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A new union flag
History & The Arts

A new union flag

...work focuses around migration, identity and urban change. She works freelance with community groups, NGOs and research organizations producing stories, interactive projects and workshops. Visit her website here. Gil Mualem-Doron is an artist, researcher and a community facilitator. He is the founder of SEAS – Socially Engaged Art Salon in Brighton. He works in various...
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Women in the Railway, the War and the Unions
Society, Politics & Law

Women in the Railway, the War and the Unions

...working life for women, called upon to fill the void left by men. Proving themselves more than capable in jobs formerly considered only suitable for men contributed to the fight for women's suffrage...Find out more about The Open University's History and Social Sciences courses. With the introduction of conscription in 1916 leading to over 100,000 men in Scotland leaving...
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Imagery and metaphor
Money & Business

Imagery and metaphor

...work? This album reveals more creative ways to solve problems, other than relying on rational techniques such as brainstorming and lateral thinking. Employees at a small software company are shown how to access their unconscious minds using the power of imagery, associative thinking and metaphor, to find solutions and creative approaches to their work. Meanwhile at a...
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What is ROWE - and does it deliver results?
Money & Business

What is ROWE - and does it deliver results?

...work environments. The theory behind ROWE? Employees should be evaluated – and compensated – on the work they produce, not the number of hours they work. It aims to dismantle the idea that more hours equal more efficiency, and encourages employees to step away from the desk and work how, when, and where they want. Proponents of ROWE argue that it leads to happier,...
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How do you become a digital artist?
History & The Arts

How do you become a digital artist?

...work...Artist Duggie Fields has recently added a computer to the tools of his trade. Duggie has been an artist for over 30 years, building up a reputation as one of the world's leading post-pop artists. He has exhibited world-wide, and his London flat acts as a mini gallery of his work. Duggie's desire to reach a wider audience made him turn to computers and the Internet...
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Doreen Massey: Space, Place and Politics
Society, Politics & Law

Doreen Massey: Space, Place and Politics

...work which has had a profound influence on theorising around space and place and has taken the study of geography into new inter-disciplinary directions... Introduction by Doreen Massey Doreen talks about her life and work at The Open University. Why geography matters OU Professor John Allen introduces the lecture Relational thinking Professor Ash Amin from Durham...
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Sex workers’ labour struggles in Scotland
Society, Politics & Law

Sex workers’ labour struggles in Scotland

...work like any other form of selling labour, and that they therefore deserve the same rights as any other worker. However, not surprisingly there are a range of competing and conflicting views on all aspects of sex work and on the rights of sex workers, and that some believe that the right to buy sex is wrong and understand justice as supporting sex workers to leave the...
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Emmy Noether: Bucking the historical trends
Science, Maths & Technology

Emmy Noether: Bucking the historical trends

...work of women in mathematics today...[Emmy Noether] Emmy Noether OU research student Harry Kennard places the spotlight on Emmy Noether, the female mathematician who bucked the historical trends suggesting women can't be mathematical geniuses. Highlighting the achievements of women in mathematics The Fields Medal is widely regarded as the most prestigious award someone...
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