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On the inside of the rebellion against climate change
Nature & Environment

On the inside of the rebellion against climate change

...perceptions of in-group and out-group membership and how these can lead to hostility between different groups. Looking at XR events over the week there was little evidence of hostility between XR members and the police. While police arrested protestors, police handled the arrest sensitively without force, and protestor did not resist arrest, remaining non-violent...
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Article 10 mins
The ‘New World’ Beckons: Irish Migration to Britain’s American Colonies
OpenLearn Ireland

The ‘New World’ Beckons: Irish Migration to Britain’s American Colonies

...perception that Irish emigration was mainly Catholic, but this ignores the fact that most Irish migrants to America in the eighteenth century were Protestant. Historian Kevin Kenny estimated that somewhere between 250,000 and 400,000 Irish Protestants crossed the Atlantic in the 1700s (2000, p. 7). The majority of these Protestants were Presbyterians from Ulster, but...
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Article 5 mins
This is not a city: Milton Keynes
Society, Politics & Law

This is not a city: Milton Keynes

...perception rather than qualification. Indeed, Beckett draws attention to the secrecy surrounding the decision-making procedures in the 2012 competition and questions whether it should be the local people’s right to define what is and isn’t a city, rather than a distant government. Residents and organisations based in Milton Keynes often express confidence in their de...
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Article 15 mins
Climate change – How awareness is prevented through media sanitation
Nature & Environment

Climate change – How awareness is prevented through media sanitation

...perception of the political nature of environmental protection and sadly reflects the reality that awareness of environmental problems and climate change is so politicised, that it makes resolving them more complex, even when the natural world is dying. We live in an age where it is necessary to increase awareness and act on issues rapidly. Yet it is deemed inappropriate...
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Article 10 mins
Why sportspeople convicted of violence against women forfeit their right to be 'stars'
Society, Politics & Law

Why sportspeople convicted of violence against women forfeit their right to be 'stars'

...perceptions suggest that they all too often let celebrities off the hook. Should we give celebrities extenuating circumstances or is it too difficult to comprehend that after years of personal investment of following a celebrity or a sportsperson, we could be wrong about them? Let’s face it, regardless of how much public information we receive about celebrities or how...
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Article 10 mins
Managing Relationships and Work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Managing Relationships and Work

...perceptions of what is going on in our work context, which helps put or keep things in perspective. The psychological contract between employer and employee means we know that support is available within our network, which reduces stress and increases feelings of security. We derive pleasure from being in our colleagues’ company and we benefit from the relationship’s...
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Article 10 mins
Exploring equality and equity in education
Education & Development

Exploring equality and equity in education

...perceptions of equality - The concept of equality and how we should address inequality has been debated over many centuries by philosophers, theorists, politicians and campaigners; its meaning remains highly contested and open to interpretation and negotiation. Along with a moral imperative to enable everyone to participate in learning, in many countries there is a legal...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Making sense of ourselves
Health, Sports & Psychology

Making sense of ourselves

...perception exploring both the biology of the visual system and theories that have been put forward to explain how people perceive the visual world. The materials presented here question how our perception of the world can be altered due to shortcuts taken by our brain, which in turn alters our experience of the visual world. Research on the human visual system has...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs