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What does it take to mentor young offenders?
Education & Development

What does it take to mentor young offenders?

...three components. This was seen as a result of the reflective approach adopted; defining the rationale behind each activity, developing clarity around what works and what doesn’t, and ensuring that these are appropriate to age and skills of individual mentors. Ever thought of volunteering? Try our badged open course Find out more about working with young people here...
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Explainer: What is autophagy?
Science, Maths & Technology

Explainer: What is autophagy?

...it can assist in defence against invasive pathogens. Conversely, a number of microorganisms specifically exploit the autophagy process as part of their replication cycle. The ability to modulate and control specific stages of the autophagy process in disease states therefore offers great potential for therapeutic interventions. Like this? Find out more about cells......
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Post-Brexit: we need a new vision for Europe
Nature & Environment

Post-Brexit: we need a new vision for Europe

...out at a scapegoat – whether that’s a migrant or a complex political institution – is an easy distraction. It’s also a damaging response that impacts the most vulnerable in society, and bolsters the extreme positions pushed by the political parties on the far-right. Europe and the EU institutions in particular stand at a cross-roads. Sticking with the same tried...
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How are Ethiopian coffee growers responding to climate change?
Science, Maths & Technology

How are Ethiopian coffee growers responding to climate change?

...out the human, social and ecological conditions that may allow such expansion, according to Wandiga. Also, farmers should slowly substitute coffee with other plants that may bring income. William Ndegwa, Kitui County director at the Kenya Meteorological Department, says the model used in the research is a powerful tool for linking climate variables with biological...
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‘Citizen sensing’ and new forms of environmental monitoring
Society, Politics & Law

‘Citizen sensing’ and new forms of environmental monitoring

...out complex issues as these emerge and develop. Environmental change, however, is seldom directly perceptible to human senses. This is one reason why we are increasingly reliant on digital devices to maintain a steady and reliable data stream about the current state of the earth, from equipment that tracks global warming to earthquake warning systems. Environmental...
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Prospecting for water on the Moon
Science, Maths & Technology

Prospecting for water on the Moon

...out not only how much water is there, but how it is distributed and even where it might have come from. The last 50 years of lunar science have taught us that the Moon still holds many mysteries, and that the most complete understanding must be built up from multiple complementary measurements made across various landing sites. [Prospecting for water on the Moon_F2]...
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Section 1: Introducing ‘Red Clydeside’
Society, Politics & Law

Section 1: Introducing ‘Red Clydeside’

...out more about our free learning resource...[OU Learning Event in George Square Glasgow, January 31, 1919, with the Glasgow City Chambers in the background ] The Open University Learning Event in George Square Glasgow, January 31, 1919, with the Glasgow City Chambers in the background January 31, 2019 marked the centenary of one of the most infamous episodes of the Red...
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Verbal fluency
Health, Sports & Psychology

Verbal fluency

...out of time. Some people speak much faster than others, some are quicker than others at searching for the right words and some are better at repeating the same thing over and over again! Being able to name lots of fruit also depends on the amount of experience that you have had with different fruits. So this test of verbal fluency is actually measuring quite a few...
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