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Can we live harmoniously with wildlife?
Nature & Environment

Can we live harmoniously with wildlife?

...its tigers and other wildlife, we must take a long-term view and ensure a sustained and genuine effort by the state to address the issues of forest-based people across the country. Tarsh Thekaekara is a biodiversity conservationist and researcher working in The Nilgiris District, India. This article was originally published in 2015. Discover more about our enviroment...
What Human Rights Day means to me
Society, Politics & Law

What Human Rights Day means to me

...articles of the UDHRs delve deeply into the area we have been covering over the last 12 months on the Year of Mygration portal. Article 13 states that everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state. Everyone has the right to leave any country, including their own, and to return to that country. Article 14 argues that everyone...
Black lives matter in sport too: what is the BAME experience of sport in the UK?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Black lives matter in sport too: what is the BAME experience of sport in the UK?

...article is written from my perspective and the views should not be taken as those of all the BAME (black, Asian, and minority ethnic) community. As Tupac Shakur said, 'I can’t speak for all black people'. My experiences as a black person in the UK will not be the same as every other black person, yet I do have insights into what BAME people experience. So why are there...
Why is it so difficult for Muslim women to play sport?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is it so difficult for Muslim women to play sport?

...article...Find out about The Open University's Sports and Fitness courses and qualifications [The image shows back of a person wearing a hijab looking at trees as she walks on through them. She is wearing a white t-shirt and a black satchel over one shoulder. She is walking into a woodland area with dark trees.] The year 2020 was supposed to be the year when I got back...
Rosa Parks and Rob Williams sparked a revolution against racism – but has the US squandered their legacy?
Society, Politics & Law

Rosa Parks and Rob Williams sparked a revolution against racism – but has the US squandered their legacy?

...through Marcus Garvey in the 1920s, right back to the late 1700s. Consequently, these new movements are more than just alternatives to Black Lives Matter. They are also a continuation of the longstanding parallel and competing struggles for integration and black nationalism in America. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
Including diversity in race, ethnicity and culture in your teaching
Education & Development

Including diversity in race, ethnicity and culture in your teaching

...et al, 2002). Moderators’ efforts to be even-handed in dealing with problematic posting in the teacher-student forum ended in them becoming complicit with the covert racism. We can all be influenced by the messages society constructs around us, which are negative towards groups other than white, unless we make sure we have critical overview of our actions. It’s from...
Double trouble: my experience of studying part-time as a mixed-race individual
Education & Development

Double trouble: my experience of studying part-time as a mixed-race individual

...article Dr Laura Tan gives a fresh mixed-race perspective on having twice the cultures, twice the workload… so it was only right that she had twice the celebration at graduation!...Find out more about The Open University's open degree. I was born in London in the summer of 1991 to an English mother and a Singaporean father. They grew up on opposite sides of the world...
How do Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic students experience their undergraduate dissertation module?
Education & Development

How do Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic students experience their undergraduate dissertation module?

...article looks at research on Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic students’ experiences on an undergraduate dissertation module...A study in an online university found that Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic students need to spend 6–12% more time engaging with the virtual learning environment (VLE) than White students, in order to get the same grade (Nguyen et al., 2020)....