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History of reading tutorial 1: Finding evidence of reading in the past
History & The Arts

History of reading tutorial 1: Finding evidence of reading in the past

...data from UK RED and applying quantitative and qualitative methods of analysis to arrive at some conclusions about reading in the past. Find out more about studying with The Open University by visiting our online prospectus60...History of reading tutorial 1: Finding evidence of reading in the past: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to:...
The research and modelling of COVID-19
Science, Maths & Technology

The research and modelling of COVID-19

...data that are used in such models? Sayantan: We use publicly available patient-level data collated from trusted sources including the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The data includes patient details like age and gender apart from the demographic location, which helps in constructing the network. We also obtain data about the hospital beds across the country from...
A collection: psychology research students' articles
Health, Sports & Psychology

A collection: psychology research students' articles

...what psychologists do? Discover some of the fascinating research our PhD students in the School of Psychology have been doing in these introductory articles. ...This content is associated with The Open University's Psychology courses and qualifications. Psychology research students’ topics include criminology, teaching, autism, data privacy, politics and extremism....
Rich pictures
Science, Maths & Technology

Rich pictures

...data about a complex messy situation that you have collected. Using pictures or drawings is helpful in being able to collect it all together on one piece of paper, so that you can see everything together. Using pictures or drawings to think about issues is common to several problem-solving or creative-thinking methods (including therapy). Drawings can both evoke and...
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EdTech Evidence: What works and why
Education & Development

EdTech Evidence: What works and why

...data. Given that today’s EdTech relies on data to deliver personalised or customised experiences, the laws and regulations that EdTech needs to follow are those of other data processors. Questions around data privacy, security, ownership, and secure storage are important, as well as questions specifically relevant to AI. Several rights-oriented perspectives on EdTech...
How to find invisible black holes
Science, Maths & Technology

How to find invisible black holes

...data from the SuperWASP All-Sky Survey. The first of these projects was SuperWASP Variable Stars, which is searching for regular, repeating changes in the brightness of stars. [Figure 2: One of the two SuperWASP tele-scopes with its eight individual cameras.] Figure 2: One of the two SuperWASP tele-scopes with its eight individual cameras. SuperWASP itself was an...
Heathrow third runway: who and where will benefit?
Society, Politics & Law

Heathrow third runway: who and where will benefit?

...analysis...[Pilot cockpit cartoon, heathrow runway, society matters] The UK government has often planned to build a third runway at Heathrow airport. The scale of the investment means that the decision will affect the whole of the UK, but in fact, different places will experience very different economic, social and environmental impacts. The government's decisions about...
The European Union and the impact on mixed nationality relationships in northern Finland
Society, Politics & Law

The European Union and the impact on mixed nationality relationships in northern Finland

...economy of a Brexit. Journal of European Public Policy 23(9):1302-1310. Ottaviano, G., J. Pessoa, T. Sampson and J. Van Reenen (2014) ‘The Costs and Benefits of Leaving the EU’, Centre for Economic Performance Policy Analysis. Vertovec, S. (2011). Conceiving and researching transnationalism. Ethnic and Racial Studies 22 (2) 1999:447-467. Read more articles like this...