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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

...Open. 2021 Aug 18;11(8):e048335. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34408047/ Karl Murray (2020) The impact of COVID-19 on BAME Community and Voluntary Sector Organisations in Wales: Innovation, Resilience and Sustainability Saltus, R (2020) Holding on to the gains: Understanding the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on BAME groups in Wales Saltus, R (2020) On yearning for the...
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Why this hub was created
Education & Development

Why this hub was created

...Open University resource should be developed that collated expertise on race and ethnicity, not only for general learning and personal interest to everyone, but also to directly inform BAME OU staff and students on topics that might affect their wellbeing and mental health. [This is a poster from a Black Lives Matter protest of 2020] A poster from a Black Lives Matter...
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Moon Rocks
Science, Maths & Technology

Moon Rocks

...Open University's Centre for Earth, Planetary, Space and Astronomical Research (CEPSAR) is undertaking analysis of lunar basalt collected during the moon landings of the late 1960s and 1970s. The results may provide clues into the origins of the earth. To find out more, follow the research links... Moon Rocks Researcher Mahesh Anand of The Open University's Centre for...
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Newsworthy Lawyers
Society, Politics & Law

Newsworthy Lawyers

...discusses the developments that led to this revolutionary change with Frances Gibb, Legal Editor of The Times, under whose professional investigative journalism resulted in the democratisation of law... Newsworthy Lawyers Professor Gary Slapper of The Open University, and Frances Gibb, Legal Editor of The Times, discuss opening up the legal system for public scrutiny....
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A brief history of evolution
History & The Arts

A brief history of evolution

...Open University's Natural Sciences qualifications. Evolutionary concepts first appeared in early Greek writings, for example, in the work of Anaximander and Empedocles. Anaximander proposed that animals could be transformed from one kind to another, and Empedocles speculated that they could be made up of various combinations of pre-existing parts. However, evolutionary...
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Brexiteers and Broflakes: how language frames political debate
Languages

Brexiteers and Broflakes: how language frames political debate

...course, the debate about Greece’s possible exit from the Eurozone, or ‘Grexit’; a word which was also first used in 2012. But although the component parts of both these words are directly analogous, the connotations they have are markedly different. Grexit was predominantly used as a warning over Greece’s political future should their economic crisis fail to get...
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7 accidental discoveries that look like April Fool's Day headlines but aren't
Science, Maths & Technology

7 accidental discoveries that look like April Fool's Day headlines but aren't

...about what you might accidentally discover about yourself? Many Open University students surprise themselves when they sign up for courses, discovering new skills and capabilities. Find out how you can make some accidental discoveries through life changing learning. Some of these images are general representations of the areas mentioned and not the areas themselves....
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How FMRI works
Health, Sports & Psychology

How FMRI works

...Open University's Health Science courses and qualifications. What is FMRI? [Brain image produced by FMRI [Image: FMRIB Centre]] Functional magnetic resonance imaging, or FMRI, works by detecting the changes in blood oxygenation and flow that occur in response to neural activity – when a brain area is more active it consumes more oxygen and to meet this increased demand...
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