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How are Snapchat filters allowing survivors of sexual assault tell their stories?
Digital & Computing

How are Snapchat filters allowing survivors of sexual assault tell their stories?

...students from New Delhi, which describes the use of Snapchat among India's millennials: Transcript Omar harnesses this popularity to address a huge problem: in 2014 alone, India witnessed 36,735 reported rapes, while many others that went unregistered. Incidents of rape have risen 9 percent since 2010, according to news reports. Here's what makes the whole experience...
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Is New Day a false dawn for the print industry?
History & The Arts

Is New Day a false dawn for the print industry?

...student or minimum wage earner, alongside the busy commuter. Another is that there remains a significant swath of older people whose eschew Twitter and Snapchat, prefer the BBC to Vice and would still rather read their news on paper than on a phone. Especially if it’s cheap. Older people are poorly served by the news media in many ways, which is odd when you think about...
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Magical Modernity in a Muggle World? Witchcraft, Spirituality and Everyday Enchantment
Health, Sports & Psychology

Magical Modernity in a Muggle World? Witchcraft, Spirituality and Everyday Enchantment

...students of Herbology. The magic, however, stretches far beyond the census statistics to have wider economic, social and health implications. The NHS Trust Association’s website, designed for use by health service professionals, lists crystal healing, dowsing and flower therapy amongst the recommended complementary and alternative therapies available. Spiritual healing...
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A scenario on e-professionalism for nurses
Health, Sports & Psychology

A scenario on e-professionalism for nurses

...student nurse: a focus on professional accountability. Available at: https://www.dora.dmu.ac.uk/handle/2086/16379 (Accessed: 22 July 2019). Ryan, G.S. (2017b) ‘What do nurses do in professional Facebook groups and how can we explain their behaviours’, RCN International Research Conference. Oxford, UK, 5-7 April 2017. Statista (2019) Global active usage penetration of...
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Revealing the surface of an asteroid using robotic telescopes
Science, Maths & Technology

Revealing the surface of an asteroid using robotic telescopes

...student in The School of Physical Sciences digs into the research...At the Open University we are looking at asteroids with the OpenScience Observatories to study their rotation and surface. To understand the conditions present in the early solar system, we must study the remnants of its formation. By studying the dynamical and physical properties of the asteroidal bodies...
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Reflections on the Free to Bleed event at the Vagina Museum
Health, Sports & Psychology

Reflections on the Free to Bleed event at the Vagina Museum

...student, seeing these themes move from theory into practice was especially meaningful. Free to Bleed at the Vagina Museum Before the event started, guests were able to explore the museum’s exhibitions. The event then began with keynote speaker, Neelam Heera-Shergill from Cysters, delivering a powerful talk on the decolonisation of the health system and the inequalities...
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A school reaches for the stars with an online astronomy course
Science, Maths & Technology

A school reaches for the stars with an online astronomy course

...students learn about optical systems, including the human eye and how it adapts to dark conditions such as in astronomical observing. On learning this, one of the pupils remarked: "We did this in biology!" Imaging celestial objects Participants in Astronomy with an online telescope will learn to find their way around the night sky, find out how telescopes and optical...
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One belief, big impact: could your view of learning improve inclusive practice?
Education & Development

One belief, big impact: could your view of learning improve inclusive practice?

...student from a refugee background is labelled as having ‘language difficulties’. While this may highlight a legitimate need, it also risks framing the student through a deficit lens. What might happen if, instead, we asked: What strengths does this learner bring? What experiences, resilience and perspectives could enrich the learning community? This reframing could...
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