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Unmasking inequalities: what COVID-19 revealed about the degree awarding gap at The Open University
Digital & Computing

Unmasking inequalities: what COVID-19 revealed about the degree awarding gap at The Open University

...table during work from home to protect against covid-19] Institutional factors also played a role. While the OU made efforts to accommodate students during the pandemic, inconsistencies in support, lack of diversity among staff, and rigid evidence requirements for extensions or support services often left students feeling unseen or unsupported. Crucially, both tutors and...
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Article 5 mins
Art and visual culture: medieval to modern
History & The Arts

Art and visual culture: medieval to modern

...de Belges wrote a poem for his patron Margaret of Austria, sister of the ruler of the Netherlands, in which he listed prominent artists of the day. In addition to painters, he mentions book illuminators, a printmaker, tapestry designers and goldsmiths (Stechow, 1989 [1966], pp. 27–9). Giorgio Vasari (1511–74), the biographer of Italian artists, claimed in his famous...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
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?

...de Nations]UNCTAD Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan at a press conference, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland. Candidates for the position must be exceptional, possessing the appropriate skills and abilities, a reputation for upholding ‘the highest standards of efficiency, competence and integrity’ and a commitment to the principles of the UN’s Charter – the...
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Justice, fairness and mediation
Money & Business

Justice, fairness and mediation

...table below: Table 1 Differences between retributive and restorative justice Retributive Justice Restorative Justice Crime defined as violation of the state Crime defined as violation of one person by another Focus on establishing blame, on guilt, on past (did he/she do it?) Focus on problem-solving, on liabilities and obligations, on future (what should be done?)...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Start writing fiction
History & The Arts

Start writing fiction

...de Bernie`res. Tim Pears My first book was written from the point of view of a 13-year-old girl, and I never felt when I was writing it that I had to make some kind of special effort, you know, to get into the mind of a female, or a young person, whatever. I think I just thought how I would think about things, and with a little bit of sympathy, empathy towards somebody...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
How teams work
Money & Business

How teams work

...Table 1 sets out the strengths and weaknesses of different team structures. Note that in this table, we are defining a client to be a person or organisation that requested or receives the product of the team’s work. Show description|Hide description Table 1 description. The table has two columns. The headings are ‘Strengths’ and ‘Weaknesses’. Under these...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Dreaming of an answer to narcolepsy: Why don't we understand sleep?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Dreaming of an answer to narcolepsy: Why don't we understand sleep?

...de Lecea at the Scripps Research Institute, San Diego, and colleagues published a paper describing two novel brain peptides. They gave them the name ‘hypocretins’ – an elision of hypothalamus (where they were found) and secretin (a gut hormone with a similar structure). They appeared to be chemical messengers acting exclusively inside the brain. Just weeks later, a...
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Engineering: The nature of problems
Science, Maths & Technology

Engineering: The nature of problems

...Table 1 Old context/new context versus old technology/new technology OLD TECHNOLOGY NEW TECHNOLOGY New context innovation invention Old context routine solution innovation As you can see, there are four sectors in the table, defined by the technological newness of the solution, and the newness of the context in which it is to be applied. The 'customer' for the solution...
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Level 2: Intermediate 40 hrs