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Reflections on resilience for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers
Society, Politics & Law

Reflections on resilience for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers

...open session, where they may not find others who are similar. It takes time to develop a sense of commonality across diverse oppressions or identities. That stage comes later for many and it is better not to force this too quickly. This ability to bridge across difference is more easily achieved when two different groups come together after having developed a sense of...
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DIY: Generate your own electricity
Science, Maths & Technology

DIY: Generate your own electricity

...Open University's Science qualifications. Do it yourself A generator is simply a device that converts mechanical energy (itself derived from coal, oil, natural gas, wind, water, nuclear reactions or other sources) into electrical energy. Here, we describe how to use readily available materials to make a simple generator. Although it will only be powerful enough to light a...
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Will the next Secretary-General of the United Nations be a woman?
Society, Politics & Law

Will the next Secretary-General of the United Nations be a woman?

...open letter calling on states to nominate women candidates only. Nominations will take place later this year or early in 2026. Yet UN member states must also fix the leaky pipeline in politics and diplomacy by creating more opportunities for women to engage in high-level politics – as ambassadors, mediators, peace negotiators, and in defence and security – so they...
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How radical was Martin Luther King?
History & The Arts

How radical was Martin Luther King?

...open-minded moderates than appears on the surface.” He urged them to lead the region through its necessary transition to equal treatment for black citizens. He reassured all that the aim of the movement was not to “defeat or humiliate the white man, but to win his friendship and understanding.” King had hope for this vision. He had worked with white liberals such as...
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Is science fiction a field in its own right?
History & The Arts

Is science fiction a field in its own right?

...opens in a manner that seems to reinforce this generalization by vehemently denying it. The main themes of his introduction are “Science fiction’s crises of legitimation, and how science fiction (and its criticism) remains a contested field” (Baker vii). However, in that same year, a more confident approach emerged in The Oxford Handbook of Science Fiction. No...
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‘Making Food Allergies Your Business’ Podcast Series on safer dining
Health, Sports & Psychology

‘Making Food Allergies Your Business’ Podcast Series on safer dining

...Open University based in Northern Ireland. I have developed a passion and specialist interest in food allergy research, born out of necessity. Like many parents I speak to, I knew very little about food allergies before my daughter was born with a long list of them, including cow’s milk protein allergy and eggs! At that time, I knew how dangerous nut allergies could be,...
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Will we ever be able to trust an AI sports coach?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Will we ever be able to trust an AI sports coach?

...open-ended survey with athletes, coaches and academics revealed insights which support many of the positive claims associated with AI but also raised questions about safety, ethical practices and the importance of human relationships in coaching. What can AI do? Despite 66 per cent of the research participants expressing reservations about using AI, many of them talked...
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Why would you want to make a bee wear a backpack?
Nature & Environment

Why would you want to make a bee wear a backpack?

...course, but the main problem confronting researchers is that bees are very small and difficult to follow as they go about their business. This presents a substantial challenge to tracking their movements and quantifying the major causes and effects of population declines. Current studies tend to count the number of bees that do not return to a hive as lost or dead, for...
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