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How can your accent put your life at risk?
Languages

How can your accent put your life at risk?

...University, we have met highly qualified job applicants whose skills were obscured by their accents; capable and diligent students who were considered lazy and poorly motivated on the basis of their English expression; or consumers who did not manage to return faulty products within the warranty period because shop assistants pretended not to understand them. Mundane...
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The first geological map of the UK
History & The Arts

The first geological map of the UK

...University of Cambridge, the oldest geological museum in the world, is lucky enough to have three copies. For many years the museum knew that it possessed two of Smith's great maps: one a set of 15 sheets bound together as a book; the other, beautifully preserved, nestles in its leather travelling case. Two years ago, in May 2013, a third copy was rediscovered in the...
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Seven myths of being a female engineer
Science, Maths & Technology

Seven myths of being a female engineer

...University. For her, one of the biggest myths of the profession is “that you have to be big and strong to work in these sectors.” She goes on: “I’m not big. I’m not strong. But I can certainly do just as much as my other, male colleagues.” Rather than strength, she believes “imagination is the biggest key” for making a success of it. Robyn Moates,...
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Why do we keep running?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why do we keep running?

...University's Health and Wellbeing courses With a reported 2m people running in the UK and an estimated 10m in the US, the activity is on the rise, and fast becoming the most popular form of exercise. Running fits as snuggly into modern life as an eager foot into a plush pair of new trainers. It can be done alone and in almost any environment. As a solitary activity, there...
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How do microplastics make their way into our food?
Nature & Environment

How do microplastics make their way into our food?

...University's Environment qualifications. Microplastics are small - less than 5 millimetres in size - plastic particles that come from various sources. They can either be intentionally manufactured, known as primary microplastics, or the result of the degradation of larger plastic items, called secondary microplastics. Primary microplastics include microbeads in personal...
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A brief history of the eisteddfod
History & The Arts

A brief history of the eisteddfod

An eisteddfod (literally a session) is a cultural competition unique to the Welsh people. So, how did it come to be?...Find out more about The Open University’s music courses_.  _ The eisteddfod story goes back to 1176 when The Lord Rhys of Deheubarth (Rhys ap Gruffydd) held a feast at Cardigan castle and invited singers and poets from all the Celtic lands to compete...
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Lesbianism and the criminal law of England and Wales
Society, Politics & Law

Lesbianism and the criminal law of England and Wales

...University's Criminology courses and qualifications Many people believe that, in stark contrast to sex between men, sex between women has never been prosecuted. It is assumed that lesbianism was unknown to lawmakers, or disbelieved by them, or too embarrassing to explain. Women’s intimate relationships are imagined as untroubled by a criminal justice system which...
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Addressing health inequalities in greenspaces to age well: Part II diversity and safety
Health, Sports & Psychology

Addressing health inequalities in greenspaces to age well: Part II diversity and safety

...University and MK Parks Trust’s initiative. Unfortunately, health inequalities still abound, and Part I of our article has attempted to understand potential causes. The Health Inequalities Part I article has previously examined socio-economic reasons and limited transport options as causes of health inequalities, providing some solutions being undertaken by MK Parks...
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