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Capacity and demand management
Society, Politics & Law

Capacity and demand management

...work is not crime-related (Boulton, L. et al., 2017) so when we look at decisions such as numbers of police needed we are missing most of the workload. Thirdly, it does not usually tell us when or where officers are needed. The next section looks at an alternative way of understanding patterns in crime...Capacity and demand management: 2 Crime pattern theory -...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Is blocking migrant benefits missing the point?
Society, Politics & Law

Is blocking migrant benefits missing the point?

...working in the UK. The idea is to invoke an “emergency brake” to justify a change in policy, based on the claim that the UK welfare system can’t cope with demand. Now, most countries are not against welfare restrictions. Some central European states do see it as discriminating against their citizens, but it is not unfeasible that Cameron will be able to get a deal....
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Article 5 mins
Dominic Ball testimonial
Education & Development

Dominic Ball testimonial

...work so I always thought I need to plan for my future." After completing a BTEC in sport, Dominic’s older brother encouraged him to undertake a degree with the university. "My brother had actually started his degree with the OU a couple of years before me. He said that the course was easy to understand and worked well around football. Support from the PFA "We travel a...
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Article 10 mins
Behind the shield: a day in the life of matchday policing
Society, Politics & Law

Behind the shield: a day in the life of matchday policing

...work extends far beyond the match itself, involving careful preparation, real time decision-making and collaboration with partners as they work to protect fans, local residents and the wider community. On 5 May 2026, I accompanied the Metropolitan Police Service on the Arsenal vs Atlético Madrid UEFA Champions League semi-final public order operation. I’ll be upfront:...
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Article 5 mins
Northern Ireland Science Festival 2023: Astronomy and Poetry with Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell
OpenLearn Ireland

Northern Ireland Science Festival 2023: Astronomy and Poetry with Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell

...works from some of her most beloved poets. Following the talk, local science commentator Emer Maguire hosts an informal Q&A session where we find out more about the life of the Armagh born astrophysicist, discuss some of the challenges she faced and how we can work together to break the biases affecting women in science. [Astronomy and Poetry with Dame Jocelyn Bell...
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Article 5 mins
How do we move towards racial equality?
Education & Development

How do we move towards racial equality?

...working at the OU as well as the changes they would like to see to move towards racial equality in this collection of videos...At The Open University (OU) we are conscious of the need to talk about race, to recognise the challenges some colleagues face as well as creating opportunities for students to hear about perspectives on race. For this reason, we have created a...
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Video 30 mins
Management and the unconscious mind
Money & Business

Management and the unconscious mind

...work place? In the following audio discussion Guy Claxton, a psychologist from the University of Bristol argues that the parts of the psyche that operate independent of conscious reasoning can in fact be used to solve problems in everyday life, but this would require a shift in culture away from traditional management styles... Why are managers in the East happier to work...
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Audio 6 mins
Perceptions of English literature
History & The Arts

Perceptions of English literature

...works and different interpretations? Professor Terry Eagleton leads the discussion by explaining how perceptions of Englishness changed during the 20th century and we discover that as a result of authors such as Chinua Achebe, Andrea Levy and Marina Levitska, notions of what was an English novel have adapted to accommodate new experiences and expand beyond traditional...
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Audio 21 mins