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Learning from the past with historic buildings
History & The Arts

Learning from the past with historic buildings

...work with our building traditions to create designs that will last?...Our need to act now in the climate emergency must recognise the value of looking at the past for the origins of our assumptions about how we build and why we value some habits of building. We need to create not just sustainable ways of building, but also sustainable ways of living as households and as...
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Turning the pain of racial discrimination into protection for others
Education & Development

Turning the pain of racial discrimination into protection for others

...work at solving ways it can manifest. There are extra resources imbedded throughout this article which aim to be informative. Now you will hear from Ruby, Lenny and Kate Williams. Ruby I am 21 and at university, but when I was 16, I wasn’t sure how to get my life back on track as my mental health, confidence and world view had shifted significantly. I remember feeling...
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Article 15 mins
Studying design at The Open University: a rewarding journey
Science, Maths & Technology

Studying design at The Open University: a rewarding journey

...work, and inspire others. Many students keep notes of observations, ideas, and sketches to tackle everyday problems. Could this be you? Learning by doing Design education at the OU, like most design schools worldwide, is hands-on and project-based. Students have the opportunity to engage in a wide range of projects, solidifying the notion that design isn’t just theory....
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Is the blue plaque scheme still relevant?
History & The Arts

Is the blue plaque scheme still relevant?

...work or actions have had a notable impact on British life and have helped shape British ‘heritage’. [English Heritage Blue Plaque Commemorating Bertrand Russell]English Heritage Blue Plaque Commemorating Bertrand Russell. But ideas about what constitutes British heritage have altered radically between the second half of the nineteenth century and the early part of the...
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Design forensic psychology: parenting education and support
Science, Maths & Technology

Design forensic psychology: parenting education and support

...work to date calls for more targeted, co-designed services to support mothers in the criminal justice system and improve outcomes for their children. The studies This research is mixed methods and includes the following studies: Study 1 Scoping Review (2022-2023) Study 2 Focus Groups (2025) Study 3 Interviews (current 2026) Study 4 Survey (2027) Study 5 Systematic Review...
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Squares, roots and powers
Science, Maths & Technology

Squares, roots and powers

...work. So if you wanted , you would know that it would lie between = 7 and = 8, and you would expect an answer of seven point something. (It is 7.416 …). Technically, −7 is also a square root of 49, since (−7)2 = 49. This is called the negative square root. The sign √ is customarily used to denote the positive square root, so = 7 and − = −7. In Example 3, only...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Making sense of ourselves
Health, Sports & Psychology

Making sense of ourselves

...work your way through the course you will learn how psychologists go about addressing these questions using different research tools and approaches. The course is divided into four separate sessions that will introduce you to four of the topic weeks on the level 2 Psychology course DE200 Investigating psychology 2. Each session will address one of the everyday questions...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Camille Parmesan - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Camille Parmesan - Stories of Change

...work on butterflies to synthetic analyses of global impacts on a broad range of species across terrestrial and marine biomes. She works actively with governmental agencies and NGOs to help develop conservation assessment and planning tools aimed at preserving biodiversity in the face of climate change. Parmesan has received numerous scientific awards, including being...
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