2,846 search results
Planetary Protection: Space Governance and the Search for Life
Science, Maths & Technology

Planetary Protection: Space Governance and the Search for Life

...become the internationally recognised ‘gold standard’. This policy contains a set of scientific guidelines or recommendations for the avoidance of ‘harmful contamination’. It categorises planets (and moons like Europa) based on their potential for life (or signs of life, past or present). These categories call for differing levels of protective measures (Mars is...
View article Planetary Protection: Space Governance and the Search for Life
Article 10 mins
Killers or carers?
Nature & Environment

Killers or carers?

...becomes disturbingly visible for viewers, because the ‘animals’ we tend to think of as friends (in the UK at least), or non-human kin (Cudworth, 2011), are suddenly from the same species as those killed to reward human friendships. This thought experiment became real in the ‘horsemeat’ scandal of 2013, in which the widely publicised detection of horses’ DNA in...
View article Killers or carers?
Article 5 mins
The contribution of women in the Singer factory strike of 1911
Society, Politics & Law

The contribution of women in the Singer factory strike of 1911

...becoming active. [Singers Sewing Machine Factory, Clydebank.] Singer and ‘scientific management’ Singer also imported new ‘scientific’ management techniques from the US in the form of ‘Taylorism’ which was becoming more widespread in Europe. These were closely intertwined with what became known as ‘Fordist’ style production processes. In the Fordist...
View article The contribution of women in the Singer factory strike of 1911
Article 10 mins
Children and ethnicity
Education & Development

Children and ethnicity

...becomes associated with ‘being White’ and/or ‘being English’. [Dad, Mum and child] Where do children learn about ethnicity? There are many different ways in which children come to learn about ethnicity and consequently to develop a sense of their own ethnic identity. Parents and the immediate family will obviously tend to have a strong influence on children’s...
View article Children and ethnicity
Article 10 mins
Ashura
History & The Arts

Ashura

...become Caliph in 656 CE. Five years later, however, Ali was assassinated, and Mu‘awiya took control of the rapidly expanding Muslim empire. Mu‘awiya, like Muhammad and Ali, also came from Mecca, but he belonged to a different clan, the Umayyads. Some Muslims regarded Mu‘awiya as a usurper who had no right to rule. Muhammad’s daughter Fatima had married Ali, and...
View article Ashura
Article 5 mins
Is my child being exploited? How to spot the signs
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is my child being exploited? How to spot the signs

...becoming aware of the exploitation of children across the nations and regions of the UK although the targeting of our children and young people may take different forms depending on where you live. If you were to ask children and young people, they would describe child criminal exploitation as ‘when someone you trusted makes you commit crimes for their benefit’ (young...
View video Is my child being exploited? How to spot the signs
Video 5 mins
Looking globally: the future of education Badge icon
Education & Development

Looking globally: the future of education

...students aged 3–19 years as it is realised today across global contexts identifying drivers for change in education. Week 1 activity planner ACTIVITY DETAILS TIME 1 Read the Education in numbers infographic and consider reflection points. 30 minutes 2 Watch the video RSA Animate: Changing Education Paradigms and contribute to the working wall. 45 minutes 3 Watch the...
View course Looking globally: the future of education
Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
Yellow Fever: An OpenLearn reading list
Health, Sports & Psychology

Yellow Fever: An OpenLearn reading list

...become a global pandemic. Here's a guide to what you need to know about the disease...[A public health announcement about dengue and yellow fevers in Paraguay] A public health campaign about Yellow Fever and Dengue Fever in Paraguay What is yellow fever? The NHS explains the basics of the disease, including what to look for: Yellow fever is a serious viral infection that...
View article Yellow Fever: An OpenLearn reading list
Article 5 mins