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Urbanism in Blade Runner
Science, Maths & Technology

Urbanism in Blade Runner

...open air markets and restaurants. Freeways are conspicuously absent and the streets are for pedestrians only. Granted, cars fly through the sky instead of on the ground and it’s hard to call a city laden with toxic waste and murderous robots walkable, but it’s still a far cry from the sprawling, car-centric Los Angeles we know today. The city as a machine Blade Runner...
Time to look again at HIV and relationships
Health, Sports & Psychology

Time to look again at HIV and relationships

...open about their experiences. With a recent survey by the National AIDS Trust suggesting that more than half of the UK public did not believe U=U was true, there is a long way to go. Reducing the stigma of HIV is an important step if we are to achieve the goal of zero new transmissions in the UK by 2030 or globally. So, this World AIDS Day why not take some time to see...
Park Hill Estate
History & The Arts

Park Hill Estate

...open on one side, and exposed to the less clement Yorkshire climate. Park Hill was awarded a Grade 2* listing in 1998. Although an important milestone in the development of Modernist housing theory in post-war Britain, the public incredulity which greeted the award spoke volumes about the success of Park Hill and its 'streets in the sky'. Park Hill's history was explored...
The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Renewable Energy
Money & Business

The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Renewable Energy

...opens the way for corporations to maintain this market in ways that are often ironically less than idea. The move away from fossil fuels is used to promote potentially problematic industries like fracking and even nuclear energy. It also gives corporations greater power to decide the feasibility of these measures and what are appropriate environmental regulations and...
The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: How to Manage a Boardroom
Money & Business

The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: How to Manage a Boardroom

...open boardroom culture. However, critics point out that studies are ambiguous as to whether such quotas actually increase a company’s success. Perhaps even more worrying is that these efforts are quite narrowly focused – speaking only to the empowerment of elite women, and not to the general problems facing the vast majority of working women. For a critical...
"That's so gay!" Homophobic language and school
Languages

"That's so gay!" Homophobic language and school

...make people different and individual, regardless of religion, ethnicity or country of origin. Many thanks to Shaun Dellenty for allowing the use of his talk at The Open University for the creation of these resources. Useful resources Inclusion for All: http://www.inclusionforall.co.uk/ Stonewall education resources: http://www.stonewall.org.uk/our-work/education-resources...
Campaigning for refugee and migrant women
Society, Politics & Law

Campaigning for refugee and migrant women

...Open University, one key aspect we train social workers in, is understanding the law. We train students to explore how they can act ethically as social workers, encouraging them to apply their power as practitioners to challenge social injustice within the law...[A Syrian mother carrying her daughter back to a safe place in Istanbul, Turkey] A Syrian mother carrying her...
Ambiguous loss: what it is and why is it important?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ambiguous loss: what it is and why is it important?

...opened again. It leaves us wondering to what extent the acrimony that can arise in such circumstances is caused, in part at least, by the pain and tension involved in wrestling with complex feelings brought about by ambiguous loss. There can also be situations where someone is in a deep coma and is unlikely to revive, but there remains hope that this will happen one day....