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How can your accent put your life at risk?
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How can your accent put your life at risk?

...out. A wealth of sociolinguistic evidence demonstrates that non-standard speech, such as the English of multilinguals that shows traces of their non-English-speaking background (NESB), is rarely taken just as a specific way of speaking but as an index of a particular identity – often the identity of someone who is considered less worthy. Ahmed was assumed to be a fake...
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Seven myths of being a female engineer
Science, Maths & Technology

Seven myths of being a female engineer

...out and be heard. Transcript. 4. Women aren’t as good at science, technology or maths According to a statistical paper published by the Women’s Engineering Society, “Girls are now more likely than boys to achieve high A*-B grades across nearly all STEM GCSE subjects (sometimes spectacularly so, e.g. in D&T where 49.9% of female entrants achieve A*-B compared to...
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How do microplastics make their way into our food?
Nature & Environment

How do microplastics make their way into our food?

...out more about The Open 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...
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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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Section 3: Red Clydeside: Key Issues and Key Events
Society, Politics & Law

Section 3: Red Clydeside: Key Issues and Key Events

...out the period in question. The ongoing debate around Red Clydeside is no exception to this. While many associate it with the start of the First World War, it is already apparent that its antecedents were laid down during the nineteenth century and the first decade of the twentieth century. To identify a year when ‘it’ came to 'an end' is also problematic, 1919, 1922,...
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The OU meets Pink Floyd
History & The Arts

The OU meets Pink Floyd

...out. It’s almost as though it’s a race. SEAN Any particular tracks you care to mention? NICK No, I’m certainly not going to. END OF INTERVIEW Image acknowledgements for the audio stills 00:00 - 00:09: Image of Nick Mason - copyright of the BBC. 00:10 - 00:19: Close of man drumming - creative commons by stocksnap on pixabay.com. 00:20 - 00:34: Drums and microphones -...
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Spiritualism, stigma and prejudice: what is everyone so scared of?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Spiritualism, stigma and prejudice: what is everyone so scared of?

...out of the context of the religion and community it sits within. From the eccentric Madame Arcati in Blithe Spirit, to con-artist Oda Mae Brown in Ghost, portrayals of people who talk with the dead are routinely characterised as slightly deranged and comical older ladies; often pitiful characters who are easy to ridicule and dismiss. At the other end of the spectrum there...
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Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care: making sense of a national framework for local action
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care: making sense of a national framework for local action

...out to explore how people make sense of and use this document in their practice. ...Supported by over 30 organisations, the Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care framework was first released in 2015 and relaunched in 2021 for another five years. It outlines six ambitions, illustrated in the image, to improve the care of dying people. [Six ambitions to bring the...
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