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About Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

About Stories of Change

...public and political conversations about energy by looking in a fresh way at its past, present and future. These interviews have been recorded by the BBC’s Environment Analyst Roger Harrabin to capture the thinking of leading players in climate change and energy debates at a critical moment in the global conversation. Roger is one of the leading specialist environment...
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Caring for adults
Health, Sports & Psychology

Caring for adults

...for adults is an introductory course for carers or those considering a care role in a variety of settings. It addresses a number of key questions on topics including: good communication, mental health awareness, palliative and end-of-life care, positive risk-taking and looking after your self. If you are interested in studying this course, visit the course website here....
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Visions of protest: graffiti
History & The Arts

Visions of protest: graffiti

...public spaces. There are many different styles and types of graffiti. Styles of graffiti range from relatively simple scribbles or ‘tags’ or signatures to rather complex, unique images. The creation of graffiti often involves the use of spray paint, marker pens and stencils, and sometimes acid solutions or sharp instruments, such as keys or knives, to mark surfaces....
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Theo on... getting celebrity endorsements
Money & Business

Theo on... getting celebrity endorsements

...simple. The Open University Business School can help you sharpen your skills as a manager in charge of marketing. Selling direct to the public? The Open University has a course offering An introduction to retail management and marketing. The whole story Join Theo Paphitis as he follows nine companies seeking to expand their overseas markets: Theo's Adventure Capitalists....
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EPQs: finding and using evidence
Education & Development

EPQs: finding and using evidence

...Public Library of Science) are fully open access and many journals make some articles freely available. Others Print media: If you’re looking for material published in newspapers or magazines, first try the website of the newspaper or search for their digital archive. If you can’t find it online, try your local public library; they often have access to hard-copy...
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What does Marine LePen plan for France?
Society, Politics & Law

What does Marine LePen plan for France?

...public spaces, as one of the antidotes to fundamentalist Islam. Frexit The very first promise in Le Pen’s manifesto is a “Frexit” referendum on the country’s membership of the European Union, and major institutional reform. She envisages a recentralised, presidential regime, where a reform of Article 11 of the constitution would give the president much greater...
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Making a difference: Janet Cassidy's life as a union representative
Society, Politics & Law

Making a difference: Janet Cassidy's life as a union representative

...public could be more challenging: some were shocked to see a female driver and openly commented on her assumed lack of ability. One gentleman said, ‘Oh, I’m not getting on that train – it’s a woman driver!’, to which Janet replied that there was a bus station just five minutes away. However, he boarded the train and ended up complimenting her on such a pleasant...
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Festival of Psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Festival of Psychology

...public spaces. The increased responsibility taken-on by child language brokers has been likened to the concept of ‘parentification’ or ‘role reversal’, which suggests parents’ authority is suppressed within the family dynamics because child language brokers find themselves in situations where they are assigned roles usually reserved for parents. Opponents of...
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