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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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Unlocking the diversity of the past
History & The Arts

Unlocking the diversity of the past

...Open University’s history courses. [Ladies of Llangollen]Eleanor Charlotte Butler and Sarah Ponsonby ran away from Ireland to escape the social pressures of conventional marriage. They arrived in Llangollen in 1778 and settled there as a couple, becoming famous throughout Europe as the 'Ladies of Llangollen'. Painting by J.H. Lynch c.1880 courtesy of Llyfrgell...
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The Lovable Bra Occupation, Cumbernauld, 1982
Society, Politics & Law

The Lovable Bra Occupation, Cumbernauld, 1982

...Open University's Social Sciences courses A few months after the much-reported sit-in at the Lee Jeans factory in Greenock, workers at the Lovable plant in Cumbernauld were also informed that the future of their factory was uncertain. The predominantly female workforce responded in a similar manner as the Greenock workers. They argued against the necessity of closure, and...
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Why do female footballers experience knee injuries and what can be done?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why do female footballers experience knee injuries and what can be done?

...Open University's Sport and Fitness courses and qualifications. The Football Association (2019) reports that the success of the England women’s team at the 2015 and 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup has been a key driver for increasing female participation in football at all levels. There are now over 2.5 million registered players in England, with football being the most...
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Life after sport: giving back
Health, Sports & Psychology

Life after sport: giving back

...Open University's Sport and Fitness courses and qualifications. [Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson with a quote about OpenLearn's course on athlete's retirement.]Show description"The OU have teamed up with Abertay University to produce a really valuable piece of work, first of all acknowledging that athletes go through many phases in their career. When you are on the outside...
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Stress and anxiety in the digital age: the dark side of technology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Stress and anxiety in the digital age: the dark side of technology

...Open University’s Mental health and community qualification. Technology is everywhere, and mobile phones have become an essential part of everyday life. According to Ofcom’s 2017 figures, 94% of adults in the UK own a mobile phone; and over three-quarters of those are smartphones. And while mobile phones were originally designed to facilitate phone calls on the go,...
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Hitler's rise and fall: Timeline
History & The Arts

Hitler's rise and fall: Timeline

...Open University History courses and qualifications. [Adolf Hitler [Image: Walter Frentz Archive]] Jump to: Birth and childhood Entry into politics Rise to power Third Reich World War II Death Hitler's birth and childhood 20 April 1889 [Adolf Hitler as a baby (c.1889-90)] Adolf Hitler as an infant Adolf Hitler is born on April 20th in Braunau am Inn in the empire of...
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