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Will piloting juryless trials for rape cases in Scotland lead to a reduction in bias?
Society, Politics & Law

Will piloting juryless trials for rape cases in Scotland lead to a reduction in bias?

...of legal professionals, and public perceptions of the legal system. While the reduction in jurors and the piloting of juryless trials for rape and attempted rape cases have the potential to reduce bias and improve access to justice, it is essential to ensure that these changes do not compromise the delivery of justice or erode public confidence in the legal system....
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Article 5 mins
Listen Up! Developing an appreciation of music
History & The Arts

Listen Up! Developing an appreciation of music

...needn't be an onerous task. Further Reading Music: an Appreciation Roger Kamien, McGraw-Hill Education What to Listen for in Jazz Barry Kernfield, Yale University Press. The Enjoyment of Music: An Introduction to Perceptive Listening Joseph Machlis and Kristine Forney, W W Norton & Co Ltd. Classical Music Edited by Joe Staines, Rough Guides. Discover more music content...
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Article 10 mins
From old English to modern English
History & The Arts

From old English to modern English

...perception of this standard variety as correct, ‘good’ English was also supported by attempts at codification, notably Johnson’s dictionary and many prescriptive grammars of the 18th century. The vocabulary of English was consciously elaborated as it came to be used for an increasing variety of purposes, including translations of classical works rediscovered in the...
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Article 10 mins
Introducing public health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing public health

...perceptions of members of the public like Bernadette and James? How do your perceptions of health compare? Mary Black I would define health as a sense of wellbeing. If we ask people to define their health they do not define it in terms of what they cannot do. They define it in a feeling of wellbeing, a feeling of happiness almost. So that is the definition that I would...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Who are otherkin - and how should we view them?
Society, Politics & Law

Who are otherkin - and how should we view them?

...perceptions, which have been unable to admit the problems of distinguishing between a phenomenological symptom and a voluntary behaviour, and furthermore which have chosen to pathologize and ruin the lives of many through the insistence on an obsolete paradigm, while the same people could have found a supporting community off- and online.” Homo sapiens has existed for a...
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Article 10 mins
What does the US election mean for Europe?
Society, Politics & Law

What does the US election mean for Europe?

...of the last three years. Pressured by Russian belligerence and unprecedented migration flows, the EU has slowly but perceptibly abandoned its ‘out-of-area’ commitments in favour of guarding its borders on land and at sea. An engaged Clinton presidency might slow that process. A Trump one will surely hasten it. This article originally appeared on the LSE EUROPP blog...
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Article 10 mins
Promoting equality through the Arts
History & The Arts

Promoting equality through the Arts

...perceptions of home – including how family, music, and the digital images that they carry in their pockets make them feel ‘at home’: “My family is where my home is and also I think the language and the accent for me means home because it's so distinctive wherever you go.” “When we were first married we lived in five houses in about four years. We had one big...
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Article 20 mins
How to make the best of your digital badge
Education & Development

How to make the best of your digital badge

...perception of digital badges by employers, although OpenLearn survey data show that they have a professional value to learners with 82% declaring that they would be sharing their achievement with an employer or prospective employer. [People in an employers boat looking through binnoculars at a group of people with a banner I studied for free on OpenLern]How digital badges...
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