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DIY: Measuring latitude and longitude
Society, Politics & Law

DIY: Measuring latitude and longitude

...Open University's Geography courses and qualifications. To pinpoint your position on a map of the world you need to work out your co-ordinates, known as latitude and longitude. Latitude is your position north or south of the Equator. Lines, or parallels, are drawn around the Earth at intervals. The North Pole is assigned the latitude 90º north and the South Pole latitude...
Will piloting juryless trials for rape cases in Scotland lead to a reduction in bias?
Society, Politics & Law

Will piloting juryless trials for rape cases in Scotland lead to a reduction in bias?

...education and training for jurors. Providing jurors with information about rape myths, their impact, and how to recognize and address them can help to reduce their influence on the decision-making process (Pang, Davies and Lui, 2022). It is also important to ensure that judges and lawyers are aware of the impact of rape myths on jurors and the need to challenge and...
Formulating research questions
Education & Development

Formulating research questions

...Educated, Industrialised, Rich and Democratic (WEIRD) bias in social science research, systematically excluding the very people it is supposed to benefit. Ruzycki and Ahmed (2022) quote ‘Researched to Death’ – a synthesis of 11 studies examining violence against Indigenous women in Canada – which found that all asked similar questions and produced similar...
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Society, Politics & Law

Legal skills and debates in Scotland

...education, literature, history, psychology, and law. It was a little bit like an Open University course in a way. And you had to do a little project. In psychology she did it. And I've got her handwriting here because it's from the archives of The Open University. And it's called 'An Experiment in Prejudices.' And what she did was to ask - because she was also studying to...
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Science, Maths & Technology

Microgravity: living on the International Space Station

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Week 3 The quantum world: Introduction - In Week 1, you looked at the large physical values involving the ISS, Earth and the Moon. In Week 2, you looked at the effects of microgravity and ageing in the context of ‘bed rest’. This week, you will look at very small...
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Science, Maths & Technology

Astronomy with an online telescope

...Open University’s mission to promote the educational wellbeing of the community. The courses also provide another way of helping you to progress from informal to formal learning. Completing a course will require about 24 hours of study time. However, you can study the course at any time and at a pace to suit you. Badged courses are available on The Open University’s...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Why do female footballers experience knee injuries and what can be done?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why do female footballers experience knee injuries and what can be done?

...Open University's Sport and Fitness courses and qualifications. The Football Association (2019) reports that the success of the England women’s team at the 2015 and 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup has been a key driver for increasing female participation in football at all levels. There are now over 2.5 million registered players in England, with football being the most...
Ideas about living sustainably
Nature & Environment

Ideas about living sustainably

...Open University held its first online Sustainability event for staff in 2020 and we looked at breaking this issue down into easier 'manageable challenges' in our lives, so we can all do our bit to create positive change. We invited a range of external speakers to share their ideas with colleagues and recorded these sessions to share wider with those looking to make...