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Racial inequities in health: The impact of COVID-19 in Wales and beyond
Health, Sports & Psychology

Racial inequities in health: The impact of COVID-19 in Wales and beyond

...world are responding to the pandemic via creative and artful resistance to marginalisation. It exploits the creative potential of smartphone tools for digital ethnographic research. Migrants share pandemic experiences in poems, songs, music, photos, short videos, written testimonies, diaries, artworks and blogs. Learn more with OpenLearn [Open Talks from The Open...
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King Charles I, 1600 - 1649
History & The Arts

King Charles I, 1600 - 1649

...world in which he did not regain his throne by either political or military means. It was an attitude out of step with the times. Charles' decision to form an Engagement with the Scots in December 1647 (which precipitated the Second Civil War) sealed his fate. Before this, Charles had been regarded as an essential component of any peace settlement. Having plunged the...
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Ten commandments of research
History & The Arts

Ten commandments of research

...World War One. You might not be able to read every single newspaper for four years. You might need to take key events or to do a systematic search, say taking different months at random or looking at key events. What are the advantages of your particular method of investigation? Oral history, for example, can make history come alive but it can be biased, inaccurate or...
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Why is East Africa experiencing such a terrible drought?
Nature & Environment

Why is East Africa experiencing such a terrible drought?

...World crops such as maize. Maize was introduced in 1608 and since then it has largely replaced more traditional and drought-resistant crops such as cassava or sorghum. Maize provides excellent calorific returns in good years, but it often fails and has challenges around infestation and storage during drought years. Further lessons from history show us that pastoral...
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Who is Donald Trump?
Society, Politics & Law

Who is Donald Trump?

...world’s attention.” Rebooted for Netflix But if Trump has a rock star persona, others said his pitch to the electorate was straight out of a TV show. As James Poniewozik of the New York Times wrote: His tale has remained a kind of ‘80s prime-time soap of aspiration and ego … he cited his TV ratings the way another candidate might boast of balancing a state budget....
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Black History Month 2021 talks
Education & Development

Black History Month 2021 talks

...have been pivotal to resist colonial slavery, and therefore in shaping Caribbean history. It can be argued that African history did not end with colonialism, but instead continued to develop in the new world. As underlined by D.M. Stewart, the misrepresentation of ACRs as devilish or fetish is the result of centuries of Western race-craft. [Unknown title] Transcript...
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The emergence of breaking as an Olympic sport
Health, Sports & Psychology

The emergence of breaking as an Olympic sport

...World DanceSport Federation, that was recognised by the IOC in 1997. In the UK Breaking GB was founded in 2021 and awarded a grant of £135,000 by UK Sport to support UK breakers’ attempts to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The rules of breaking have also developed and are becoming more uniform across competitions. In Paris, a system of nine judges scoring each...
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Why I created a podcast to celebrate the OU’s BME community
Education & Development

Why I created a podcast to celebrate the OU’s BME community

...world where discussions about diversity and inclusion can sometimes feel tokenistic or superficial, the podcast offers a genuine, grassroots platform for real dialogue. It matters because it provides a space for people to feel seen, heard and valued. It shows that we are not just passive participants in the conversation about diversity; we are active contributors,...
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