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Queen (and Slave) Of The Sciences
Science, Maths & Technology

Queen (and Slave) Of The Sciences

...history? I wonder how many people would associate mathematics with ‘everything’, ‘everywhere’, ‘life the universe and everything’ (not one word, I know). For some reason the world of maths seems to be thought of as a dusty dull subject far removed from the ‘real world’. But this is crazy – maths is the most amazing subject, one that underlies almost...
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Article 10 mins
Three weeks in June and one night in November
Society, Politics & Law

Three weeks in June and one night in November

...history. But for the moment they are just potentials. Resistance is still possible, and we don’t have to allow the normalisation of either Trump or Brexit. And despite all the triumphalism from the Brexiteers and Trumpists, they are behaving like they lost. It’s almost as if “they are angry at the losing side for letting them win”. Their flaunting of extreme views...
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Leaving no stone unturned in the pursuit of female athletic performance
Health, Sports & Psychology

Leaving no stone unturned in the pursuit of female athletic performance

...history possible. The Breaking-2 team scoured the world for the place with the best climate for endurance running – not too hot, not too cold, not too humid. They found a route with the best surface for running at speed. Nike designed shoes that improve running efficiency by 4%. On the day there were 42 pacers (all phenomenal runners in their own right) who took turns...
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Article 15 mins
Researching at the Margins: How Collective Autoethnography centred Black mothers’ knowledge
Society, Politics & Law

Researching at the Margins: How Collective Autoethnography centred Black mothers’ knowledge

...the UK, Lived Places Publishing, New York, USA. Tolich M. A. (2010) ‘Critique of current practice: ten foundational guidelines for autoethnographers’, Qualitative Health Research, 20(12), pp. 1599–1610. Available at: doi:10.1177/1049732310376076. Tyack, D. B. (1974) The One Best System: A History of America Urban Education, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA....
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QATAR 2022 must impart a positive coaching legacy for Africa and the Caribbean member associations
Health, Sports & Psychology

QATAR 2022 must impart a positive coaching legacy for Africa and the Caribbean member associations

...history of head coaches (in men’s football) being native to the country they are leading, specifically in Africa and the Caribbean? There is minimal statistical evidence, and academic research is still in its infancy. While researching for this project it was obvious that more research and evaluation is necessary to ascertain the impact of hiring African and Caribbean...
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Studying the arts and humanities
History & The Arts

Studying the arts and humanities

...history at school. I think I'll enjoy studying them further. I never did all I could at school and I wasted my time. Now that I have a chance to do some study I want to take it. I've spent some years doing a job which does not particularly interest me, and I need some kind of intellectual challenge. I want to meet other students, too. I have always promised myself that I...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Conducting qualitative interviews: an introduction
Education & Development

Conducting qualitative interviews: an introduction

...family members. The course has been developed from the findings of Reproductive Bodylore: The Role of Vernacular Knowledge in Women’s Contraceptive Decision-Making, funded by an Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Grant (AH/S011587/1) and led by a research team from The Open University (OU) and undertaken in partnership with Public Health England and The...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Developing your skills as an HR professional
Money & Business

Developing your skills as an HR professional

...family responsibilities. These skills are: organising yourself, managing time and managing stress. Unfortunately, there is no universal prescription for any of these skills. However, you will consider what events make you stressed, the impact that different demands and pressures have on you, and different ways of dealing with them so that you can maximise your well-being....
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs