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What does it take to mentor young offenders?
Education & Development

What does it take to mentor young offenders?

...change towards a more positive future. The Open University is involved with the project and independently evaluate the young people's achievements, behaviour and outcomes to assess the benefits of the mentoring project. HEAR FROM ALEXA AND CAROLINE IN THE VIDEOS BELOW ON WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A MENTOR. ALEXA - MENTOR CAROLINE - PROJECT CO-ORDINATOR TRANSCRIPT...
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Why could phosphorus depletion leave us all hungry?
Society, Politics & Law

Why could phosphorus depletion leave us all hungry?

...change this fact, any more than enshrining food as a human right has prevented famine. But thinking about phosphorus as a human right does highlight that the right to food cannot be enforced by simply mandating access to an end product. It will also necessitate developing agricultural systems that are managed in a way that is both equitable and sustainable. This article...
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Explainer: What is autophagy?
Science, Maths & Technology

Explainer: What is autophagy?

...changing environmental conditions. Why is autophagy important? Autophagy is a fundamental cellular process which is thought to impact upon a wide variety of different diseases, including neurodegenerative disorders and cancer. It has also been shown to be important in cellular defence against pathogenic microorganisms and viral infection. It should be noted that the role...
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Researching Nirvana: Whatever, Nevermind
History & The Arts

Researching Nirvana: Whatever, Nevermind

...change or develop with each new generation. Abraham Lincoln, for example, was commemorated as a “self-made man” in the years following emancipation; yet, in the rise of the civil rights movement, newer generations viewed him as the “Great Emancipator.” Thus, we can expect Nirvana’s significance to be much different for teens today than in the early 1990s. Howard...
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OpenMinds: Open and Shut Cases – Professor Simon Lee’s Inaugural lecture
Miscellaneous

OpenMinds: Open and Shut Cases – Professor Simon Lee’s Inaugural lecture

...change." —Megarry J, John v Rees [1970] Ch 345, 402. Simon will broaden out the discussion to address more recent examples from law, sport, literature and university life, from accusations of plagiarism and cheating to political U-turns, right up to the recent attack on Westminster, asking what possessed Channel 4 News, perceived to be an archetypal proponent of...
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Float or sink?: Explore your child’s ideas about the physical world
Education & Development

Float or sink?: Explore your child’s ideas about the physical world

...about finding good explanations is also going to be helpful to them when they get involved in science at school. You’re probably used to your child asking you ‘why?’, but it’s also good to turn the tables, like in this activity, to find out how they explain things. If you hear them rush out of the bathroom shouting ‘Eureka!’, change their name to Archimedes!...
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Business Bursts: Supply chain
Health, Sports & Psychology

Business Bursts: Supply chain

...change his mind, for example, about the exterior colour or the interior options. It means we have to be particularly flexible. Of course we can’t hold that volume of stock on site; we can’t react from our stores in order to be able to build that variety, our suppliers have to help us. They have to be just as flexible as we are, being able to supply to our customer...
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Is ‘fake news’ still a problem for society?
Society, Politics & Law

Is ‘fake news’ still a problem for society?

...change, started sounding very much of their time. The phrase ‘fake news’...its meaning became stretched to cover everything from deliberately deceitful propaganda to mild criticisms of legitimate journalism. The term ‘fake news’ burst into public consciousness in 2016, around the time of the US presidential election. It then remained popular – becoming one of...
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