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The importance of alternative household arrangements
Society, Politics & Law

The importance of alternative household arrangements

...Open University sociologists Rachel Thompson and Jacqui Gabb, into diverse homes around the country. They spoke to an extended family, a person who lived alone, and a nuclear family. I reflected, at the time, on some of the implications of these recent societal shifts for our thinking about romantic relationships. The thought-provoking episodes are still available as...
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Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Norway
Languages

Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Norway

...open or closed. Image: Atle Brunvoli under Creative Commons license Flatbrød Flatbrød translates literally as ‘flatbread’, a traditional unleavened bread enjoyed in Norway since the earliest times. Its usually made from barley flour, although in some regions it may also include mashed potato. There are numerous variations today, but the secret is to roll it out as...
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Some of all human knowledge: Wikipedia at 15
Digital & Computing

Some of all human knowledge: Wikipedia at 15

...open systems produce better quality results than closed ones. Second is the decline in the authority accorded to scientific knowledge, and the sense that scientific authorities are no longer always seen as objective or even reliable. As the authority of named experts housed in institutions has waned, Wikipedia, as a site that the majority of users believe is contributed...
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Foreign interference?
Digital & Computing

Foreign interference?

...open about its workings. This is not the first time a Chinese telecom operator has been accused of being a threat to security. In February, six US intelligence agencies warned, on security grounds, against using devices from ZTE and Huawei; again, no direct evidence was provided and some people suggest this is simple protectionism from two increasingly-successful foreign...
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Retrofitting older buildings to help mitigate the climate emergency
Nature & Environment

Retrofitting older buildings to help mitigate the climate emergency

...Open University, I did modules on the challenges of climate change and the need to take action in all sectors, including for buildings. I, therefore, decided that I wanted to do a PhD on a topic that had direct practical relevance to the climate crisis, in the hope that I could make a useful contribution. My research is investigating ways to reduce carbon emissions from...
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Design from the inside
Science, Maths & Technology

Design from the inside

...Open University, we are exploring the mechanical behaviour of honeycombs, a type of cellular structure defined according to geometric two-dimensional patterns. Our research is exploring the relationship between the geometry of the patterns and the resulting mechanical behaviour, measured according to Young’s modulus and Poisson’s ratio, see Figure 2. We plot this...
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Christmas at war: 1915 - A wish deferred
History & The Arts

Christmas at war: 1915 - A wish deferred

...open to them. It is not going too far to say that the Stock Exchange has purged itself for ever of the charge of being mainly devoted to Mammon, and that no body in the kingdom has evinced a more unselfish and fervent spirit of loyalty and has more justified its faith by works. The Stock Exchange, however, though it may have been more severely hit by the war than most...
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Self-managed abortion in the UK
Health, Sports & Psychology

Self-managed abortion in the UK

...Open University researchers highlighted several factors which it may be useful and important for health professionals and those seeking abortion to be aware of. The factors identified relate to how someone self-managing abortion might be best supported; as well as the importance of effective communication about pain and other effects of the medications that might be...
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