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Brexit’s impact on the nations of the UK - Student Hub Live's Brexit Special
History & The Arts

Brexit’s impact on the nations of the UK - Student Hub Live's Brexit Special

...community, heritage and competition that go beyond the EU. In this second session of the Brexit Special by Student Hub Live, three OU academics who live and research in different parts of the UK will discuss the different factors that shaped their nations’ reactions to the referendum, along with its consequences for the UK’s unity, cohesion and prosperity. Transcript...
iSpot: your place to share nature
Nature & Environment

iSpot: your place to share nature

...community...[iSpot logo] Taking a closer look at natural habitats There's a great variety of wildlife habitats around the UK for everyone to explore, whatever the weather or time of year! Why not take a photo of your wildlife observations next time you're out and about? To help you with identification, the iSpot website aims to help anyone identify anything in nature....
Online Rights and the Law
Science, Maths & Technology

Online Rights and the Law

...community like the complications that arise when attempting to reconcile how various countries use different laws to police an individual’s omnipresent profile on the net. It also explores who owns the information we publish when we create an online account. This material forms part of the Open University course TU100 My digital life... Why do the media need your help?...
What can parasites on Arctic shrews tell us about climate change?
Nature & Environment

What can parasites on Arctic shrews tell us about climate change?

...communities for comparison with those of modern shrews. “Little did the scientists from back then know how we would be using the specimens they collected,” says Hope. “The methods we use weren’t possible back then. We’re beginning to ask questions and use methods that were not on the radar decades ago. “It’s a valuable lesson for us collecting specimens now,...
How have the Conservatives overtaken Labour for the British Indian vote?
Society, Politics & Law

How have the Conservatives overtaken Labour for the British Indian vote?

...community's contribution to the UK. As the 2017 UK general election nears, Labour is facing a probable loss of seats for the fifth consecutive time. It may also suffer further disintegration of its historical relationship with British voters of Indian origin. [The Conversation] The 2015 election saw the Conservatives receive one million ethnic minority votes for the first...
Stoke-on-Trent, where they’re loving angels instead...
History & The Arts

Stoke-on-Trent, where they’re loving angels instead...

...communities. Dearly departed Most religious traditions have a view on what happens to us after death, but Spiritualism is unique in that it is based around the belief that the human soul, mind and personality continue to live ‘in spirit’ and that it is possible to communicate with those spirits via ‘mediumship’. Mediums, such as Fanny and Gordon, will transfer...
Religious diversity: rethinking religion
History & The Arts

Religious diversity: rethinking religion

...community centres...Religious diversity: rethinking religion: 2 Variety and vibrancy of religion in London - In the 2011 England and Wales Census, 817,000 individuals (or 1.5% of the population) identified as Hindu (White, 2012). But Hindus are not distributed equally across England and Wales. In fact, over half the Hindu population of England lives in the greater London...
Pick a side and make a difference: Why you should vote this Thursday
Society, Politics & Law

Pick a side and make a difference: Why you should vote this Thursday

...community. Democratic processes are a means, albeit often flawed, whereby ordinary citizens get to shape the kind of society they live in. According to the political philosopher John Rawls in his highly influential books A Theory of Justice and Justice as Fairness, the most important of what he termed primary goods was ‘self-respect’. Self-respect matters to people...