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Homeless people could avoid life-saving services, if there’s a risk of deportation
Society, Politics & Law

Homeless people could avoid life-saving services, if there’s a risk of deportation

...simple app comes from a twin desire to save homeless people and to hide them from view. Seeing someone sleeping in the snow raises uncomfortable questions about British society today which must be acknowledged – then addressed head-on. It’s not enough to send a text and continue walking. The UK is a democracy. Its policies rely on the taxes and mandate of the...
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Sometimes a bunny is just a bunny: The Playboy brand and sexualisation of children
Health, Sports & Psychology

Sometimes a bunny is just a bunny: The Playboy brand and sexualisation of children

...simple matter. Behind the bunny logo hover far bigger issues: changing social relations between adults and children, shifts to more 'democratic' family structures; differentiated employment opportunities for women in the service and leisure industries, shaped by longer histories of class privilege and disadvantage; new ways for people to refuse to do what they are told....
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Outdoor Therapy: The Benefits of Walking and Talking
Health, Sports & Psychology

Outdoor Therapy: The Benefits of Walking and Talking

...simple benefits of walking and talking. This can be very beneficial with a friend or family member. Why not meet up with a friend, family member or colleague for a walk outdoors and try out your own walking and talking? You don’t have to live in the middle of nowhere to access the benefits of green spaces; towns and cities have plenty of parks and gardens where you...
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Supporting sustainable and responsible space exploration
Science, Maths & Technology

Supporting sustainable and responsible space exploration

...life on another celestial body, are we entitled to interfere with it? What would it mean for human societies if we found a form of life on another world that had evolved in a completely different way to the one we know about? These are complex questions that do not have simple answers. But they are questions we all can – and should – think about and try to answer....
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Vikings - just misunderstood?
History & The Arts

Vikings - just misunderstood?

...simple traders or merchants too. With their outward-looking society and cutting edge techniques, they were among the earliest investors in global technologies in a post-Roman world that, even then, was increasingly international. And today, as a modern recreation of a Viking vessel embarks for the first ever Viking exhibition in China, it’s clear their appeal is truly...
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Building a crystal radio set
Science, Maths & Technology

Building a crystal radio set

...simple crystal set will not have good selectivity so if two strong signals are received on nearby frequencies it will not be possible to separate them. The tuned circuit comprises a coil (inductor) and a capacitor, which is usually variable for tuning. Pre-wound ferrite rod coils can be bought, or you can wind your own: for example, for medium wave, 100 turns of 0.5...
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Thrill seeking and risk taking - what has made extreme sports into a worldwide phenomenon?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Thrill seeking and risk taking - what has made extreme sports into a worldwide phenomenon?

...simple and sharp form. Extreme sports allow people a return to nature, an antidote to the over-sanitised World we live, whether riding the waves or scaling a rock face these extreme activities provide unique, constantly evolving opportunities to challenge participants and fulfil their needs. References Adams, J. 1995. Risk. UCL Press London. Barlow, M., Woodman, T.,...
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Closing the awarding gap: practical actions to support Black and minority ethnic students
Education & Development

Closing the awarding gap: practical actions to support Black and minority ethnic students

...it’s about designing environments where all students can understand expectations, access support and feel that their experiences matter. The actions recommended across recent research are practical, concrete and often simple to implement. Taken together, they offer powerful tools for helping Black and minority ethnic students succeed and thrive at the OU and beyond....
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