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The OppAttune i-Attune working group
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The OppAttune i-Attune working group

This interactive was developed by the OppAttune i-Attune working group, led by Prof. Kesi Mahendran and Dr. Anthony English, with contributions from Dr. Zona Zaric, Dr. Stephen Sawyer, Dr. Rebekah Mifsud, Prof. Gordon Sammut, Dr. Sandra Obradovic and Alex Pękalski in discussion with Enigma Interactives Ltd and the wider OppAttune consortium.
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Should the NHS try a Dutch model for social care?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Should the NHS try a Dutch model for social care?

...working closely with local GPs and services. They see themselves as having a key social function of identifying and building relationships within the community. Buurtzorg says that not only are patients happier but so are staff – it has 60% lower staff absenteeism and 33% lower turnover than the sector average. Buurtzorg’s Dutch model of care is in stark contrast to...
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How time and place matter for migrants’ social mobility
Society, Politics & Law

How time and place matter for migrants’ social mobility

...social mobility, we need to examine how they build these resources in the fields of work, family and citizenship. When people's lifecourse is in tune with opportunities to migrate, access employment opportunities and combine this with raising families, they can build their cultural, social and economic resources for social mobility matter. Firstly, our analytical...
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Article 5 mins
Is your social media use impacting your future?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is your social media use impacting your future?

...social media could impact your future? Dr Gemma Ryan-Blackwell highlights the importance of being mindful of your digital footprint...This content is associated with The Open University's Nursing and Healthcare courses and qualifications. In the digital age, almost all of us have a ‘digital footprint’. This is the data you leave behind when you engage with the...
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Activity 5 mins
‘Social Murder’: the realities of ‘Better Regulation’ in Contemporary Britain
Society, Politics & Law

‘Social Murder’: the realities of ‘Better Regulation’ in Contemporary Britain

...Working Class in England. ‘Social murder’ refers to the systematic and routine killing of workers and citizens in the horror of the emergence of industrial capitalism. It was these conditions which forced the struggle for laws to regulate business and to mitigate much of their profit-driven, harmful effects. And so it is no coincidence that through inter- and...
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Article 10 mins
Arnold Circus, London: social housing for the 'deserving poor'
Society, Politics & Law

Arnold Circus, London: social housing for the 'deserving poor'

...social housing for the ‘deserving poor’. Residents, fearing a rise in rents and ultimately gentrification, have twice seen off attempts by Tower Hamlets Council, which currently owns 60% of the flats, to sell Arnold Circus to a local housing company. Arnold Circus, London From the dilapidation and squalor of the Old Nichol slums to the ‘fairly comfortable’...
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Why mothers post about their children on social media
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why mothers post about their children on social media

...social media posts expressions of love and care in the digital age?...[Baby selfie] On average, Britons spend 1 hour and 20 minutes each day on social networks (GlobalWebIndex: 2015) On Mother’s Day, social media feeds are often full of celebration. Facebook reported that in 2017, Mother’s Day “drove more posts in a single day than any other topic on Facebook in the...
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Why are many African governments wary of social media?
Society, Politics & Law

Why are many African governments wary of social media?

...social media might influence the population. Charlotte Cross explores an difficult relationship...[Political graffiti in Malindi, Kenya, 2012] The non-technological social media: Political graffiti in Malidni, Kenya, in 2012 Many Kenyan social media users are worried that the government will shut down the internet during August’s general election. Kenya’s...
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