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Opening the wardrobe
Money & Business

Opening the wardrobe

...social science research and shed light on how it can be used in practice. The event helped explain how social marketing research is used to influence behaviour in ways which can improve individual and societal wellbeing. This online event aimed to raise awareness of how research can be the basis for making clothing ownership and use more sustainable. Each year, UK...
What is OpenLearn Ireland?
OpenLearn Ireland

What is OpenLearn Ireland?

...social sciences. The collection of FREE courses, academic insights via articles, interactive videos and audio, and broadcast material as a whole demonstrates The Open University's commitment to delivering a curriculum that is appropriate for the differing requirements of each of the countries. These open educational resources have been collected and developed from across...
Palestine Remix
Society, Politics & Law

Palestine Remix

...interactive resource to learn about the little-known narratives of the Palestinian-Israeli story. […] You can explore Palestine Remix in any of the four different languages in which these films are available: English, Arabic, Turkish and Bosnian.” It was initiated by a for-profit enterprise and encourages people to participate through an online platform. Palestine...
How can I support bereaved neurodivergent children?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can I support bereaved neurodivergent children?

...Social Care courses and qualifications. Not everyone experiences grief in the same way. Whilst under-researched, there is evidence that neurodivergent people may experience grief, as well as the social practices around death and bereavement, differently from others. This is thought to be related to their neurodivergence – in the differences in how their brains process...
Get your FREE human body augmented reality postcards
Science, Maths & Technology

Get your FREE human body augmented reality postcards

...interactive content to show how the systems and organs in your body work. It’s an augmented reality experience that uses your smartphone’s camera with animated 3D models of your heart, liver and brain. The experience is free but you’ll need to download a free app from a company called Zappar. You’ll also need the unique print outs for your smartphone camera to...
Care for the elderly
Money & Business

Care for the elderly

...social responsibility than caring for the elderly. Traditionally this was the jobs of families. However, in the 20th century, especially, this became a public obligation to invest in and ensure the welfare of older populations. However, in the current climate of austerity this once sacred duty seems increasingly hard to guarantee. Added to this are emerging concerns of...
Design ecologies animation
Science, Maths & Technology

Design ecologies animation

...social and ecological impacts, including the legacy of waste generated by consumer products. Design ecologies explore the entire system, mapping resources, flows, and interactions at various scales and geographies. This animation uses a smartphone as an example to introduce the concept of design ecology through addressing ways to reduce the phone’s environmental impact....
Embodied Intersectionality and British South Asian Muslim Women
Society, Politics & Law

Embodied Intersectionality and British South Asian Muslim Women

...social world. How we move through and interact with our physical environment, react to, or are seen by others, are all interactions experienced by and through our bodies. For some bodies, often through their perceived differences which are read on the body, the ways they are seen can be through a lens which is clouded with stereotypes or misconceptions. [A wooden model...