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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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What is the relationship between history and historical fiction?
History & The Arts

What is the relationship between history and historical fiction?

...research and this idea that you need to get things right. As somebody who was interested in history to start off with, did that fascinate you more than daunt you? Do you like the fact that you have to familiarise yourself with certain things before you can begin the story, or does it not work that way for you? EMMA DARWIN: I’m equally fascinated and exasperated. I mean...
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The digital revolution for academic integrity has already begun
Education & Development

The digital revolution for academic integrity has already begun

...research findings of the e-authentication and authorship verification system for e-assessment TeSLA, which was used by seven institutions in Europe, including the Open University, to enhance academic integrity. I also present teaching staff and students’ views about the benefits of this novel system. [TeSLA system for Face Recognition] Figure 1 TeSLA system for Face...
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About Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

About Stories of Change

...researchers, politicians, business leaders and campaigners. These interviews have been recorded in support of the Stories of Change project. Roger has also drawn on the interviews for his BBC Radio series on climate change in advance of the key December 2015 climate talks at the 2015 Paris Conference of the Parties (‘COP21’). The £1.5m Stories of Change project has...
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Reading and child development: The Our Story app: Introduction
Education & Development

Reading and child development: The Our Story app: Introduction

...research into children's literacy shaped the iPad and iPhone Our Story application?...A team of us at The Open University have been interested in applying research based knowledge to develop an app which is designed to be fun, but will also help children develop abilities they will need when they start to read. In the following section we describe the way research ideas...
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Wales and music: a conversation with Huw Stephens
History & The Arts

Wales and music: a conversation with Huw Stephens

...research interests lie in the relationships between music, theology and religious practice, and the history of music in Wales. His work on music, theology and religion has been principally focused on music and religious practice in Britain since the eighteenth century, and in the Methodist movement more widely. [Dr Helen Barlow] Dr Helen Barlow Senior Research Fellow,...
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Teaching reading: what are our long term goals?
Education & Development

Teaching reading: what are our long term goals?

...research indicates the synergies between children’s reading for pleasure with print and digital reading resources, and the affective, creative, interactive, shared, sustained and personalised nature of their engagement (Kucirkova, Littleton and Cremin, 2016). These synergies which have the potential to help shape teachers’ (and parents’ and publishers’) choices of...
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The many forms of workplace bullying
Money & Business

The many forms of workplace bullying

...research on the subject I have discovered there are generally five different types. These can include “overt acts” – such as threats or actual violence, demands for resignation, verbal assault or “subtle acts” like teasing, gossip or banter. Then there are “work related acts” such as micro managing, limiting options for annual leave, giving too much or too...
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