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Design is open
Science, Maths & Technology

Design is open

...social and environmental challenges. In the UK alone, over 1.6 million people—about 1 in every 20 workers—are employed in design roles, with more than 77% applying their skills in new and sometimes unexpected areas such as healthcare, digital services, finance, business innovation, and public services (Design Council, 2022). Design is in demand, because it is about...
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Arwen Bailey On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Nature & Environment

Arwen Bailey On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...working in the field of agricultural research for development at the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). Arwen is amongst our first group of postgraduate STiP alumni having enrolled with the launch of the two core modules in 2010 Thinking strategically (TU811) and Managing systemic change (TU812) precursors to...
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Section 6: Introduction to Learning Resources on Red Clydeside
Society, Politics & Law

Section 6: Introduction to Learning Resources on Red Clydeside

...Working-Class Politics on Clydeside 1914–1919’, International Review of Social History, 35 (1), 33-70. https://pmt-eu.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=TN_cambridgeS0020859000009718&context=PC&vid=44OPN_VU1&lang=en_US&search_scope=EVERYTHING&adaptor=primo_central_multiple_fe&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,red%20clydeside&sortby=rank&offset=0...
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Design and Sustainability
Science, Maths & Technology

Design and Sustainability

...social and environmental consequences. This album also reveals how new product ideas and inventions are tested before they’re turned into commercially viable products. You may also want to explore the albums "Energy and Sustainability" and "Sustainable Communities". This material is taken from The Open University Course T307 Innovation: designing for a sustainable...
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Methods in Motion: Acknowledging the active participant
Health, Sports & Psychology

Methods in Motion: Acknowledging the active participant

...Social Psychology Dr Stephanie Taylor...[A group of women sitting around a table in an informal work meeting ] Research participants used to be referred to as ‘subjects’, especially in my home discipline, psychology. ‘Participant’, the term now generally used, emphasises the rights of the person recruited, and their centrality to the research process. It signals...
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Understanding the realities of invisible disabilities
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding the realities of invisible disabilities

...Social Care courses and qualifications. What is an invisible disability? Invisible disabilities are disabilities or long-term conditions which aren’t immediately apparent when looking at someone. The term includes a whole range of conditions and diagnoses such as long-term health conditions, learning difficulties and mental health conditions. However, it is important to...
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Ask the experts: Coronavirus fake news & medical terminology
Science, Maths & Technology

Ask the experts: Coronavirus fake news & medical terminology

...working on the modelling of social and communication aspects on the population spread of COVID-19, in particular, the spread of misinformation around COVID-19 among the public. Dr. Helen Wimalarathna - a lecturer in health sciences, who works as an infectious disease epidemiologist, and is currently busy with public engagement on the understanding of scientific facts and...
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Diverse perspectives on health and illness
Health, Sports & Psychology

Diverse perspectives on health and illness

...work of the Brighton Housing Trust, a voluntary body committed to combating homelessness. Experiences of ageing Three women from diverse social backgrounds talk about their lives and experiences with growing old, including employment, family life and bereavement. Frank Richards Frank Richards was born in the Caribbean in 1931. He moved to England in 1955, and reminisces...
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