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Remembering Peter and John
Society, Politics & Law

Remembering Peter and John

...motivated student whose ambition on graduation was to work for the institution that had turned his life around. When he worked on student retention it was as a man who knew how many obstacles could get in the way of success. As an activist in the union he worked tirelessly to hold the University to the standards of its founding vision, often to his own disadvantage. One...
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Home education for children with special educational needs
Education & Development

Home education for children with special educational needs

...motivated me to undertake a doctoral study at The Open University (awarded in 2022) to understand what was happening. Increasing ‘official’ numbers Recent years have seen media focus on rising numbers of home-educated children with special educational needs. Since 2016, the Association of Directors of Children’s Services has reported the responses of the local...
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How Do Jurors Decide When a Witness is Telling the Truth?
Society, Politics & Law

How Do Jurors Decide When a Witness is Telling the Truth?

...motivation to lie, whether the witness’s account had any internal discrepancies or contradictions, whether the witness’s account was consistent with other evidence in the case, and the level of detail the witness was able to provide in response to questions. Although they are perhaps over-generalisations, these factors are – by and large – sensible cues to use in...
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The science behind why we drink alcohol
Health, Sports & Psychology

The science behind why we drink alcohol

...motivated behaviour and is also associated with many forms of addiction. Ethanol, like all other known addictive substances, increases the release of dopamine . This can cause you to drink more – why you might want a second, or a third drink, after the first one. However, after repeated experience with addictive substances like alcohol, dopamine connections can remodel...
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How radical was Martin Luther King?
History & The Arts

How radical was Martin Luther King?

...motivations behind his crusade. It stands in striking contrast with his hopeful 1957 sermon. His “Letter From a Birmingham Jail” responded to a newspaper advertisement from eight local clergymen urging King to allow the city government to enact gradual changes. In a stark change from his earlier views, King devastatingly targeted white moderates willing to settle for...
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Traditional Ecological Knowledges: Learning from the past to inform the future
Nature & Environment

Traditional Ecological Knowledges: Learning from the past to inform the future

...motivate each other. Commit: work to make others aware and engage in democratic processes, such as elections to vote for people and policies that you agree with. Consider changing your lifestyle and see if you can be more environmentally friendly (for example, think about how you use energy, where you get your food, or how you recycle waste). Small changes in your daily...
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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

...motivated – and feel more capable – when assessments clearly resemble tasks they might face in work or community settings. Research suggests: Develop assessments with real-world relevance. Explain explicitly how activities map onto jobs or life experiences. Acknowledge when group work is unrealistic (e.g. working with strangers) and clarify how it applies to...
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‘Shut up and play’: a brief history of athlete activism
Health, Sports & Psychology

‘Shut up and play’: a brief history of athlete activism

...motivators for the removal of barriers, emerging against the backdrop of an America shifting toward desegregation and access across US society. The third wave (1960s–1970s) saw the rise of a new type of athlete activist during the period of the Civil Rights Movements and fuelled by the rise in the Black Power Movement. Jim Brown, Bill Russell, and Cassius Clay (later...
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