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Seismograph
Society, Politics & Law

Seismograph

...base to put it all onto (wood is easy to use) A pole to hang the pen and weight from A rod that hangs from the pole and is free to swing sideways A pen to attach to the rod A heavy weight to attach to the rod (eg a brick) Strong wire, rope or twine (that doesn’t stretch too much) Some way of moving paper at a steady speed (eg round bits of paper stuck to the hand of an...
Activity 10 mins
Today’s immigration laws have teeth, and their bite is toxic for people seeking asylum
Society, Politics & Law

Today’s immigration laws have teeth, and their bite is toxic for people seeking asylum

...based group of refugee rights advocates and women seeking asylum which I am involved with – were worried when two of its core members did not attend a regular meeting. As news filtered through, we learned that the women (alongside two others) had been dispersed from their accommodation to a northern town 20 miles away: too far to walk back, and too expensive to travel...
Reflections on resilience for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers
Society, Politics & Law

Reflections on resilience for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers

...base is there. Ray set up a group called Rainbows Across Borders, welcoming anyone who needed help and support in relation to persecution for their sexuality and/or gender identity. People could sometimes be taken to detention centres at little or no notice from their everyday lives. To get out they would need a surety in the form of immigration bail. Ray often stood bail...
Decolonising the idea of culture in management studies
Money & Business

Decolonising the idea of culture in management studies

...based on the idea that European cultures and races were inherently superior to non-European ones. Additionally, coloniality (the cultural assumptions stemming from colonialism) takes such assumptions of Western superiority as a hegemonic ‘model of power’ (p. 533) which is normalised and institutionalised through all aspects of society, not just as a matter of Western...
The Byzantine icon
History & The Arts

The Byzantine icon

...la question de l’école dite Italogreque’, in Μνημόσυνον Σ. Αντωνιάδη (Venice), p. 169–211. Chaztidakis, M. (1977) ‘La peinture des ‘madonneri’ ou ‘vénetocrétoise’ et sa destination’, in H.-G. Beck, M. Manoussakas, and A. Pertusi (eds.) Venezia centro di mediazione tra oriente e occidente (secoli XV–XVI). Aspetti e problemi, vol....
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Start writing fiction
History & The Arts

Start writing fiction

...de Bernières, Abdulrazak Gurnah and Monique Roffey. This enlightening and engaging series tackles the practicalities and pitfalls of writing fiction. It contains invaluable advice on the creation of characters, the structure of narratives and how to turn an idea into the book you’ve always wanted to write. This material forms part of The Open University course A174...
Do partnerships like John Lewis represent a better way of doing modern business?
Money & Business

Do partnerships like John Lewis represent a better way of doing modern business?

...based on detailed knowledge of the JLP and its constituent business gathered by the authors over a fifteen year period. Their conclusion: that the JLP is more complex, even more impressive, and more interesting than its admirers realise. Read about the book: Salaman, Graeme and Storey, John (2016). A Better Way of Doing Business? Lessons from the John Lewis Partnership....
A reader's guide to The Luzhin Defence
Health, Sports & Psychology

A reader's guide to The Luzhin Defence

...based on the author’s friend, a German Count named Curt von Bardeleben. He was a chess master, who committed suicide in 1924 by jumping out of a window. Prospective readers should note that the title now is usually The Luzhin Defense (using the American spelling). The book has been filmed, with John Turturro in the title role. A number of contributors requested that...