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How can we stop science, engineering and technology losing talented women?
Digital & Computing

How can we stop science, engineering and technology losing talented women?

...Institution of Electrical Engineers, and one of the Royal Society's Most Influential British Women Scientists You can be forgiven for assuming that gender is not an issue any more in higher education. There are more young women entering universities than ever before and they are graduating each year in their hundreds of thousands. But for those that go on to work as...
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The Good Friday Agreement: 25 Years On
OpenLearn Ireland

The Good Friday Agreement: 25 Years On

A Peace Of Us is a podcast series featuring voices beyond the political institutions exploring the impact the Good Friday Agreement had on the arts, sports, communities and the lives of people in Northern Ireland. Alongside this podcast, you will find a series of guest essays, local music, art and more.
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What does it mean to be trauma informed in practice?
Society, Politics & Law

What does it mean to be trauma informed in practice?

...et al., 2017, p. 27). An effective TI organisation must have embedded values of physical and emotional safety, trust, choice, collaboration and empowerment (Fallot and Harris, 2009). Workforce trauma must be ‘recognised and supported, whether that stems from childhood adversity, adult trauma, or directly or indirectly through work’ (Gillespie-Smith et al., 2018, p....
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Selling Empire: The Empire Marketing Board
History & The Arts

Selling Empire: The Empire Marketing Board

...institution – the Empire Marketing Board (EMB) was founded in May 1926 to encourage Empire trade, and given committees for research, marketing, and publicity...What was the Empire Marketing Board? The Empire Marketing Board (EMB) was founded in May 1926, as a small government body with committees for research, marketing and publicity. Much of its effort (up to 65% of...
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A woman's place is in the Union - a film by the EIS
Society, Politics & Law

A woman's place is in the Union - a film by the EIS

...Institute of Scotland (EIS) began archiving the contributions of former women activists who played a key role in the disputes of the 1970s and 1980s...Find out more about The Open University's Social Sciences and History courses [EIS banner. purple background, with EIS in white, edged in red]Founded in 1847, the EIS is the oldest teaching union in the world. As the...
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The Amygdala Hijack: Stress Response in Aviation
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Amygdala Hijack: Stress Response in Aviation

...et al., 2014). Responses to surprise can cause performance decrements (e.g., action delays, increased error rate, deterioration of conscious perception and memory) as well as an attentional shift interrupting the ongoing processes of a parallel task (Horstmann, 2005; Reisenzein et al., 2006; Reisenzein & Studtmann, 2007; Asplund et al., 2010). In this sense, the...
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Black History Month 2022 talks
Education & Development

Black History Month 2022 talks

...institution enabling Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic staff and students to thrive? Is your institution effectively tackling racism? Following the 2020 Black Lives Matter movement, the Higher Education sector has started making bold commitments to dismantling structural racism. However, big questions remain about how Higher Education can combat institutional racism and...
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Open Hip Hop
History & The Arts

Open Hip Hop

...institutions and organisations. WHEN: We aim to create a network that allows for ongoing work and structured events. Ongoing work Inviting the global community to collaborate on, join, interact and network through online events (and where geographically possible invite students, staff, and members of the public to attend in person at the Open University campus and other...
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