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The UK votes out: Instant reaction
Society, Politics & Law

The UK votes out: Instant reaction

...social policy, University of Kent What should EU immigrants in the UK do now? We’re told the 1979 UN Vienna convention will protect the current rights of those already in the country but that is unclear. The convention protects the position of governments under agreements, not individuals, and is not ratified by France. Those wishing to come to the UK in the future can...
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Primary education: listening and observing Badge icon
Education & Development

Primary education: listening and observing

...Social Research Council (ESRC). Its aim was to increase understanding about formal and informal learning. The project involved in-depth interviews with 117 adults, aged between 25 and 85 years. The project took a ‘biographical’ approach by asking adults about their learning biographies and life learning ‘trajectories’ or pathways. [A typewriter with the words...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
The impact of supporting Ukrainians with free resources on OpenLearn
Education & Development

The impact of supporting Ukrainians with free resources on OpenLearn

...social mission of the OU. This activity complements the OU’s Royal Charter which states that it should “promote the educational well-being of the community generally” (The Open University, 1969). Alongside this, OpenLearn also supports the recruitment of new students and, hence, a business interest for the OU (Perryman et al., 2013; Law and Perryman, 2015). Today,...
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Aberdulais Falls: a case study in Welsh heritage
History & The Arts

Aberdulais Falls: a case study in Welsh heritage

...interactive version of Aberdulais Falls. Informed by its stated aims and objectives, the National Trust's decision-making process swung into action. This was, of necessity, complex and time-consuming. It was determined by the interaction of a range of professionals and senior members of the Trust. In addition, any developments to the site had to be agreed by Cadw – the...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Psychology around the world
Health, Sports & Psychology

Psychology around the world

...interactions unfolded. For one of the course authors, it was the memory of the excitement of flying to England to visit their grandparents in the summertime. They remember the feeling of the wind as they climbed the steps to the plane, and the colour and texture of their Care Bear teddy, which they brought along in case they encountered any fellow Care Bears in the clouds...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Recording women's experiences and resilience during Covid-19
Society, Politics & Law

Recording women's experiences and resilience during Covid-19

...Social Sciences and History courses [banner of the EIS, purple background with EIS in white edged in red]Founded in 1847, the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) is the oldest teaching union in the world. As the largest teaching union in Scotland, the EIS represents more than 60,000 members across all sectors of Education. The video, ‘Recording Women’s Experiences...
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'Good' food destroying biodiversity?
Nature & Environment

'Good' food destroying biodiversity?

...need for solutions to address economic, social and environmental sustainability aspects. That will ensure, at the very least our ‘good’ food wouldn’t be tainted with the ‘guilt’ of having destroyed biodiversity. Find out more: The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity The real story behind cereals Saving Species on Radio 4 International Day for Biodiversity...
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Why grow a tree? Barriers and boosters for landowners to adopt agroforestry
Society, Politics & Law

Why grow a tree? Barriers and boosters for landowners to adopt agroforestry

...of the public. With an ethos of inclusivity and respect for diverse realms of economic expertise, the seminar series will bring together those working on current challenges across a broad range of research interests: Social Policy, Personal Finance, Innovation, Macroeconomics, Development Economics, Health, Inequality and Employment, Philosophy and History of Economics....
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