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Unequal journeys: exploring the contradictions of citizenship and asylum regimes
Society, Politics & Law

Unequal journeys: exploring the contradictions of citizenship and asylum regimes

...research into the routes refugees take and the obstacles they face, and even talked to some of the people who facilitate their journey. Although we do use some documentary imagery and footage, we knew that we didn’t want to try to convey the harrowing nature of a refugee’s journey in a ‘game’ – it would have been impossible to try to, and we didn’t want to...
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Reducing the carbon footprint of on-premises IT
Nature & Environment

Reducing the carbon footprint of on-premises IT

...research, turning my monitor down from the default 95% to 55% resulted in no discernible difference in comfort or use, but cut my energy consumption for that one device by 10w, immediately. The equivalent of another 4.7 kg CO2e per year or almost £7 per year at today’s prices from a single device. The examples mentioned above all deliver savings in reduced wasted...
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How to make the most out of our visit to the Great Outdoors: walking with The Parks Trust and staying mindful
Health, Sports & Psychology

How to make the most out of our visit to the Great Outdoors: walking with The Parks Trust and staying mindful

...researching with people living with dementia and their carers - Podcast – Open University in collaboration with The Parks Trust https://youtu.be/0QHAS88C-LU Vseteckova J (2019) Five Pillars for Ageing Well https://www.open.edu/openlearn/health-sports-psychology/mental-health/five-pillars-ageing-well Vseteckova J et al (2020) COVID-19 The effects of self-isolation and...
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Sustainability at Christmas: Considering single use items, traditional plastics and bioplastics
Science, Maths & Technology

Sustainability at Christmas: Considering single use items, traditional plastics and bioplastics

...research into the conservation of bioplastics is crucial not only to improve their durability for use but also to ensure that bioplastic objects in museum collections are protected from degradation (Pye, 2016). This highlights an important aspect of sustainability for some items, namely balancing the eco-friendliness of materials with their preservation needs. As you...
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Should we read John Locke today?
Society, Politics & Law

Should we read John Locke today?

...Second Treatise of Government," in Two Treatises of Government, ed. Peter Laslett (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003 [1689]). US Declaration of Independence, 1776. Article 3 of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights of 1948. Find out more Slavery Law and Power, is a research database set up by Holly Brewer with informative chapters on this broad area....
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Deconstructing the Moors: black presence in the United Kingdom before and during the Tudor period
History & The Arts

Deconstructing the Moors: black presence in the United Kingdom before and during the Tudor period

...research on the contributions of Black people before and during the Tudor period. Transcript Encounters with historical events in genres that function as discursive actions within particular social, political and cultural frameworks influence how people engage with the past in which identities are created and sustained. Historical knowledge has the power to influence how...
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The Scottish Women’s Herring Strike in Great Yarmouth in the 1930s and 1940s
Society, Politics & Law

The Scottish Women’s Herring Strike in Great Yarmouth in the 1930s and 1940s

...research/online-exhibitions/the-women-of-scotland/women-s-work/ (Accessed 4/1/23). Norwich and District Trades Council (2021) The Herring lassies’ Strike Norwich and District Trades Council Facebook (Accessed 4/1/23) Scottish Fish Museum (2022) The Herring Boom https://www.scotfishmuseum.org/the-herring-boom.php (Accessed 17/9/22). Unsworth, C. (2013). The British...
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Forensic science and fingerprints
Health, Sports & Psychology

Forensic science and fingerprints

...researcher into heredity, was initially asked to resolve a dispute between two investigators about who had made certain discoveries first. In the process he became fascinated with fingerprints and decided to conduct his own studies that led to his book. In the book, as well as some original insights, he used data and conclusions that had been previously discovered -...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs