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Drugs and the law: Legal highs
Society, Politics & Law

Drugs and the law: Legal highs

...research has indicated that there has been a significant negative impact on the homeless community. This has led the government to take action to criminalise the possession and supply of legal highs last year, but there remains an interesting debate regarding whether prohibition is the best way to tackle the misuse of drugs. This brief article gives an overview of the law...
Why do a project as part of your study?
Education & Development

Why do a project as part of your study?

...research, such as a PhD or EdD, is a really large project taking several years. It should make you an expert in your specialist area. In between these, there is often a project module taken in the final stages of an undergraduate degree. This might be referred to in some places as a ‘Final Year Project’, but at The Open University the timing is quite flexible. We...
Explore the range of migrant experiences: Play Uneven Journeys
Society, Politics & Law

Explore the range of migrant experiences: Play Uneven Journeys

...research into UK migration, citizenship and asylum policies and processes. It is also underpinned by extensive research into what Syrian asylum seekers’ journeys might look like – some of it secondary, from previously recorded interviews with Syrian asylum seekers, some of it primary, including conversations with individuals who facilitate asylum seekers’ journeys...
How should Rwanda remember the genocide?
History & The Arts

How should Rwanda remember the genocide?

...research shows that, although some survivors feel validated when former perpetrators join them at commemoration ceremonies, others fear that requiring former genocidaires to attend when they still don’t accept their guilt might result in a backlash. Some individuals attend kwibuka to support their neighbours but do not consider it their “own story.” Others consider...
What happens ‘When East Meets West’?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What happens ‘When East Meets West’?

...research project is novel in that I Skype interviewed distance learners who engaged with another culture from the comfort of their own homes. Mind the culture gap! Previous studies have focussed on culture shock whereas my findings highlighted that distance learning may help reduce some of the barriers of being ‘culturally different’ that might exist in traditional...
Why sportspeople convicted of violence against women forfeit their right to be 'stars'
Society, Politics & Law

Why sportspeople convicted of violence against women forfeit their right to be 'stars'

...children – who heard him threaten to make her “disappear” – was allowed to return to the ring where his legions of fans lionise him for doing in the ring what he was imprisoned for doing in his home. This sends altogether the wrong message on domestic violence. Or take the example of premier league footballer Danny Simpson, who served just 300 hours of community...
Camille Parmesan - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Camille Parmesan - Stories of Change

...research focuses on the current impacts of climate change on wildlife. Parmesan’s early research spanned multiple aspects of the behavior, ecology and evolution of insect/plant interactions in natural systems. The emergence of anthropogenic global warming as a major threat steered her research to focus on biological impacts of climate change in natural systems. Her...
Religion and Violence
History & The Arts

Religion and Violence

...Research some examples of historical context where religion played a role in both violence and in promoting toleration. You could consider the extent to which one or more of the ‘Points for Consideration’ is relevant to your example. A good place to start for researching the role religion has in promoting toleration and contributing to violence is the website of the...