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Methods in Motion: Getting on your bike, and looking for answers
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Getting on your bike, and looking for answers

...project. Certainly, from the perspective of managing my limited time, it easily leaves too many questions open for too long, and easily becomes distracted. However, for me, methodological openness is how I base my findings in a practical understanding of the conditions within which they hold true. By experimenting with new techniques, researchers do not only gain access...
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Martin Holt On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Society, Politics & Law

Martin Holt On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...projects where I’ve been asked not to finish as it became clear that the issues [arising] were extremely sensitive/ embarrassing. What are the challenges for STiP? I see three. The first is that much that is written is rooted in academicese (?) or consultant speak – we need to use plain English wherever possible as that is the world our students inhabit. Secondly how...
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Direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing
Science, Maths & Technology

Direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing

...at various limitations and caveats, such as how DTC genetic testing compares to genetic testing ordered by your doctor, why DTC genetic tests may be less accurate for people of non-European ancestry, and what you should know about data privacy. Visit our YouTube playlist to watch more videos from the GRACE project, or visit our website to find out more about the project....
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Herodotus 'The Histories': a timeline
History & The Arts

Herodotus 'The Histories': a timeline

...Project text and map. ...Sometime in the middle of the 5th century BC, Herodotus, a Greek, living in a city called Halicarnassus (modern-day Bodrum, Turkey) set out to explain the origins of the Great War from a generation before. This war was waged between his peoples, the Greeks, and the Persians. As you explore the Herodotus OpenLearn Collection, use the Timeline to...
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What kind of Democrat are you?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What kind of Democrat are you?

...project As members of the public, we face new opportunities when it comes to democracy. We can make changes without using our MPs or other representatives. In short, we can engage in direct democracy. We can use on-line social media profiles, hashtags and offline we can create marches, sign e-petitions, and join social movements. With these new powers, come new challenges...
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What is it like to research death and loss?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is it like to research death and loss?

...projects, online items, and publications – links to these can be found in the further resources below. Transcript. Further resources Centre for Open Thanatology on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/openthanatology.bsky.social You can find publications written by Centre for Open Thanatology members via the Open University library:
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Heritage, whose heritage?
History & The Arts

Heritage, whose heritage?

...management by National Trust The issues and challenges behind the safeguarding of heritage properties by the UK's National Trust. Stonehenge and its significance Stonehenge as a heritage site valued for differing reasons by a wide range of interested parties. Managing Stonehenge Management of heritage sites like Stonehenge incorporates different stakeholders and usually...
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Organisations and the financial system
Money & Business

Organisations and the financial system

...project (i.e. a venture). VCs differ from BAs, as the former invest their funds through a managed fund (called a Venture Capital Trust), which is established using either private or public resources. The fund is managed in order to make a return for the fund’s investors. Compared to the structure of BA investment, VC investment carries substantial administrative costs,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs