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Brexit and the Irish border
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Brexit and the Irish border

...article on February 1st, 2017, as the House of Commons voted to trigger Article 50 starting the process of withdrawal from the EU. One week previously the UK Supreme Court confirmed that the so-called “devolved nations” of the UK, namely Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, will have no veto on the process of Brexit. The Westminster government is currently indicating...
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Will piloting juryless trials for rape cases in Scotland lead to a reduction in bias?
Society, Politics & Law

Will piloting juryless trials for rape cases in Scotland lead to a reduction in bias?

...et al, 2022a). However, research has shown that juries can be subject to biases that can impact the decision-making process when rendering a verdict (Willmott, 2019). These biases can include pre-trial publicity bias (Ruva & Coy, 2020), racial bias (Curley et al, 2022b), rape myth bias (Dinos et al, 2014), and social media influence (Taylor & Tarrant, 2019), all of which...
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Tim Peake’s spacewalk is no stroll in the park
Science, Maths & Technology

Tim Peake’s spacewalk is no stroll in the park

...hours at a time, just a few sips of water – and you can’t go to the loo. But, on the plus side, the views are tremendous. And you can be sure that the spanners will be the correct size. [The Conversation]Monica Grady, Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences, The Open University. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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From headlines to hashtags: is the FA doing enough to promote gender equality through social media?
Health, Sports & Psychology

From headlines to hashtags: is the FA doing enough to promote gender equality through social media?

...article...With the start of the women’s World Cup in July 2023, discussions and debates on gender equality in football are likely to be commonplace, particularly surrounding the coverage of the women’s game. While there have been advances in recent times, the media’s coverage of women’s football has been consistently inadequate, especially when compared to the...
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Valuing death at home: making preparations
Health, Sports & Psychology

Valuing death at home: making preparations

...articles linking to The Ageing Well Public Talks (AWPT) Series structured around Five Pillars for Ageing Well that runs every year at The Open University, we are going to discuss how we could prepare for a home death. Earlier in the AWPT Series, we discussed Advance Care Planning presented by Barbara and Erica. You can also see an an OpenLearn article on Advance Care...
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What should I expect when I am nearing the end of my life?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What should I expect when I am nearing the end of my life?

...article addresses some of the common key questions people have about dying and the end of life, written by a palliative care consultant, Victoria Hedges, as part of The Ageing Well Public Talk (AWPT) Series. In this first of a series of four OpenLearn articles linking to The Ageing Well Public Talk (AWPT) Series, structured around Five Pillars for Ageing Well that run...
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The Women and Scottish Railway History Collection
Society, Politics & Law

The Women and Scottish Railway History Collection

...article comes from either the lived experience of the author, a particular work or political interest, or a personal role within a strike or dispute. These are voices that should be heard.” Mick Lynch, General Secretary, National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT):[Mick Lynch, RMT General Secretary, standing at a lectern and speaking to an...
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The jury: Why we need to learn more about their collective decision-making processes.
Society, Politics & Law

The jury: Why we need to learn more about their collective decision-making processes.

...article discusses why it is important to know more about jury decision-making processes, and also to look at the jury as a group rather than individuals...Although juries have been studied extensively, the majority of studies have looked at extra-legal factors such as attractiveness, confidence, and pre-trial publicity (for a review see Devine & Caughlin, 2014). The...
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