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Games, Geeks and the Parent's Dilemma
Languages

Games, Geeks and the Parent's Dilemma

...work in this area by the Open University’s Centre for Childhood, Development and Learning. In the first five tracks we hear first-hand accounts from a number of perspectives, and in the final track, Angela Saini chairs a discussion about the points raised... Introduction to games, geeks and the parent's dilemma Angela Saini, Dr Victoria Cooper and Dr Kieron Sheehy...
Rules, rights and justice: an introduction to law
Society, Politics & Law

Rules, rights and justice: an introduction to law

...work? How should the law deal with companies that cause fatal accidents? And what extra rights should children conceived using donor sperm have? This album introduces the legal reasoning behind legislation, rights and justice. Experts and specialist lawyers debate how the law should address criminal acts and issues such as freedom of speech, donor tracing and adoption,...
The psychology of World Cup fans
Health, Sports & Psychology

The psychology of World Cup fans

...social surroundings, for example, our nationality, the organisation we work for, or a club we are members of. People are usually nicer towards people that share their social identity (the “ingroup”), and tend to be meaner to those that don’t (the “outgroup”) even if they know nothing else about those people. This happens even if you split people up based on...
How race, gender, age and class affects the way people are perceived
Health, Sports & Psychology

How race, gender, age and class affects the way people are perceived

...social class and achievement gaps at age 16: intersectionality and “getting it” for the white working class’, Research Papers in Education, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 131–71 [Online]. DOI: 10.1080/02671522.2013.767370. (Accessed 10 April 2017). 2 Certain groups are more likely to be stopped and searched by the police. National Statistics (2015) Police Powers and...
Abolitionism must come from below: A critique of British Anti-Slavery Abolition
Society, Politics & Law

Abolitionism must come from below: A critique of British Anti-Slavery Abolition

...social, political and economic order. In so doing they worked closely with the British State to achieve their aims. [Toussaint Louverture, who was one of the leaders of the slave rebellion in the Republic of Haiti (Saint Domingue)] Toussaint Louverture, who was one of the leaders of the slave rebellion in the Republic of Haiti (Saint Domingue) The intimate connections...
‘A little bit of kindness’: migrant nurses in the Scottish NHS
Society, Politics & Law

‘A little bit of kindness’: migrant nurses in the Scottish NHS

...Social Sciences qualifications. Background From its inception in 1948 the National Health Service (NHS) has been dependent on migrant labour. Following an NHS recruitment drive in Malaysian secondary schools, Sofi Taylor left Malaysia for Scotland in 1973 to train as a nurse. In Malaysia Sofi came from a wealthy family. Her only sister was training to be an accountant...
From Conversations on co-production to participants’ engagements
Society, Politics & Law

From Conversations on co-production to participants’ engagements

...social engagement. The co-production of this work has been part of the knowledge exchange between academics and arts, and depended on encounters between artists and researchers, asking questions, exchanging stories, dispelling myths: “Literally,” as Áine O’Brien of Counterpoints Arts stated, “bringing the media and policy narratives into shared ground through...
About the Design Hub
Science, Maths & Technology

About the Design Hub

...work and teaching recognise social, ecological, and technological challenges, and build the capability, knowledge and skills needed to deliver creative and critical responses to these challenges using design thinking, practices, and processes. The design hub provides an overview of the wide-ranging themes and issues that design connects to, which will help you if you are...