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Swapping between languages: Bilingual people expressing emotions
Languages

Swapping between languages: Bilingual people expressing emotions

...interactions. Let me begin by explaining ‘code-switching’. Code-switching is the practice of going back and forth between two or more languages or dialects, and using them in the same sentence or conversation. This is something my bilingual friends and I do a lot amongst ourselves, and anyone who is bilingual will know what I mean. Mostly we couldn’t explain exactly...
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What is trauma?
Society, Politics & Law

What is trauma?

...interactions with officers and the police investigation and greatly affect their evidence; it can be difficult and distressing for victims to remember and recall events in the detailed chronological format that the Criminal Justice System (CJS) requires. Police must be trauma-informed (TI) and embed this understanding into the provision of procedural justice for victims....
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Dialogues Across Borders
Society, Politics & Law

Dialogues Across Borders

...interactive exhibition sparked from the friendships forged blurring the boundaries between refugees, volunteers and artists. Dialogues Across Borders questions and explores who we are to each other as the 'refugee crisis' unfolds. In 2016 a makeshift photography and poetry exhibition was co-created by refugees and volunteers at Pikpa Camp on the Greek island of Lesvos....
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Good hair: perceptions of racism
Education & Development

Good hair: perceptions of racism

...itself in schools and workplaces? Explore the policies that discriminate against Black and Minority Ethnic communities in this immersive film interactive...[Good Hair interactive launch page - two black women styling their hair]Select the image above to launch the interactive. Please note, this interactive contains depictions of racism, which you may find upsetting....
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Activity 30 mins
Evolutions in Education: The OU Education Conference
Education & Development

Evolutions in Education: The OU Education Conference

...interaction with the conference and/or this hub. Overview of the conference Evolutions in Education consisted of interactive sessions, panels and talks considering how The Open University works across the UK with practitioners in a wide range of educational settings. It offered attendees an opportunity to meet education colleagues from across the UK and to find new...
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Marketing food to children and young people: Why it matters even more in the digital age
Education & Development

Marketing food to children and young people: Why it matters even more in the digital age

...interacting with them – is the promotion (marketing and advertising) of unhealthy foods in the media and elsewhere, which has been shown to increase children’s eating. From their earliest days, children recognise more unhealthy than healthy food brand logos, knowledge that increases rapidly from the age of 3 years. Indeed, this knowledge increases earlier than...
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What are the connections between music and memory?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What are the connections between music and memory?

...interactive we're going to take a trip down memory lane, looking at songs from the past and exploring what music means to you...We've looked into the connections between music and memory, and put together an interactive to help explain the links behind this area of mental health. Find out how much you know! Select to begin the interactive... [Music and memory interactive...
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Activity 10 mins
How To Be A Better LGBTQI+ Ally
Health, Sports & Psychology

How To Be A Better LGBTQI+ Ally

...interactive...You can make a huge difference to the lives of LGBTQI+ youth by showing your support as an ally. You’ll be doing your bit to help someone thrive, rather than just survive. But while most people want to be allies, there can be confusion around how to go about it. This interactive, based on real life stories from LGBTQI+ young people, is here to help. [How...
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Activity 20 mins