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Dangoor Education
Science, Maths & Technology

Dangoor Education

...worked with three regional further education colleges, community partners including Unison and WEA as well as Dangoor Education, Reed Recruitment and Impetus to help people develop their skills in English and maths through access to free online and for-fee college-based, blended learning approaches. You can access these courses below: [Logo for Dangoor Education]...
Irish Women’s Poetry: Sinéad Morrissey
OpenLearn Ireland

Irish Women’s Poetry: Sinéad Morrissey

...English and German at Trinity College, where she attended a creative writing group with Michael Longley. She has, to date, published six collections of poetry: There Was Fire in Vancouver (1996); Between Here and There (2002); The State of the Prisons (2005); Through the Square Window (2009); Parallax (2013) and On Balance (2017). Found Architecture, Selected Poems, was...
What happens ‘When East Meets West’?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What happens ‘When East Meets West’?

...English mother and Singaporean father, she strongly believes that celebrating differences – no matter what they are and how subtle they may appear – is something we should always foster, not fear. [illustration with map showing cultural identity ] What is cultural identity? Cultural identity may be a better way of allowing someone to have the freedom to self-identify...
The Italian Patient: Health care in Renaissance Italy
History & The Arts

The Italian Patient: Health care in Renaissance Italy

...English in the preceding three years. Katherine is currently writing up the research on dissection featured in The Italian patient and for publication as Visible Women: Gender, Generation, and the Origins of Human Dissection. She's also currently co-editing (with Lorraine Daston) volume three of The Cambridge History of Science. She's Chair of Women's Studies at Harvard...
Silent Invisible Women: Deaf and Muslim in Australia
History & The Arts

Silent Invisible Women: Deaf and Muslim in Australia

...English and Arabic, a sign language interpreter was hired for three of the interviews and, due to my own hearing loss, assistance was needed with transcribing the interviews. I even made a video in Auslan (Australian sign language) to recruit participants and this proved to be a successful way of approaching and connecting with these women. You can view the video here....
Understanding the role of art historians in a changing world
History & The Arts

Understanding the role of art historians in a changing world

...English literature and emphasised the importance of Art History’s interdisciplinarity – that is, how the subject intersects with other research areas. Chatterjee is especially interested in the shared concerns of Art History and the History of Science, which has enabled her to explore the relationship between visual cultures and the natural environment. Martin Myrone,...
When words escape control: Tourette syndrome and slurs
Education & Development

When words escape control: Tourette syndrome and slurs

...English word “æppel”’. In this case, the sentence is about the word itself, not the fruit, so ‘apple’ is mentioned rather than used. Applying this to slurs, mentioning an offensive word shouldn’t, in principle, carry the same meaning as using it to target and insult someone. In practice, however, this distinction is becoming harder to maintain for some...
Brains, bots and better learning? What OU students really think about generative AI
Education & Development

Brains, bots and better learning? What OU students really think about generative AI

...English as an additional language, AI appeared to provide valuable support. One student with ADHD and fibromyalgia described using speech-to-text and AI-assisted organisation tools to manage studying during challenging circumstances. Another student said GenAI helped them achieve a more polished academic writing style while ensuring the ideas remained their own. In these...