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Dying Matters Awareness Week
Health, Sports & Psychology

Dying Matters Awareness Week

...research and teaching theme at the OU for over twenty years? Find out more on our research page. During this year's Dying Matters Awareness Week (8th-14th May 2022), we have curated a collection of free learning content from OpenLearn to open up the subject that many people still find difficult to talk about. This year, we're continuing our reources on being #InAGoodPlace...
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Apollo 11’s ‘one small step’ sparked a new rush to reach the Moon
Science, Maths & Technology

Apollo 11’s ‘one small step’ sparked a new rush to reach the Moon

...researchers such as myself – who weren’t even born when the Apollo Moon landings took place – are still able to study Moon rocks and feel part of a shared historical ­adventure. New research will explore the possibility of building habitats on the Moon. The availability of water on the Moon will play a vital part in realising our bold ambition of living there in...
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Article 5 mins
Why has English taken over academia?
Languages

Why has English taken over academia?

...research. In Europe alone, the number of undergraduate and masters programmes fully taught in English grew from 2,389 in 2007 to 8,089 in 2014 – a 239% increase. In academic publishing, the use of English has a longer history, especially in the sciences. In 1880, only 36% of publications were in English. It had risen to 50% in 1940-50, 75% in 1980 and 91% in 1996, with...
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Article 5 mins
Alternative education: listening to the voices of young people
Education & Development

Alternative education: listening to the voices of young people

...presented at the Education Conference highlighted the use of photovoice by young people in alternative education environments, in Scotland and England...Research presented at the Education Conference highlighted the use of photovoice by young people in alternative education environments, in Scotland and England. Photovoice, a participatory method commonly employed with...
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Video 20 mins
The role sustainable chemistry plays in shaping the planet's future
Science, Maths & Technology

The role sustainable chemistry plays in shaping the planet's future

...research into sustainable chemistry is vital to reduce both the use of resources and the environmental impact of society on the planet...Find out more about The Open University's Chemistry courses. Sustainable use of resources must be considered because fossil fuels and other mined commodities are being depleted, and there is increasing demand from humanity. Achieving...
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Article 5 mins
'Bad Apples' or Organisational Cultures?
Education & Development

'Bad Apples' or Organisational Cultures?

...Research into how institutional, structural and systemic racism manifest to disadvantage people of non-White ethnic and racial groups is well established. For instance, there is a large body of research exploring racial achievement gaps between White and non-White students at all levels of education (for US achievement gaps related to race/ethnicity see Ladson-Billings,...
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Article 10 mins
Exploring the role of Associate Dean in UK Universities
Money & Business

Exploring the role of Associate Dean in UK Universities

...research tending to look at more clearly defined positions. The purpose of this paper is to report on initial data from an on-going Leadership Foundation funded project investigating the role of Associate Dean in UK universities. To answer the study’s research questions, an embedded, sequential mixed methods design has been adopted. Read more: Exploring the role of...
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Article 5 mins
From Conversations on co-production to participants’ engagements
Society, Politics & Law

From Conversations on co-production to participants’ engagements

...research, and have aimed at fostering learning through arts and digital arts as well as social engagement. The co-production of this work has been part of the knowledge exchange between academics and arts, and depended on encounters between artists and researchers, asking questions, exchanging stories, dispelling myths: “Literally,” as Áine O’Brien of Counterpoints...
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