Casper Bowden. Casper Bowden Traffic data is signalling or controlling information in a communications system. So it isn't the essential content of the message, it's the addressing information which lets the message get from A to B. In the case of a telephone system, this is simply a list of numbers incoming, or calls...
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Level 3: Advanced 25 hrs