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‘Land grab’: an environmental issue?
Nature & Environment

‘Land grab’: an environmental issue?

...social groups may respond to environmental change and uncertainty appreciate how analytical concepts can be useful in making sense of the complexity of environmental issues; in this case the issues of right to land and food prices. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course DST206 Environment: sharing a dynamic planet...‘Land grab’: an...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
UK clothing manufacturing booms, but workers' rights lag behind
Money & Business

UK clothing manufacturing booms, but workers' rights lag behind

...social audits, garments that have been subcontracted without the knowledge of the lead firm or brand. The drivers This industry has historically constituted a sizeable part of British manufacturing and had a reasonable degree of representation, both, on the employer as well as the trade union side. So what’s behind this downturn in standards? The market power of the...
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Becoming a superhero: what are the limits of human performance?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Becoming a superhero: what are the limits of human performance?

...social institution that is sport. Does this provide us with an environment that has inadvertently created real life super heroes? Physical Attributes and Physiology [Carlos García and Hicham El Guerrouj- Athens 2004] The goal of elite athletes is to bike, swim or row faster, to run further, or to fight for longer, with more precision and more agility. Whilst every...
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Who was Mary Magdalene?
History & The Arts

Who was Mary Magdalene?

...social outcasts, which could explain why they followed Jesus after some kind of healing experience, embracing his message of hope, and acceptance. 2. Was Mary a reformed prostitute? [Conversion of the Magdalene (The Penitent Mary Magdalene) by Artemisia Gentileschi] Luke, one of the Gospel writers, tells a story about a sex worker. She – or her reputation – was known...
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Are there other responses to urban terror than just more bollards?
Society, Politics & Law

Are there other responses to urban terror than just more bollards?

...social and political acceptability. We live in dangerous times, but how we react to the risk of terrorism will have impacts on our public realm for many years. In many ways the threat to cities comes as much from our policy responses as the actual act of terrorism. Both have the potential to harm the freedom of movement and expression that define a vibrant city. [The...
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Brexit: an economic strategy from the left?
Society, Politics & Law

Brexit: an economic strategy from the left?

...social issues; standards which are unlikely to survive Brexit. Liam Fox is already negotiating new trade deals, in secret, with himself as the only member of the Board of Trade. And the best he is aspiring to is cutting and pasting existing EU deals. So, we will get the same intention but worse in practice because we are a weaker market and so have less negotiating clout....
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Using Talk Factory for Speaking and Listening in Classrooms
Education & Development

Using Talk Factory for Speaking and Listening in Classrooms

...social media’ and ‘education’. Talk Factory was also used on the interactive whiteboard to support whole class discussions, and the app was used on iPads, by students, during group discussions and during an exciting outdoor activity in the school grounds. This was done to answer two research questions: ‘What are young people’s experiences of using Talk Factory...
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What does the anatomy of World records reveal?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What does the anatomy of World records reveal?

...social-cultural roots especially when it comes to drugs and current debates about more fluid gender definitions. Whatever one's anatomy or physiology it now appears some 1980s World records appear to be unreachable, particularly in shorter women’s athletics track events. Guess how many times, in total across events, the 100m, 200m, 400m and 800m World record has been...
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