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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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Can the NHS solve its bullying problem?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can the NHS solve its bullying problem?

...work. What can be done to solve it? (The advice could work in other workplaces, too...)...It is a stomach-churning reality that the NHS rests on bullying the people who work in it. This “endemic culture of bullying” has facilitated a growing crisis of structural discrimination and racism, staff burnout and stress, and with it a risk to patient safety. Getting a...
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What is the national learning hub for volunteers?
Education & Development

What is the national learning hub for volunteers?

...working with volunteers...You are the future of volunteering. The helping hand when it’s needed most. You are part of a national movement to create a better future in health and care. The national learning hub for volunteeers' two collections made in partnership with OpenLearn from The Open University provide a comprehensive range of FREE courses across a variety of...
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Finding a mentor
Money & Business

Finding a mentor

...working you want to try out. They will usually help by listening to your thoughts and ideas and asking questions to help you think more clearly about them. A mentor can be someone you work with who has experience relevant to your line of work. This is usually not your line manager, unless your employer requires it, or you work in a particularly learning-focused...
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Volunteering with a personal or professional focus
Education & Development

Volunteering with a personal or professional focus

...work for the benefit of their community or another organisation, or develop new skills and knowledge. It can also be a way to make sense of experiences you may have had in your personal life and use them for good. Others volunteer within their current workplace for the benefit of their co-workers. Below, be inspired by five colleagues whose volunteering has a...
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When two worlds collide: achieving wisdom in online groups
Science, Maths & Technology

When two worlds collide: achieving wisdom in online groups

...work together in groups. Transcript Disclaimer: The views expressed in the videos and the graphic novel are those of the author and not of The Open University. Find out more about S World - M World Below is a series of short videos between one of the authors - Simon Bell, and the illustrator - Charles Cutting, discussing their work, plus what they're up to next. Why are...
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How religious groups support peacebuilding in the UK
History & The Arts

How religious groups support peacebuilding in the UK

...work. The Corrymeela Community The Corrymeela Community was founded in 1965 by a Presbyterian minister, Ray Davey, and his wife Kathleen. It has been working to promote reconciliation on the island of Ireland, particularly between Protestants and Catholics, before, during and after the ‘Troubles’, the period of sectarian conflict between the late 1960s and the Good...
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Living History: Life as a Railway Worker During the 2020–21 COVID-19 Global Pandemic
Society, Politics & Law

Living History: Life as a Railway Worker During the 2020–21 COVID-19 Global Pandemic

...working on the railways? Mary Jane Herbison explains...Find out more about The Open University's History and Social Sciences courses. Background 2020 and 2021 have been described as years like no other; “unprecedented times” was a phrase often used as a way of capturing the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. But for railway workers working life carried on as normal in so...
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