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Mass production and the consequent devaluation of our clothes
Nature & Environment

Mass production and the consequent devaluation of our clothes

...the perfect antidote to the endless trends and throwaway fast fashion culture, and Levi’s with their Tailor Shop, for customising denim or for giving a new lease of life to a much-loved existing Levi’s product. The Fashion Revolution #whomademyclothes social media campaign also encourages us to stop, reflect and try to reconnect with the people that make our clothes....
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Stay connected: supporting people with learning disabilities to use technology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Stay connected: supporting people with learning disabilities to use technology

...Social Care courses and qualifications. In this series of videos, people with learning disabilities and their support workers share their experiences of providing and receiving support to use everyday technologies. This includes tablets and mobile phones to access applications such as the YouTube and Zoom. The interviewees highlight the importance of person-centred...
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Video 1 hr
Sound Systems: Listening to music together
History & The Arts

Sound Systems: Listening to music together

...social factors around sound systems, the physical sensations of listening to loud bass sounds, spiritual and cultural elements, ideas about the value of music, and more. Transcript Clive demonstrates just some of the ways in which music can have an impact both on the individual and also within society in general. Thinking about music in these terms is a typical feature of...
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South Asian heritage as a facilitator for developing identity and community
Education & Development

South Asian heritage as a facilitator for developing identity and community

...of values, traditions and customs can strengthen the heritage to transform into a community with a specific focus on preserving the heritage through living practice and social interaction. South Asian identity is supporting South Asian communities to thrive, and to celebrate their glorious heritage which is both a resource for knowledge and an option for healthy living....
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South Asian young adult carers: Balancing their caring roles and planning for the future
Health, Sports & Psychology

South Asian young adult carers: Balancing their caring roles and planning for the future

...social care and education staff and students, regarding the support needs of South Asian and other young adult carers, the value of transition assessments and where to find support. Further resources will be added as the research progresses. We would like to thank Chandini Subramanyam-Paul and Sabbir Ali for their involvement in preparing the scripts and voicing the...
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Exploring Psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring Psychology

...social psychology? The audio tracks feature disabled people who reflect on how disability has affected their sense of identity. Also featured are the cases of twins who didn't grow up together, people coping with memory loss, and the famous case of the soprano Lisa-Lee who discovered in her twenties that a rare genetic disorder meant she was actually a girl, not a boy....
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Audio 1 hr 33 mins
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
Week 6 Civilisations: The debate
History & The Arts

Week 6 Civilisations: The debate

...works of art that speak of this history. Moreover, this was also a period of great exploration and scientific discovery, to which the visual arts contributed greatly. Which brings us to the discussion I will be moderating live between 12-1pm on Friday, 6th April. Join in by posting a response in the Comments section below (select 'save' to send your comment). This episode...
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