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So, you want to work in the video gaming industry
Science, Maths & Technology

So, you want to work in the video gaming industry

...thing would be: make games, learn what you like, and focus on that. Has your industry changed much in the last 5/10 years and if so, how? Transcript. The games industry is always evolving. What do you see as the future of your industry? Transcript. I think hopefully we’ll see the birth of more indie studios, smaller teams making interesting things, not just Triple-As....
Rio+20 - United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
Nature & Environment

Rio+20 - United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development

...thinking and ecology in regard to how design may redefine the nature of production and consumption. From Awareness to Action Professor Godfrey Boyle evaluates the change in attitudes towards the issue of the environment over the last 40 years. Humanity’s impact on the planet Dr Graham Harvey discusses the negative impact humans have on the planet. Global Sweden – no...
Working with charts, graphs and tables
Science, Maths & Technology

Working with charts, graphs and tables

...think, as numbers are all around us; for example, when shopping, going out for a drink with friends, paying bills, or planning a budget so that you can take a holiday. Activity 1 This activity is designed to get you to look at the previous experience you have of mathematics. It will take you between 15 and 20 minutes, and to put your concerns into context, we suggest that...
The global pursuit of equitable football coaching legacies from Africa and The Caribbean to the UK
Health, Sports & Psychology

The global pursuit of equitable football coaching legacies from Africa and The Caribbean to the UK

...systemic barriers that still hinder equity. Through this lens, it calls for deeper investment, reform, and a dismantling of colonial legacies in men’s football. At the 2022 World Cup in Qatar seemingly one powerful narrative was emerging, Africa’s assertion of Black African coaching excellence which could hopefully lead to global conversations about representation,...
Methods in Motion: How do researchers know?
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: How do researchers know?

...thinking. My application of psychosocial methods draw on psychoanalysis because it posits, theorises and utilises the idea of dialogues of affect not occurring through language, calling up the ‘unthought known’ (that which we know without knowing we know it). In psychoanalysis, these are counter/transference dynamics. Psychosocial methods offer ways of using such...
Time to look again at HIV and relationships
Health, Sports & Psychology

Time to look again at HIV and relationships

...think. These experiences show how HIV stigma continues to shape the participants’ relationships, even if day-to-day they felt the virus has no impact. [Screenshot from Time to look at HIV and relationships animation] More positively, some participants use their relationships as an opportunity to raise awareness among friends, family and the wider public about U=U and...
What is emotive language and why is it used?
History & The Arts

What is emotive language and why is it used?

...thinking clearly, with the aim of presenting good, clear, logical arguments - in order to achieve your desired effects...Find out more about The Open University's Language courses and qualifications. [Talking with a forked tongue? A snake] Speaking with a forked tongue? Ever wanted to convince an audience of your point of view – maybe at an office presentation, or even...
Terminal illness and wellbeing: supporting people in the workplace
Health, Sports & Psychology

Terminal illness and wellbeing: supporting people in the workplace

...thinking about how to support those living with someone facing a terminal illness. These tips are informed by ethnographic research with people of working age who are terminally ill, research about job quality and wellbeing, and personal experience of working whilst living with a terminal illness. Below is an image of factors that research has shown makes a ‘good...