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Participation Now
Society, Politics & Law

Participation Now

Find out how new forms of participatory public engagement are working to reshape contemporary life. What is Participation Now? How to use these pages How to get involved Use the filtering tools below to explore the collection.
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Family photos and what they mean
Society, Politics & Law

Family photos and what they mean

What can family photos tell us about households, gender roles and emerging technology? Professor Gillian Rose explores her research on family photography, and how this work interacts with her own experiences...Transcript
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Everyday maths video: "Doing maths with AI apps"
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths video: "Doing maths with AI apps"

What's the point of learning maths, if an AI app can work it all out for you? Watch this video to find out why your own maths study still makes sense...Click here to download the transcript
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Everyday maths 1 (Northern Ireland)
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 1 (Northern Ireland)

...work, study and everyday life. The course has four sessions, which cover the following topics: numbers, measurement, shapes and space, and handling data. There will be plenty of examples to help you progress, together with opportunities to practise your understanding...Have you ever noticed how often you need maths skills in everyday life? This free course is an...
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
The MMR vaccine: public health, private fears
Health, Sports & Psychology

The MMR vaccine: public health, private fears

...social context within which it has arisen, have given the debate a longevity and potency perhaps far beyond that which the scientific arguments themselves warrant. MMR vaccine consists of a freeze-dried preparation of live but weakened (attenuated) virus particles, intended to provoke recognition of the measles, mumps and rubella viruses by the body's immune system but...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Making creativity and innovation happen
Money & Business

Making creativity and innovation happen

...social context. In the 1990s, organisations paid more attention to the effect that work culture and environment have on the potential for creativity on people in organisations. In the current millennium the focus has shifted towards understanding creativity as an emergent phenomenon that builds on what has gone before and arises from ongoing interactions, a perspective...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Rupesh Shah On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Society, Politics & Law

Rupesh Shah On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...working alongside Rose Armson in supporting systems thinking for People services at the OU) and then as an Associate Lecturer on an undergraduate and postgraduate modules in systems thinking. Rupesh received his BSc (Hons) from the University of Bath in Business Administration in 1997. He gained his PhD from the University of Bath in the Centre for Action Research in...
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Learn maths in Northern Ireland
Science, Maths & Technology

Learn maths in Northern Ireland

...work or school? From splitting a restaurant bill to understanding your payslip, we use maths skills in lots of ways every day. Our Everyday Maths Northern Ireland courses and learning materials will help you recognise how to use numbers in your daily life. Build your knowledge of basic number work, including fractions and percentages and learn how to understand shapes,...
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