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Pluralism in Economics: inequalities, innovation, environment
Society, Politics & Law

Pluralism in Economics: inequalities, innovation, environment

...human wellbeing rather than growth and aims to reduce the throughputs (use of resources and creation of adverse outputs) of economic activity. * Ecological economics The multidisciplinary study of how humans interact with the planet’s biophysical system, with an emphasis of sustainability and human well-being. * Ecosystem services The flow of services from a stock of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
The Children's Research Centre Hub
Education & Development

The Children's Research Centre Hub

The Open University's Children's Research Centre enables participation by children and young people - this collection of FREE resources explores some of their important work. ...The Children's Research Centre is all about research with about and led by children and young people. Find out more in our FREE resources below...
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Article 5 mins
Why are caves being used as hospitals in Syria?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why are caves being used as hospitals in Syria?

...Human Rights and the Syrian American Medical Society. Attacks on health workers in Syria have become so frequent that medical relief charities have been forced to build hospitals in bunkers and deep into the side of mountains. The Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS), which provides medical relief across Syria and to refugees in neighbouring countries, now has 22...
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Sue Edwards: a life dedicated to flora and sustainable development in Ethiopia
Nature & Environment

Sue Edwards: a life dedicated to flora and sustainable development in Ethiopia

...resources to address global problems, and to celebrate and reinforce achievements of humanity. Many days of observance are championed by national, regional and international organisations such as the UN. World Environment Day is celebrated on 5th of June every year, not long after Africa Environment Day (3 March) and the UN’s International Women’s Day (8 March). In...
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Article 15 hrs 45 mins
Fracking: No need for all the fuss
Science, Maths & Technology

Fracking: No need for all the fuss

...humanity’s increasing demand for resources would be a reduction in global population coupled with more efficient, and environmental friendly, energy usage. In the meantime, we in the UK face a national problem. We rely on gas for a lot of our energy. It’s cleaner than coal, but we’re running out. I’m very uneasy about relying on Russia and other eastern nations to...
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Article 10 mins
Non-speaking autism, embodiment, neurodivergence and access to communication therapies and devices
Health, Sports & Psychology

Non-speaking autism, embodiment, neurodivergence and access to communication therapies and devices

...humanness: for example: ‘autistic person’ rather than ‘person with autism’. To clarify, autistic people see autism as an innate part of their embodiment; just as one would not refer to someone as a ‘person with blackness’ or a ‘person with homosexuality’ neither should we separate out the autism from the individual. Nor should we refer to autism as a...
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Article 5 mins
Olympic and Paralympic Games, Paris 2024
Health, Sports & Psychology

Olympic and Paralympic Games, Paris 2024

Paris is the host of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Explore our related free resources...The 2024 Summer Olympics, held in Paris, will run from 26 July until 11 August. The Paralympics will then follow from 28 August until 8 September. Explore our related resources below.
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Article 5 mins
Entrainment
History & The Arts

Entrainment

...humans and in the natural world. To find out more, follow the research links... Entrainment Open University ethnomusicologist Martin Clayton describes how his study of music and its performance in different cultural settings has allowed him to develop his understanding of the concept of entrainment. His research into this phenomenon is providing key insights into the...
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