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Tackling systemic human and workers’ rights issues in garment supply chains
Society, Politics & Law

Tackling systemic human and workers’ rights issues in garment supply chains

...systemic issues of the industry. This is a new opportunity, as we firmly believe that systemic change will only come when stakeholders work collaboratively to solve the issues of the sector. I am encouraged to see a new seriousness of international institutions clarifying the responsibilities of transnational corporations through new principles and legislation like the...
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Astronomers think they’ve just spotted an ‘invisible’ black hole for the first time
Science, Maths & Technology

Astronomers think they’ve just spotted an ‘invisible’ black hole for the first time

...think the prospects for finding more of them aren’t great. Luckily, we’re at the beginning of a revolution in astronomy. This is thanks to a new generation of facilities, including the ongoing Gaia survey, and upcoming Vera Rubin Observatory and Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, all of which will take repeated measurements of large parts of the sky in unprecedented...
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What do you see? How images can change what you think
History & The Arts

What do you see? How images can change what you think

...day always what they seem? Look beyond your first glance and discover how images can persuade you to think a certain way...[Launch image for 'What do you see' interactive] Select the image to begin Instructions For best results, use a modern web browser. Upgrade to the latest version of Internet Explorer or try a free alternative like Google Chrome, Firefox or Safari....
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Butterflies tell us more than you might think about our natural world
Nature & Environment

Butterflies tell us more than you might think about our natural world

Why do butterflies matter? Willow Neal explains why they should be prioritised for conservation and introduces us to some butterfly species in the UK...Find out more about The Open University module Environment: responding to change Vanishing nature You have probably heard that biodiversity, the variety of life on earth, is being eroded away. Climate change,...
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How do we explain racial disproportionality in the criminal justice systems in the US and England and Wales?
Education & Development

How do we explain racial disproportionality in the criminal justice systems in the US and England and Wales?

...system and policing...In the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd by police officers in the US, the OU Open Justice Centre and OU Law School students, with law school students across eight universities, collaborated and participated on a project that explored race and policing in the US and the UK. The race and policing project focus was, in part, to explore, analyse,...
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Think you’re better at driving than most? How psychological biases are keeping our roads unsafe
Health, Sports & Psychology

Think you’re better at driving than most? How psychological biases are keeping our roads unsafe

...think the messaging is relevant to them and choose to change their behaviour. But psychological research shows that many people are overconfident in their driving abilities and think it’s ‘normal’ to drive recklessly and break road laws. The number of people who are killed or seriously injured on UK roads has stayed reasonably static since 2012. Five people are...
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Why do Taylor Swift & Sylvia Plath have more in common than you might think?
History & The Arts

Why do Taylor Swift & Sylvia Plath have more in common than you might think?

Eleanor Spencer-Regan explores the common thread between Look What You Made Me Do and Lady Lazarus...[Taylor Swift] In the opening shots of the video for her record breaking new single “Look What You Made Me Do”, we see the zombie formerly known as Taylor Swift claw her way out of a grave. This shovel-wielding revenant is a far cry from the “girl next door” who, in the...
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I run mock trials to research the legal system. The bias shown in Channel 4’s The Jury: Murder Trial is a very real problem
Society, Politics & Law

I run mock trials to research the legal system. The bias shown in Channel 4’s The Jury: Murder Trial is a very real problem

...system”. That’s because the programme has highlighted how personal experiences shape, and potentially bias, how jurors view the individual elements of a trial. I was less surprised than these critics when I tuned into the show. That’s because, when researching jurors and juries, I do a similar thing with participants. I recruit jury-eligible members of the public...
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