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By extending the remit of PCCs, the government is playing with fire
Society, Politics & Law

By extending the remit of PCCs, the government is playing with fire

...research by the University of Leeds' Dr Stuart Lister, this is largely due to the legislative weakness of the panels, which leave them without substantive powers to veto the decisions made by PCCs. Another problem Lister revealed is that 68% of panel members shared the same political affiliation as the PCC, leading to political partisanship in the system. Adding to these...
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The benefits of a longer product life
Science, Maths & Technology

The benefits of a longer product life

...research and teaching, we are interested in understanding the difference between actual and expected product lifetimes and what might encourage greater levels of product repair. We would like to encourage learners to respond to this short survey by clicking the link and answering a few questions based on your own product and repair experiences. Thank you. Product Life &...
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Climate change and the built environment
Science, Maths & Technology

Climate change and the built environment

...researched and written about embodied carbon of buildings - only one part of what we need to think about for our built environment, as we face a future increasingly affected by climate change. [Construction site, sky full of cranes] What is the built environment? Our built environment includes physical objects such as buildings, roads and pavements, sewerage treatment...
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What part did citizen science play in hurricane disaster relief?
Science, Maths & Technology

What part did citizen science play in hurricane disaster relief?

...Research Group at Oxford runs the results through machine learning algorithms. These algorithms can quickly resolve inconsistent responses, bring all the data together and integrate information derived from other crowdsourced mapping sources, such as the Humanitarian Open Street Map and Tomnod. This approach increases the reliability of the information gathered and...
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Consulting the oracle at Delphi
History & The Arts

Consulting the oracle at Delphi

...research and understanding. You may like to take a look at the Timeline, to put some of the narratives in the context of other historical events of the period. Interpreting the oracle's utterances Herodotus suggests one of the main differences between Greeks and barbarians is the ability of clever Greeks to interpret oracles correctly. In the ‘Lydios logos’, Herodotus...
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Political grief: understanding an emerging phenomenon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Political grief: understanding an emerging phenomenon

...Research Press. Harris, D. L. (ed.) (2000) Non-Death Loss and Grief: Context and Clinical Implications, Routledge. Harris, D. L. (2022) ‘Political Grief’, Illness, Crisis & Loss, 30(3), pp. 572-89. Kumar, R. (2021) ‘The Many Faces of Grief: A Systematic Literature Review of Grief During the Covid-19 Pandemic’, Illness, Crisis & Loss, 31(1), pp. 100-119. Thompson,...
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The ‘boundarylessness’ of African-Caribbean religions
History & The Arts

The ‘boundarylessness’ of African-Caribbean religions

...research student at The Open University, explores African-Caribbean traditions and religions in this article...Transcript African and African-Caribbean religions and the issue of stigmatisation [George Baxter, The Reverend Robert Moffat, 1 April 1843] The Reverend Robert Moffat by George Baxter (1843) Historically, African traditional religions, and consequently...
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Are you ready for online study?
Digital & Computing

Are you ready for online study?

...research explored tutors’ observations of digital challenges faced by students studying degrees online at The Open University during the 2024–25 academic year. Tutors were asked about the issues they saw among their students. The findings: the digital divide is less about owning digital technologies and more about being able to use them effectively for study...
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