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How do we move towards racial equality?
Education & Development

How do we move towards racial equality?

...changes they would like to see to move towards racial equality in this collection of videos...At The Open University (OU) we are conscious of the need to talk about race, to recognise the challenges some colleagues face as well as creating opportunities for students to hear about perspectives on race. For this reason, we have created a suite of videos where colleagues...
Social marketing
Money & Business

Social marketing

...change? In a series of lively interviews, Professor Gerard Hastings of the Institute of Social Marketing, faces questions from members of ISM-Open (the Institute of Social Marketing at The Open University Business School) on issues such as the ethics of social marketing, branding and advertising, and the morality of shocking or scaring people into changing their behaviour...
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Perceptions of English literature
History & The Arts

Perceptions of English literature

...changed over the last 50 years? What criteria do we use when classifying a novel as English? And is this definition organic enough to assimilate new works and different interpretations? Professor Terry Eagleton leads the discussion by explaining how perceptions of Englishness changed during the 20th century and we discover that as a result of authors such as Chinua...
Life After Death
History & The Arts

Life After Death

...climate issues. At the same time, there is a popular distrust of many ‘experts,’ with fears that there are hidden or self-serving agendas at play. How do we make decisions from a position of ignorance? How can we evaluate beliefs – such as the existence of God, or life after death – for which there is a general scarcity of evidence? Transcript Ageing Well series...
What Human Rights Day means to me
Society, Politics & Law

What Human Rights Day means to me

...change their nationality. Having done well in school, my late father organised a trip to a border town to celebrate my achievements. The trip was cut short when we saw remains of a dead person floating in Akagera River. Closer to home, human rights are defined as, the basic rights and freedoms that belong to every person in the world, from birth until death. They apply...
Will piloting juryless trials for rape cases in Scotland lead to a reduction in bias?
Society, Politics & Law

Will piloting juryless trials for rape cases in Scotland lead to a reduction in bias?

...changes lead to higher conviction rates due to the removal of potentially biased jurors?...The Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill (2023) is set to make significant changes to the Scottish legal system, including the reduction of jurors required in criminal cases from 15 to 12 and the abolition of the controversial 'not proven' verdict. Additionally,...
LGBTQIA rights: why The Good Friday Agreement matters
Society, Politics & Law

LGBTQIA rights: why The Good Friday Agreement matters

...change didn’t seem to be present. The Northern Ireland LGBTQIA+ civil rights movement struggled to gain traction and attention during the difficult years of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. In 1982 decriminalisation of same-sex relationships was achieved following a successful challenge through the European Court of Human Rights by Jeff Dudgeon, 15 years after...
Supporting learners to become agents for sustainability
Education & Development

Supporting learners to become agents for sustainability

...change, and project work with collaborative/cooperative approaches. Traditional Wisdom Several permaculture principles stood out for participants. For example, ‘Integrate rather than segregation’ as working together can be far more productive than working in isolation; ‘creatively use and respond to change’ is a key life skill and may drive commitment to...