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The reason for low wages
Money & Business

The reason for low wages

...history. It can be traced back to now-decades-old policies favouring businesses at the expense of established employee rights. Additionally, it highlights the general turn away from the need for a welfare state that was dominant in early post-Second World War era. For many, this reveals the broader ‘failures of the free market’ and the threat that that so-called...
Online conference toolkit
Society, Politics & Law

Online conference toolkit

...histories cluster’s experience over the past 7 years has shown otherwise and has helped highlight what it takes to host and run a successful and sustainable online event. Based on those experiences we are delighted to publish a practical guide to online conferences. Whilst aimed at academia, its practical tips and advice are relevant to individuals and organisations in...
Could President Trump do what Candidate Trump promises in the struggle against Islamic State?
Society, Politics & Law

Could President Trump do what Candidate Trump promises in the struggle against Islamic State?

...families] as shields … We’re fighting a very politically correct war. [Y]ou have to take out their families. They care about their lives, don’t kid yourself, but they say they don’t care about their lives. You have to take out their families. Exactly what Trump is suggesting doing is not clear here, so let us examine some of the different possibilities. Protecting...
Learning to swim in murky seas: Exploitation of the Electorate via Social Media
Health, Sports & Psychology

Learning to swim in murky seas: Exploitation of the Electorate via Social Media

...family with whom they share information. People are generally far more likely to trust their friends and family with information than third parties, and therefore once information circulates in a social network it has the power to influence not only the targeted individual but everyone in their friend list, especially if the information is liked or shared. When we...
A Century of Change: Shifting Patterns in Irish Emigration in the 1800s
OpenLearn Ireland

A Century of Change: Shifting Patterns in Irish Emigration in the 1800s

...family in 1874. The house was designed in the Scottish Baronial style, a type of architecture associated with the Gothic Revival. The role of the ‘Big House’ in Irish history is explored in the Open University module A111, Discovering the arts and humanities. Many of the owners of such houses also maintained estates in England and in other parts of the British Empire....
A linguistic toolkit for health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

A linguistic toolkit for health and social care

...family are dining together at a table] Click on the image above, to start your interactive experience... INSTRUCTIONS: For best results, use a modern web browser. Upgrade to the latest version of Edge or try a free alternative like Google Chrome, Firefox or Safari. The research behind the interactive The ideas in this OpenLearn interactive draw from research by OU...
Innovation in health and social care: social and historical
Health, Sports & Psychology

Innovation in health and social care: social and historical

...history of human endeavour to innovate to improve lives. This is the focus of the next section which explores the evolution of innovation in health and social care in relation to prosthetics to improve the lives of amputees. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course K102 Introducing health and social care...Innovation in health and social...
Sebastian Chuwa: environmentalist, conservationist and champion of Tanzanian nature
Nature & Environment

Sebastian Chuwa: environmentalist, conservationist and champion of Tanzanian nature

...family. Sebastian and his wife Elizabeth lived a few villages away, so we didn’t see them that often, but they attended family events when they could. One day, I was invited to his house to tea, but getting there was easier said than done. Kilimanjaro villages are long and thin, positioned on the ridges between the rivers that drain the huge volcano. Roads are also...