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Labour to the marrow: Exploring the party's ethos
Society, Politics & Law

Labour to the marrow: Exploring the party's ethos

...think about politics. But how do members and supporters of a single party create a collective perception of its ethos – what it stands for and where its future lies? Karl Pike examines these concepts in relation to the Labour Party, and explains how ethos can affect political direction...[Placards from a Labour Party rally in Canterbury, 2016] Placards at a Labour Party...
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Lady Llanover, Welsh airs and national harmony
History & The Arts

Lady Llanover, Welsh airs and national harmony

...think, but in fact it was significant for a number of reasons. Up to then, collections of Welsh ‘traditional music’ had targeted a fashionable English-speaking market, presenting the tunes alone or giving them English words. To present them with their original Welsh words was to insist on the significance of the culture of the common people of Wales – in Welsh, the...
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From Astrobiology to Parliament
Science, Maths & Technology

From Astrobiology to Parliament

...think the hardest part was choosing the topic – it had to be something unrelated to my PhD and I wanted it to be something that filled a gap in the POSTnote collection. I also had an interview with people from POST and the Nuffield Foundation. And the more I prepared for that, the more I knew I really wanted the fellowship. You had to pause your PhD for three months to...
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Everybody's looking for love
Health, Sports & Psychology

Everybody's looking for love

...thinking I don’t want to be in the same situation … being by myself as I become an old lady. I want somebody to settle down and spend the rest of my life with. When Barbara was asked why she had joined up, she said: … I want to join because I was looking for relationships … To meet people, not necessarily a boyfriend straight away but friends to begin with. The...
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Eating for the environment
Nature & Environment

Eating for the environment

...Think about how the geographical and cultural environment where people live influences what they eat. Write a summary of how your dinner plate is different in its content from other dinner plates around the world and comment on the usefulness of NHS recommendations in those parts of the world. (Answer in fewer than 200 words.) Discussion The National Geographic feature...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Exploring Thomas Hardy's Far From the Madding Crowd
History & The Arts

Exploring Thomas Hardy's Far From the Madding Crowd

...think about who the narrator is, and the importance of the narrative point of view in telling the story, as well as understanding how characterisation, the use of dialogue, time and locations work within the novel...This free course, Exploring Thomas Hardy's Far From the Madding Crowd, is designed to tell you something about Hardy's background, and to introduce you to the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Equity-based research design
Education & Development

Equity-based research design

...thinking advocates that those at the margins should hold the most power in the design process. Ceding power doesn’t necessarily exclude anyone who isn’t directly impacted by the problem but calls for aid to radically rethink ‘expert’ roles, recognise the ‘process as product,’ ceding power where necessary, and listening.’ (Oddy, 2021). Thinking about...
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Article 30 mins
Applying to study for a PhD in psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Applying to study for a PhD in psychology

...think of a PhD as a new engagement with the psychology discipline, involving continuities from your previous study (for instance, in the emphasis on reading and academic writing) but a generally different experience and level of commitment (see Section 2). After studying psychology courses led by other people, you now want to work on your own project. Your previous study...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs