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Social Care: Past and Present
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social Care: Past and Present

...Working with the community to improve individual and community welfare. Ethnic diversity in Sheffield communities Sheffield Social Services' dedicated Home Care Service for the Bangladeshi community in Darnall. Living with disability in Darnall A disabled woman talks about the support she gets from Social Services, family and friends. Living in Tinsley Although it's only...
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Methods in Motion: Remaking self-help
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Remaking self-help

...work for different people and at different times. I’ve sometimes described it as ‘anti-self-help’ because it doesn’t locate our problems in us as individuals, and its starting point is a gentle criticism of mainstream self-help. But how is the project of producing self-help a research project, and what methods does it use? Actually my project weaves together...
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Why challenging sexual violence takes more than just a starring role at The Oscars
Society, Politics & Law

Why challenging sexual violence takes more than just a starring role at The Oscars

...work of anti-violence activists on the red carpet as their plus ones. The Time’s Up movement aims to translate this awareness into practical support for all survivors, including a legal fund for working-class women to fight for equality and justice. Given all this airtime, various commentators hold hope that this year’s Oscars will make history not only in terms of...
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Robert Burns: a man of his times for today
History & The Arts

Robert Burns: a man of his times for today

...work he dignified their everyday lives and raised the self-esteem of ordinary Scots at a time in Scotland’s history when this was at a low ebb. Burns was also not afraid to challenge rank, title and wealth, sometimes to the displeasure of his editors. For example, terrified by the prospect of revolution that might be inspired by songs such as ‘A Man’s a Man’, a...
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Diversity and inclusion in the workplace Badge icon
Money & Business

Diversity and inclusion in the workplace

...work through the course at your own pace, so if you have more time one week you could push on to complete another week’s study. You’ll start this course by considering what ‘diversity and inclusion’ means and why it’s important, learning about the significant impact diversity can have on workplace productivity, and exploring a range of human demographic...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Women and the fight to reclaim higher education
Society, Politics & Law

Women and the fight to reclaim higher education

...work during the COVID-19 pandemic to support students. Yet the value of pay in higher education fell by 17.6% relative to inflation between 2009 and 2019. Meanwhile, in 2021, massive cuts were made to the USS pension scheme, leaving university workers concerned about their retirement. [UCU banner image from Edinburgh University outlining pay demands]Edinburgh University...
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Free tech tools to help you study
Digital & Computing

Free tech tools to help you study

...works for you and your studies. ...What this resource is about Are you new to being a student and setting up your laptop ready to study? Or perhaps you're returning after a break and getting back into the swing of things. You may already have preferences for how your devices are set up. For example, you might like dark mode, prefer having documents read aloud, or find...
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10 incredible people whose stories you'll find on OpenLearn
History & The Arts

10 incredible people whose stories you'll find on OpenLearn

...work out the structure of insulin. X-ray crystallography became a widely used tool and was critical in later devising the structures of many biological molecules - thus allowing scientists to understand their functions. She is held up as one of the pioneering scientists in X-ray crystallography studies of biomolecules. At the age of 24, she was given a diagnosis of...
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