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Parenting as a South Asian parent in the UK
Education & Development

Parenting as a South Asian parent in the UK

...and encouraging attitude has been mine and my wife’s approach. I hope our sons have experienced it so. My eldest son did two masters in astrophysics from Royal Holloway and Toronto University and a PhD in theoretical physics from the University of Oxford. My younger son has just completed the second year of his honours degree in economics at Manchester University....
A focus on misogynoir – the anti-Black forms of misogyny that Black women experience
Education & Development

A focus on misogynoir – the anti-Black forms of misogyny that Black women experience

...physical safety was jeopardised at least once. In addition, though the vast majority of online social networking sites prohibit hate speech, it is incredibly difficult to monitor all of their content due to the enormous scale of their networks and web applications. Even while these social media platforms have extensively been banning and monitoring hate speech, research...
The healing power of nature writing
Health, Sports & Psychology

The healing power of nature writing

...physical surroundings. Writing can also take place at different times, considering changing weather patterns and the seasons, enabling us to see new things and change in ourselves. [A squirrel examines a pine cone sitting on the ground surrounded by leaves] Nature writing activities might begin with a short grounding meditation. This can involve focusing on the present...
Take away Science
History & The Arts

Take away Science

...physics and astronomy episode we chat to Dr Tara Shears just before the LHC was switched on in September 2008; catch up with two space scientists to find out about their heroes of science; and eavesdrop on a fascinating conversation between Dr Dave Rothery and Dr Mahesh Anand about the moon. The interviews are recorded by OU staff and the programme is hosted by Dr Mike...
Audio 3 hrs 50 mins
Rio 2016: A Caster Semenya reading list
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rio 2016: A Caster Semenya reading list

...physical advantage is missing the point anyway: Elite sport is built on the back of inequality. We love the myth of a level playing field, but it doesn’t exist. Of the 207 nations competing in Rio, 75 have never won a medal. Wealthy, powerful countries dominate the Olympic Games, while conflicted, war-torn, impoverished countries simply lack the resources to promote...
Enhancing pupil learning on museum visits
Education & Development

Enhancing pupil learning on museum visits

...physical feelings of a wartime child. This richness and immediacy of experience can be applied across the curriculum and with pupils at any age. The resources for activities like the one described above, together with many more ideas and educational programmes, are located in museums. Museums are the nation's treasure houses. They're packed with objects, stories, ideas...
The Enlightenment
History & The Arts

The Enlightenment

...physics. They suggested that the natural world could be explored and understood, and that nature and everything in it was governed by underlying ‘laws’; that there were rational, universally valid answers to the questions asked by an enquiring mind; that for every effect there was an identifiable cause, for every natural phenomenon an explanation, a category and a...
Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Challenging ideas in mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Challenging ideas in mental health

...physical, represented by partitions or walls or fences, to show who is allowed in and who is not (and under what terms). [A photograph of two pairs of shoes either side of a painted line.] Figure 1 The sorts of boundaries we consider here are more social than physical. They also define ‘who’s in and who’s out’. In many ways, social boundaries are the most...