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Midlife MOT: wealth, work and wellbeing
Money & Business

Midlife MOT: wealth, work and wellbeing

...research ‘Stocks & Shares ISAs’. Remember that the money you invest will move up and down in value in line with the market prices of the stocks and shares in the funds you invest in. To help make decisions you can research the past performance of potential investments via the websites of financial services firms and brokers. The weekend press is also a good source of...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
The US Presedential Election 2016: The first GOP debate
Society, Politics & Law

The US Presedential Election 2016: The first GOP debate

...research interests center around the civic engagement, community activity, and educational success of ethnoracial groups in the United States. She is author of Latino Politics. [Donald Trump] Donald Trump: If he's not invited to the party, he might go alone Trump issues a warning Anthony Gaughan, Drake University Fox News hosted a shallow and unfocused but highly...
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Chelsea Manning: An OpenLearn reading list
Society, Politics & Law

Chelsea Manning: An OpenLearn reading list

...research at the the Journal of Homosexuality: “I Am Chelsea Manning”: Comparison of Gendered Representation of Private Manning in U.S. and International News Media* Read at OpenLearn: 57 genders (and none for me?) Did the I Am Bradley Manning campaign erase the person they were championing? Supporters of Private Manning campaigned online for clemency - but there were...
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‘Rule Britannia, Britannia Rules the Waves’: From fishing patriotism to pragmatism
Nature & Environment

‘Rule Britannia, Britannia Rules the Waves’: From fishing patriotism to pragmatism

...Research for the European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries (PECH) suggests a preferential regime with EU Member States which currently fish UK waters would be necessary. If the UK fails to do this and pursues unilateralism, other countries could respond by saying that their access rights ‘trump’ UK domestic law. If this happens, there is a risk of starting the...
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Identifying Values – Finding the Things that Matter the Most to You for the Way You Live and Work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Identifying Values – Finding the Things that Matter the Most to You for the Way You Live and Work

...research on values, Schwartz (2011) found evidence that culture, society and individual experiences all contribute to our values, plus people change and prioritise values depending on the opportunities or constraints present. Therefore, values are individual to you, so put aside thoughts about anyone else’s expectations or how you ‘should’ behave. Being honest with...
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Article 10 mins
The working-class garden
Society, Politics & Law

The working-class garden

...research, haven’t you, in recent years in Yorkshire talking to people there. Do you find an equivalent of this floristry movement now, that fascination? Lisa Taylor: I did interviews in the 1990s with about 25 gardeners in a semi-industrial town and most of them were married people but a couple of the men that I’d spoken to actually had floristry businesses, which is...
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Five ways in which COVID-19 has impacted on progress in global health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five ways in which COVID-19 has impacted on progress in global health

...researchers at The Open University are exploring ways of handling NCD’s either through linking industrial and social innovation to increase access to cancer care in East Africa (Professor Maureen Mackintosh) or by increasing screening for depression for people with diabetes and depression in Sub-Saharan Africa to improve treatment outcomes (Professor Cathy Lloyd and...
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DIY: Experiments with Natural Dyes
Science, Maths & Technology

DIY: Experiments with Natural Dyes

...research and the applications of contemporary chemistry. For A level and other science courses aimed at 16 to 19-year olds. Fraser A. and Gilchrist I., Starting Science (Book 1), Oxford University Press Part of an integrated science course for the National Curriculum Key Stage 3 and Scottish Environmental Studies (science) for S1 and S2. Northedge A. et al., The Sciences...
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