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The Women and Scottish Railway History Collection
Society, Politics & Law

The Women and Scottish Railway History Collection

...working within the rail industry in Scotland, for the period starting around 1900 until the present day. The role of women in Scottish Trade Unions, and in the wider Scottish Labour Movement since the mid to late 19th Century, has been under-researched in important respects. While important work has been done, much remains to be uncovered, not least in relation to...
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Fake news, filter bubbles and Facebook
Science, Maths & Technology

Fake news, filter bubbles and Facebook

...works, but how it works socially. These are learnt skills, not something you simply intuit. Just as programmes around internet safety awareness are important at primary and secondary school for understanding the dangers that online communication can involve, so too education around how communications media operate, and the implications this has for how people share,...
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My career goal: Marketing
Money & Business

My career goal: Marketing

...social media in marketing Seth Goldstein, co-founder and CEO of SocialMedia.com, discusses the changing role of social media and its impact in developing a marketing strategy: Transcript What does a buyer actually do? As part of this documentary series for British Vogue, you will hear about the role of a fashion buyer, and how trend forecasting works in the industry. See...
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Article 20 mins
Can comedy change your life?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can comedy change your life?

...social justice at the centre of their work. New York-based Negin Farsad’s new book, How to Make White People Laugh, has been described as “memoir meets social-justice-comedy manifesto”, and the one-time social policy analyst talks about comedy as a platform for advancing social justice. For some comedians, it’s not just about getting laughs – it’s about...
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What are South Asian young adult carers’ aspirations for the future?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What are South Asian young adult carers’ aspirations for the future?

...social care system work. Also, it seems that the staff are not always aware of what young carers do or the important care we give to our family members. When I joined a national support group called Sibs I felt liberated from the isolation of being a carer: YoungSibs - Sibs. I also connected with other South Asian carers where we could discuss cultural issues without any...
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Practising systems thinking in practice (STiP)
Science, Maths & Technology

Practising systems thinking in practice (STiP)

...working together as a critical social learning system. Another tradition that aligns well with learning systems for managing change is the tradition of Communities of Practice (CoPs). Students of the full version of this course at postgraduate level are advised to choose either CSLS or CoPs as the driving approach for their projects. For purposes of this short OpenLearn...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
A hug for the brain: what does it mean to have a happy, healthy brain?
OpenLearn Ireland

A hug for the brain: what does it mean to have a happy, healthy brain?

...Work and Pensions and Department of Health and Social Care , 2017). Northern Ireland perspective Mental health problems are the single largest cause of ill health and disability in Northern Ireland. One in five adults in Northern Ireland have experienced a mental health problem, a rate 25% higher than in England. In a poll conducted in February 2021 and March 2022, 70% of...
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Open Hip Hop
History & The Arts

Open Hip Hop

...work in a managed safe environment...WHY: Following two very successful biannual conferences, feedback from our delegates and supporters have led us to conclude that this type of platform is both innovative and essential and requires an ongoing effort to secure a structured, organised and accessible space for Hip Hop Education. WHAT: Our aim is to document, engage with...
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