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Rocky relations: Why an isolated rock in the Atlantic is a sought after and contested place
Nature & Environment

Rocky relations: Why an isolated rock in the Atlantic is a sought after and contested place

...course, that Rockall sits in waters that contain rich fishing grounds, and the potential for huge oil and gas resources, is the primary source of the interest in this single unforgiving and unliveable rock. [Rockall with birds flying] Arguably there can be few places in the world, so small, so isolated, and so perilous, that have generated international disputes, and...
Enabling parents to improve children’s services: Walking the Walk in Evelina London Children’s Hospital
Health, Sports & Psychology

Enabling parents to improve children’s services: Walking the Walk in Evelina London Children’s Hospital

...courses and qualifications. Walking the Walk is an experienced-based approach to quality improvement. It has previously been successfully utilised in acute hospitals, care homes, and GP surgeries. It draws on people’s lived experiences to provide settings with feedback and recommendations about the care environment. It involves three stages: scene setting, the...
The taste of love on different tongues: What language tells us about love
Languages

The taste of love on different tongues: What language tells us about love

...course leaves many languages still to be explored). I analysed these thematically, grouping the words into 14 distinct “flavours” of love. Some languages were particularly prolific in their lexical dexterity, especially Greek, which contributed the most words by far. As such, in a spirit of poetic consistency, I gave each flavour a relevant Greek label. I call these...
What part did citizen science play in hurricane disaster relief?
Science, Maths & Technology

What part did citizen science play in hurricane disaster relief?

...course of the last three and a half weeks, the time volunteers have spent classifying features has amounted to roughly eight months’ worth of continuous human effort. To put that into perspective; if you hired one person full-time to complete that amount of work, it would take them almost three years. These tools have been refined over several years, having been used...
Scotland's gold trail
Nature & Environment

Scotland's gold trail

...you know that Scotland has strong ties with gold mining? Discover the locations where the precious metal is found..._Find out more about The Open University's Environment courses and qualifications. _ Click on the icons below to find out where and when Scotland had its own goldrush, plus what has been made with Scottish gold and what the mining industry has left behind....
What is the evidence that King Edward VIII was a Nazi sympathiser?
History & The Arts

What is the evidence that King Edward VIII was a Nazi sympathiser?

...courses and qualifications [The Duke of Windsor (Edward VIII) inspecting SS soldiers in 1937] The Duke of Windsor inspecting SS soldiers in 1937 King Edward VIII was forced to abdicate in 1936, and soon took the title of the Duke of Windsor. He has always been known for his pro-Nazi sympathies. However, the extent of his betrayal could never be fully verified due to the...
Nutritional psychiatry is the future of mental health treatment
Health, Sports & Psychology

Nutritional psychiatry is the future of mental health treatment

...and psychiatrists of the future know as much about its role in good health as they do about anatomy and physiology. The state of our mental health could depend on it. This resource is part of the 'Wellbeing and Mental Health Collection' created by the Open University in Wales. You can learn more and find courses, articles and other activities on the collection's homepage....
East Asian Heritage month: a celebration of Studio Ghibli films
Education & Development

East Asian Heritage month: a celebration of Studio Ghibli films

...course to them it’s just an interesting fact, but I can’t repress tears at the thought of Hiroshima in particular – my grandfather was born in Hiroshima. Sometimes, it’s what is represented as much as what isn’t that shows this. When we showed my mum My Neighbour Totoro, she couldn’t help laughing as she said it was an old-fashioned idea of Japanese...