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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

...children to get ready for school on Monday morning, since they were being wrenched from attendance at the very start of term. Echoes from 70 years ago The treatment of people seeking asylum in Liverpool today has parallels with a more sinister moment in the city’s post-war history. In 1946, it was Chinese migrants who bore the brunt of rising anti-immigration sentiment...
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Has media literacy become self-destructive?
Education & Development

Has media literacy become self-destructive?

...research. I knew her school approached sex ed through an abstinence-only education approach, but I don’t remember how the topic of pregnancy came up. What I do remember is her telling me that she and her friends talked a lot about pregnancy and “diseases” she could get through sex. As I probed further, she matter-of-factly explained a variety of “facts” she had...
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Dropping the population bomb - 50 years of BBC environmental broadcasting, part two
Society, Politics & Law

Dropping the population bomb - 50 years of BBC environmental broadcasting, part two

...researchers investigating an archive collection of environmental programmes from across fifty years of the BBC’s broadcasting on environmental issues. In this two part podcast, join Joe on a journey through the archive as he explores how programmes have changed and how broadcasting has shaped how we think about environmental issues today. Visit the first article in this...
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The digital revolution for academic integrity has already begun
Education & Development

The digital revolution for academic integrity has already begun

...research findings of the e-authentication and authorship verification system for e-assessment TeSLA, which was used by seven institutions in Europe, including the Open University, to enhance academic integrity. I also present teaching staff and students’ views about the benefits of this novel system. [TeSLA system for Face Recognition] Figure 1 TeSLA system for Face...
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5 things you need to know about sepsis
Health, Sports & Psychology

5 things you need to know about sepsis

...research has shown that one in five deaths around the world is caused by sepsis. Esther Almond tells us five important things to know about this condition, known also as blood poisoning...1: Many people develop sepsis – Raising awareness of sepsis can save lives It is estimated that sepsis affects 27-30 million people worldwide each year. There are several linked terms...
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Diversity, migrant entrepreneurship and socio-economic inclusion
Money & Business

Diversity, migrant entrepreneurship and socio-economic inclusion

...research shows that inequalities in entrepreneurial activity are still striving and that often migrant enterprises are smaller, concentrated in medium to low growth sectors and receive less external funding than enterprises owned by white men. Such research findings should be treated cautiously as comparisons are influenced by factors inherently the specific population...
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Brain Awareness Week
Science, Maths & Technology

Brain Awareness Week

...research into the brain to new articles with mind-blowing facts, we've got a host of FREE brainy learning materials...Brain Awareness Week is a global campaign to increase public awareness of the progress and benefits of brain research. Here, on OpenLearn, we want to encourage you to learn more about the brain so we've collated a series of useful and interesting resources...
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Is my child being exploited? How to spot the signs
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is my child being exploited? How to spot the signs

...children as well as young people? In short, it does, because in law children are defined as all those under 18 years of age. The concern about child criminal exploitation relates to those children who have been groomed, or led and exploited into criminal activity by adults. Examples could involve: Selling or transporting drugs, weapons, or money around towns and between...
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