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Charles Dickens and the dinosaurs
History & The Arts

Charles Dickens and the dinosaurs

...skills and accomplishments as the foremost paleontologist in Victorian Britain”. He also evaluates Dickens’s use of prehistoric images, and suggests Owen’s study and descriptions of “petrified and often only fragmentary remains evidently stimulated Dickens’s imaginative creativity”. However, Dawson does not comment on how Dickens’s paleontological...
Opening up history: political culture in eighteenth-century Ireland
History & The Arts

Opening up history: political culture in eighteenth-century Ireland

...studying electoral practice in Ireland during the period. 8. What were the most enjoyable, and difficult, parts of the project? I initially assumed this would be a relatively short and straightforward project, but it proved far more complex and time-consuming than I expected. 9. Tell us about the sources that you used, and the challenges that came about using them....
Rugby: A sport for sampling or specialisation?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rugby: A sport for sampling or specialisation?

...skill and speed of the players. He is a keen rugby player himself and has been attending training at the local club since he was four. However despite his passion for the sport he is yet to define himself as ‘a rugby player’ as he also participates in a range of other sports including football, swimming and golf. This is similar to most of his rugby teammates who also...
What does ‘inclusive education’ mean to you?
Education & Development

What does ‘inclusive education’ mean to you?

...skills, for example, those who have been excluded or prevented from completing the level of education they want, or those in prisons or other secure settings. But once we identify who should be included in education, we are still left with a lot of questions, such as: What does inclusion in education really look like? Does it mean the same thing in different countries or...
The why and how of green social prescribing in aid of health ageing
Health, Sports & Psychology

The why and how of green social prescribing in aid of health ageing

...skills. Other people may experience discrimination or barriers to accessing particular services and activities. This means they can lose trust in statutory health services, and their confidence in public spaces can be affected. Green Social Prescribing is specifically about supporting people to access activities in green and blue spaces – think nature and water....
OpenLearn supports Get Online Week
Education & Development

OpenLearn supports Get Online Week

...skills...This content is associated with The Open University's Open degree qualification. [Get Online Week logo] OpenLearn is working with Good Things Foundation, the charity behind Get Online Week, to deliver a collection of introductory-level, easy to access, free resources, perfect for those with limited online access. The subjects have been selected to support Get...
Challenging gender discrimination in academia: a call for inclusive change
Education & Development

Challenging gender discrimination in academia: a call for inclusive change

...skills. Implement transparent leadership selection processes based on demonstrable competence. Track and report progress on gender and diversity indicators. Success stories in institutional change Success stories in institutional change implementation is already underway in various institutions: EU grants require gender-balanced teams and early-career researcher...
The Environment
Education & Development

The Environment

...study this module, I would be interested in studying courses about the environment, because it is a challenging subject which can be seen from a number of different points of view and it’s such an important issue. Most of the courses I would choose are at the introductory level due to my lack of experience in the subject area, but I would also select some intermediate...