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What can Earth tell us about Mars?
Science, Maths & Technology

What can Earth tell us about Mars?

...work, what got him started in this area of research and where he hopes it will go with Ann Grand (Lecturer in Astrobiology Education)...Michael Macey is a post-doctoral researcher with the AstrobiologyOU research group at The Open University. His research explores the microbial communities that live in some of the most extreme environments on Earth; environments that...
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Brexit: What’s this fine mess you’ve gotten us into? (Apologies to Laurel and Hardy)
Society, Politics & Law

Brexit: What’s this fine mess you’ve gotten us into? (Apologies to Laurel and Hardy)

...social care, all combined with increasingly apparent levels of inequality. Moreover such a disproportion has been felt more keenly in regions outside the SE of England. Playing the blame game When the Conservative Party took power in 2010 (helped by successfully putting the blame entirely on the Party in power, Labour, during what was in reality an international...
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What are the benefits of creative play at home?
Education & Development

What are the benefits of creative play at home?

...social relationships. Being creative is about exploring, not being afraid to make mistakes and using ideas and resources in new ways. This not only supports sharing experiences with others but widens children’s ability to feel able to participate because there are no right or wrong answers and there is no pressure to conform or respond in a certain way. Being creative,...
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Culture and the manufacturing industry, 1983
OpenLearn Ireland

Culture and the manufacturing industry, 1983

...social and cultural development of the Gaeltacht. Cathal Mac Suibhne was the local representative of Údarás na Gaeltachta in 1983 (which is still in existence in 2015). Its overall objective is to ensure that Irish remains the main communal language of the Gaeltacht and is passed on to future generations. The authority endeavours to achieve that objective by funding and...
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Do our clothes shopping habits require retail therapy?
Nature & Environment

Do our clothes shopping habits require retail therapy?

...social expectations, frequent shopping patterns are exhibited by women across a wide variety of ages and income levels. This might suggest that our passion for fast fashion is not something that would be easily relinquished however, many of the women that I have spoken with have experienced dissatisfaction with the resulting contents of their wardrobes. Descriptions of...
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Why asking what causes autism is the wrong question
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why asking what causes autism is the wrong question

...social media causing much discussion. The research that underpins PETA’s claim is based on two small-scale studies. One was a “blind” study of 20 children, half of whom were given a diet free from gluten and casein – a protein found in mammalian milk – and half who had an unchanged diet. The children were observed for a year and the study concluded that the...
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Are mobile phones increasing health inequality in India?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Are mobile phones increasing health inequality in India?

...social impact of mHealth (mobile health), which refers to mobile-device supported medical practice, saying it has been swept up in an optimism that has left quantitative analysis behind. “Everyone is assuming that mobile phones are making the world better,” Haenssgen says. “My point isn’t that they make the world worse... But that no one is questioning it.” This...
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How can languages further your career?
Languages

How can languages further your career?

...work in teaching, translation, or the travel industry. Watch this video to hear how people in many different professions have benefitted from speaking languages. Transcript From an employer's perspective too, there's growing evidence of the impact of language skills. A 2021 report from Aston Business School (comprising a survey of 415 UK Small Medium Enterprises)...
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