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How race, gender, age and class affects the way people are perceived
Health, Sports & Psychology

How race, gender, age and class affects the way people are perceived

...Open University module DD310: Counselling and forensic psychology: investigating crime and therapy. This module draws on recent theoretical debates and research to critically explore the fascinating relationship between counselling and forensic psychology. You'll learn about media representations of crime and therapy and the role of sociocultural issues in both forensic...
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Ambiguous loss: what it is and why is it important?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ambiguous loss: what it is and why is it important?

...opened again. It leaves us wondering to what extent the acrimony that can arise in such circumstances is caused, in part at least, by the pain and tension involved in wrestling with complex feelings brought about by ambiguous loss. There can also be situations where someone is in a deep coma and is unlikely to revive, but there remains hope that this will happen one day....
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Campaigning for refugee and migrant women
Society, Politics & Law

Campaigning for refugee and migrant women

...Open University, one key aspect we train social workers in, is understanding the law. We train students to explore how they can act ethically as social workers, encouraging them to apply their power as practitioners to challenge social injustice within the law...[A Syrian mother carrying her daughter back to a safe place in Istanbul, Turkey] A Syrian mother carrying her...
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Nine top tips on talking about sex… for young people with a life-limiting or life-threatening condition
Health, Sports & Psychology

Nine top tips on talking about sex… for young people with a life-limiting or life-threatening condition

...by The Open University and Mencap. 2021 'Talking about Sex: Young people speak out'. 2020 'Talking about Sex: A booklet for young people with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions and their carers'. 2019 Guidance and Standards 'Talking about sex, sexuality and relationships: For those working with young people with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions'....
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Can landfills be used to improve biodiversity?
Nature & Environment

Can landfills be used to improve biodiversity?

...Open University's Environment courses and qualifications and the different options available. References The International Union for Conservation of Nature (2026) The ICUN Red List of Threatened Species. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org/ (Accessed: 27/03/2026) The State of Nature Partnership (2023) The state of nature report. Available at:
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EU Referendum - Sovereignty
Society, Politics & Law

EU Referendum - Sovereignty

...open to trade, which helps it become more competitive and innovative. But it also points out that greater openness means more exposure to financial market contagion, especially from the Eurozone, and that the task of maintaining a dynamic, well-regulated UK financial sector may “become more challenging as the euro area integrates further.” So while its report...
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Golden Globe Ocean Race: Antarctic ice cliff instability and sea-level predictions
Nature & Environment

Golden Globe Ocean Race: Antarctic ice cliff instability and sea-level predictions

...Open University and I am currently in the extraordinarily lucky situation that a part of my research is published and gains quite some attention from the research community and media alike. The study has been led by one of my supervisors, Tamsin Edwards, former lecturer at The Open University, now at King’s College London. On top of this coincidence the timing happened...
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The case for and against a second referendum
Society, Politics & Law

The case for and against a second referendum

...opened up by Brexit, substituting direct for representative democracy, with all the dangers of elite manipulation that come with it. A second referendum would erode the very basis of democracy by suggesting that rule by the majority is an insufficient condition for democratic legitimacy, undermining all political decisions for the foreseeable future. It would cast a pall...
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