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What was Lewis Carroll like?
History & The Arts

What was Lewis Carroll like?

...course on an ordinary occasion I knew that his interested glance did not mean anything of any extra importance. Nothing could have happened since I had seen him last, yet, at the same time, his look was always so deeply sympathetic and benevolent that one could hardly help feeling it meant a great deal more than the expression of the ordinary man. He was afflicted with...
Why the economy can't explain Trump or Brexit
Society, Politics & Law

Why the economy can't explain Trump or Brexit

...opening shots which define a new political era in which the values divide between voters – especially among whites – is the main axis of politics. In a period of rapid ethnic change, this cleavage separates those who prefer cultural continuity and order from novelty-seekers open to diversity. Policymakers and pundits should face this instead of imagining that old...
Fake news during COVID-19
Science, Maths & Technology

Fake news during COVID-19

...Open University, interviews science integrity expert Dr Elisabeth Bik...[Photo of Dr Elisabeth Bik] Dr Elisabeth Bik Dr. Elisabeth Bik is a microbiologist and world-renowned scientific integrity expert. After receiving her PhD at Utrecht University in The Netherlands, where she worked on epidemic Vibrio cholerae strains, Dr Bik conducted research on the microbiomes of...
Etifeddiaeth melin draed carchardai oes Fictoria
History & The Arts

Etifeddiaeth melin draed carchardai oes Fictoria

...a Swindon Melin draed yng Ngharchar Ei Mawrhydi Kingston, Portsmouth, Hampshire © Hawlfraint y Goron NMR cyf: bb90/14698 Dysgwch fwy gydag OpenLearn [Open Talks from The Open University in Wales] Cyfres o fideos yw Sgwrs Agored, lle bydd academyddion y Brifysgol Agored yn rhannu eu profiad a'u hangerdd dros bwnc neu destun o'u dewis. Gwylio ragor o fideos Sgwrs Agored...
The Financial Five a Day Podcast Series
Money & Business

The Financial Five a Day Podcast Series

...Open University profile. [emmanuel Asuquo headshot]Podcast 5: Emmanuel Asuquo Financial freedom Emmanuel is a financial adviser, planner, media figure, professional speaker, and author of Get Your Money Right. He encourages us to ask ourselves what we really want from life and to use the answers to shape our money behaviour. In this fascinating pod he invites us to dig...
Is my child being exploited? How to spot the signs
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is my child being exploited? How to spot the signs

...Open University’s Social work qualifications. Transcript Child criminal exploitation takes a variety of forms and there is confusion about what it encompasses – for instance, does it include children as well as young people? In short, it does, because in law children are defined as all those under 18 years of age. The concern about child criminal exploitation relates...
Developing (as) a research team
Education & Development

Developing (as) a research team

...open in calling for collaboration, not just asking people you know, but making sure the opportunity is spread through a range of networks. If you can begin this process fairly far in advance of framing a bid, then people have a chance to build a project designed around their strengths, rather than having to fit into a pre-determined spot. It is also important to be...
Children and ethnicity
Education & Development

Children and ethnicity

...open to and inclusive of others. Firstly, it is important for parents to learn more about other ethnic communities themselves in terms of their differing histories, traditions and cultures. The more parents know, the more they will be able to answer any questions their children might have and the more they will also be able to recognize and correct any mistaken beliefs or...