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The Hunt: a natural history series that challenges us to side with the predators
Nature & Environment

The Hunt: a natural history series that challenges us to side with the predators

...ingenuity, cooperation and sometimes just luck. At times, instead of rooting for the hunted, you’ll find yourself cheering on the hunter. [The Conversation] Miranda Dyson, Senior Lecturer in Biology, The Open University and Vicky Taylor, Senior Lecturer in Biology, The Open University This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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Straight talking collides with cyclical preferences
Society, Politics & Law

Straight talking collides with cyclical preferences

...open border round Northern Ireland? [The pro-EU march from Hyde Park to Westminster in London on March 25, 2017] The pro-EU march from Hyde Park to Westminster in London on March 25, 2017 It’s becoming uncomfortably clear that in this case – given only the choice between Soft Brexit and Remain – many Hard Brexit enthusiasts would prefer to Remain. They suspect that...
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Review: The Digital Academic - Critical Perspectives on Digital Technologies in Higher Education
Education & Development

Review: The Digital Academic - Critical Perspectives on Digital Technologies in Higher Education

...Open Online Courses (MOOCs), flipped classrooms, open access research – all of these impact on academic work and academic workers. In trying to make sense of this new world, discourse around digital technology in the academe can often result in polarising categories. On the one hand, we find the glorified hype of the Web 2.0. version of the university: the digital...
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A year in review 2022
Education & Development

A year in review 2022

...Open University's Open courses. [Blue banner says Sue Gray investigates Partygate] The year started with the much-anticipated report on ‘Partygate’ by the now-famous Sue Gray… but what did she uncover? Black Lives Matter protesters were cleared of any wrongdoing over the toppling of the Edward Colston statue in Bristol, and the first ever pig-to-human heart...
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Birth of the Welfare State
History & The Arts

Birth of the Welfare State

...open up opportunities for jobs, homes and lifestyles that the working-class parents of these children had only dreamed of. Another nine major pieces of legislation were passed with strong support across the political parties before the decade was out. The list of legislation brought forward by Atlee's government shows that along with opportunities for access to education...
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Trade Union membership cards - more than just a card
Society, Politics & Law

Trade Union membership cards - more than just a card

...Open University's Social Sciences courses. Background The provision of diaries has long been part of the service that many unions provide for their members. Even in this era of online calendars and diaries, a hard copy union diary was often gratefully received by trade unionists, a good place to note details of shifts, holidays and other work-related information – in...
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Life as a Railway Worker: An Oral History Testimony by Nan Zaimaitas nee Lamont
Society, Politics & Law

Life as a Railway Worker: An Oral History Testimony by Nan Zaimaitas nee Lamont

...Open University's History and Social Sciences courses. Introducing Nan Zaimaitas by Angela MacGregor I first met Nan at the start of my own career in the Scottish Railways. You would be forgiven for overlooking this unassuming woman as being ‘nobody important’, as she sat quietly in Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) branch meetings while other voices were raised, and...
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Could a progressive alliance remake UK politics?
Society, Politics & Law

Could a progressive alliance remake UK politics?

...opening up to different cultures and nationalities from around the world. And there is certainly a lot more to sell in the rewards of leading a greener life. But when do we see mainstream politicians championing any of these things? I can count on one hand the politicians who, in my lifetime, have proudly championed the European Union. And, apart from the Liberal...
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