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Birth of the Welfare State
History & The Arts

Birth of the Welfare State

...researchers gauging reactions to the report and to the publicity that surrounded it. These are drawn from Mass Observation and give a first hint of the reception that Beveridge received: What did people think of the Beveridge report? Positive comments were in a clear majority: 'It's the goods! All the yearnings, hopes, dreams and theories of socialists for the past half...
“We don’t just change nappies – we change lives”: Reflections on the Scottish Nursery Nurses Strike, 2004
Society, Politics & Law

“We don’t just change nappies – we change lives”: Reflections on the Scottish Nursery Nurses Strike, 2004

...research conducted during the strike in 2004 (see Mooney and McCafferty, 2005 and 2007), is my attempt to address this to an extent, and to ensure Scotland’s nursery nurses are given their rightful place in our awareness and understanding of women’s workplace struggles in the twenty-first century and their impact. Background to the strike Despite their ongoing...
The Psychology of Decision Making
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Psychology of Decision Making

...research that colleagues and I carried out into the decision making of traders in investment banks, one trader told us: ’I spend time talking to a lot of people; consultants, other traders on the desk, in the markets, finding out what people are doing. I am always absorbing information. ... I like to find people who have the same thought processes as me’. This trader...
A brief history of sex education
Health, Sports & Psychology

A brief history of sex education

...research that has been done is largely about school sex education during the 20th century. School sex education is important, yet most of us learn little of what we know about sex from our schooling. We learn it from friends, from family and, increasingly, from the media. In England from the late 19th century, a number of sex education publications were produced, mainly...
Life After Death
History & The Arts

Life After Death

...research on South Asian beliefs in immortality and practices relating to life-extension see www.ayuyog.org. van Eck Duymaer van Twist, A. and Newcombe, S. (2018) ‘“Trust Me, You Can't Trust Them”: Stigmatised Knowledge in Cults and Conspiracies,’ in Asbjørn Dyrendal, David Robertson and Egil Asprem (eds.) Brill Handbook of Conspiracy Theory and Contemporary...
Depression, mood and exercise
Health, Sports & Psychology

Depression, mood and exercise

...Research has shown that regular exercise/physical activity can boost our mood. It might be the last thing we would think of doing, but it may be the one that it’s worth the most. Walking and other physical activity regularises the blood supply to all your vital organs and tissues, including the brain. Regular supply of oxygen and glucose to the brain and other organs is...
The importance of education for students in secure environments
Education & Development

The importance of education for students in secure environments

...research about the longer-term outcomes and destination data. References Criminal Justice Joint Inspection (2021) ‘Neurodiversity in the criminal justice system’, London: HM Inspectorate of Prisons. House of Commons Education Committee (2022) ‘Not just another brick in the wall – why prisoners need an education to climb the ladder of opportunity’, London: HM...
A timeline between The OU and the royal family
History & The Arts

A timeline between The OU and the royal family

...research through the lens of Martin Bashir's infamous interview. Click here to check out the free course. 2013 - Eileen Scanlon [Royal warrant conferring a Regius Professorship of Professor of Open Education at The Open University. Dated 26th July 2013.] ©The Open University Eileen Scanlon, a professor in the Institute of Educational Technology, is appointed as a Regius...