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I-SPY: Find out more about the research on Internet infidelity
Health, Sports & Psychology

I-SPY: Find out more about the research on Internet infidelity

...project. 2. Review of the research literature on Internet infidelity This paper provides a critical review of the research literature on Internet infidelity: Vossler, A. (2016). Internet infidelity ten years on: A critical review of the literature. The Family Journal: Counseling & Therapy for Couples and Families. http://oro.open.ac.uk/45755/ The rapid development of...
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Should animals have legal standing?
Society, Politics & Law

Should animals have legal standing?

...natural environment as possessing particular legal rights and protections. Giving animals legal standing may well be an important step in this process. [a photograph of two elephants walking into the distance] Find out more The Nonhuman Rights Project An article I wrote on Geronimo the alpaca [Screenshot of animation for COP26] Click on the banner to explore the COP26 hub...
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A hard day at the Met Office: The BBC look for a change in the weather
History & The Arts

A hard day at the Met Office: The BBC look for a change in the weather

...project that information forward in time have been improved. This requires supercomputers, which are becoming increasingly accessible. In principle, any meteorological service that runs a global model of the atmosphere could offer a forecast for any region of the world. Global models are needed to forecast more than a few days into the future, but models that focus on a...
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Knife crime is a health risk for young people – it can’t be solved by policing alone
Education & Development

Knife crime is a health risk for young people – it can’t be solved by policing alone

...project. Later initiatives appeared to pull funding from the programme while placing more emphasis on law enforcement and drug offences and even less on measures for early intervention and prevention. Life on the road The government made the fatal error of assuming that all violence and crime among young people in cities is caused by gangs. But the evidence for the...
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How technology can challenge our understanding of Frankenstein
History & The Arts

How technology can challenge our understanding of Frankenstein

...Project Gutenberg. This gives us the opportunity to examine new ways of reading with the help of specialised text analysis software. Computers excel at tasks that humans find challenging, such as identifying and counting repeating patterns. Digital reading can thus draw our attention to textual phenomena that deserves further investigation. What insights can we then gain...
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Building belonging and mattering to achieve equity for Black STEM students
Education & Development

Building belonging and mattering to achieve equity for Black STEM students

...project, launched in 2024, set out to address this challenge. At its heart is the Black STEM Hub, a space created by and for Black STEM students to learn, connect, share experiences, and build supportive networks. Through recorded monthly online sessions that covered themes of Imposter syndrome, Employability, Financial literacy, and Black History, the Black STEM Hub is a...
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How can we encourage people to mend their clothes?
Science, Maths & Technology

How can we encourage people to mend their clothes?

...projects The occasional mender: just fixes what they need, when they need it The delegating mender: prefers someone else to do the fixing The heritage mender: learns from traditions and passes them on The serviced mender: takes things to professionals to get the job done. These personas show us that a one-size-fits-all solution won’t work. A repair café might be...
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Julian Hector - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Julian Hector - Earth in Vision

...Project Julian Hector, an Executive Producer at the BBC Natural History Unit with a portfolio ranging from radio right through to television and even theatrical release. Why I work in natural history I’ve always loved animals and I’ve always loved animals actually that you can see. Latterly I’ve become more interested in small things, but I remember as a boy, I just...
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