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Science Communication and Public Engagement
Science, Maths & Technology

Science Communication and Public Engagement

...public. This material has been taken from The Open University course SH804 Communicating science in the information age... Communicating science A short introduction to this album. Science and society Dr. Richard Holliman interviews Prof. Alan Irwin on the changing relationship between science and society. Communicating science Dr Richard Holliman interviews Dr Victoria...
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Audio 1 hr 14 mins
When the public speaks: How refugees welcome shows the public as dangerous giants
Society, Politics & Law

When the public speaks: How refugees welcome shows the public as dangerous giants

...public attention to a crisis that has been ongoing for years. As Anne Barnard and Karam Shoumali noted: “Once again, it is not the sheer size of the catastrophe—millions upon millions forced by war and desperation to leave their homes—but a single tragedy that has clarified the moment.” The conflict in Syria has lasted almost five years now. With more than half...
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Article 5 mins
Why are public companies vanishing in America?
Money & Business

Why are public companies vanishing in America?

...public companies in the US has been in decline. Why - and does it matter?...[Twitter launching its IPO at the NYSE] Twitter launches its public share offering at the New York Stock Exchange in 2013. But many companies are choosing to seek investment away from the public gaze. In his famous Harvard Business Review article titled “Eclipse of the public corporation,”...
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Article 5 mins
Solving the care crisis with public investment
Society, Politics & Law

Solving the care crisis with public investment

...public investment in care can complement other urgent policy objectives...This content is associated with The Open University's Economics courses and qualifications. Care needs to keep growing, for early years and for middle and later life. Users, providers and governments agree that the present system is overwhelmed. But efforts to ‘fix’ care are constantly stalled...
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Video 3 hrs
Work and mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Work and mental health

...Health. Available at: https://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/ publications/ briefing-47-barriers-employment (Accessed: 24 October 2023). Davidson, L. (2008) Recovery – Concepts and Application, Devon Recovery Group. Available at: https://recoverydevon.co.uk/ wp-content/ uploads/ 2010/ 01/ Recovery_Concepts_Laurie_Davidson.pdf (Accessed: 24 October 2023). Mind (2014)...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Mental health in society
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mental health in society

...public who subscribe to a biomedical view of mental ill health as mental illness. This perspective tends to view mental ill health as having a biological basis. In other words, because ‘faulty brains’ are causing the symptoms, there is a need for medication to provide a remedy. This idea of ‘being treated’ through medical intervention implies a passive role for...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Free Course: An Introduction to Public Leadership
Money & Business

Free Course: An Introduction to Public Leadership

...public service? OpenLearn has a range of courses, articles and more to give you a real flavour for the subject...[Diverse Multiethnic People with Different Jobs] Leadership has been studied for centuries, although its examination in modern times has largely focused on the work of senior executives in private sector, profit-making organizations. If you're interested in...
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Exploring family health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring family health

...Health and Well-being of Young Carers [Online]. Available at http://www.scie.org.uk/ publications/ briefings/ briefing11/ (Accessed 09 January 2013). The Children’s Society (2013) ‘Hidden from view: the experience of young carers in England’ [Online]. Available at https://www.interfaceenterprises.co.uk/ assets/ news/ brochures/ bp/
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs