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Mashing up the Union Jack
Society, Politics & Law

Mashing up the Union Jack

...become more institutionalized or institutionally appropriated? Objects of dissensus In a recent paper in the Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, a consortium of scholars published transnational research on the ways in which historical, political and cultural power relations are associated with emotions and perceptions that people resort to in relation to national flags....
The Legacy of Nuclear Power, Part 2
Society, Politics & Law

The Legacy of Nuclear Power, Part 2

...becomes a bigger moral issue if we – if we go on developing nuclear power. And one of the main reasons for not developing nuclear power further in my view is what it inflicts on future generations, who we should have a care for. But I don’t think we do because radioactive waste is not top of the agenda in terms of the nuclear debate in this country. What's top of the...
From Brexit to the break-up of Britain?
Society, Politics & Law

From Brexit to the break-up of Britain?

...becomes bigger, the Remain vote in West Wales finds a less powerful expression in the cartogram than in the more traditional map. The most significant thing about the cartogram on the right is the way in which the sharpness of the colours fades because of the shading used. There are some areas in which the yellow is strong – there the Remain vote was close to 70%; and...
Eating for the environment
Nature & Environment

Eating for the environment

...OU’s main campus) and in Awassa, also referred to as Hawassa, in Ethiopia. According to the Numbeo website (2019), a three-course meal in a mid-range restaurant in central Milton Keynes can cost about £20 per person. In Awassa it is approximately £9.50. Similarly, monthly rent of a one-bedroom, central apartment in Milton Keynes is roughly £825, compared to £125 in...
Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Approaching poetry
History & The Arts

Approaching poetry

...becomes: listening to music or looking at paintings with someone who can tell us a little about what we hear or see – or what we‘re reading – is one way of increasing our understanding and pleasure. That may mean learning something about the people who produced the writing, music, painting that we are interested in, and why they produced it. But it may also mean...
Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Equity – law and idea
Society, Politics & Law

Equity – law and idea

...Student published during the first quarter of the sixteenth century. Contingent upon this drive in the early modern period for a new rationality and certainty more wedded to secular rather than religious aims, was that justice would be forged, for better or worse, on a basis of existing and definable rules and doctrines. As a consequence this meant justice was just as...
Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Achieving public dialogue
Science, Maths & Technology

Achieving public dialogue

...becoming more 'active' in the direction of science practice by 'two-way' interactions, with dialogue taking place between science and some part of 'the public'...There are a wide range of interactions between 'science' and 'the public'. Examples range from visiting a museum, or indulging in a science-related hobby, to reading a newspaper article about a breakthrough in...
Level 3: Advanced 16 hrs
AI fluency
Digital & Computing

AI fluency

...students, professionals, and leaders alike, AI fluency helps demystify AI and equips learners with the knowledge to engage with AI technologies thoughtfully, responsibly, and effectively...AI fluency is a beginner-friendly learning path designed to build confidence and understanding in artificial intelligence. Through a series of practical sessions, learners explore AI...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs