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What is forensic science?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is forensic science?

...careful observation and the linking of concepts and ideas, but it may also require the development of technology and new experimental approaches. The term forensic comes from the Latin word forensis, which refers to a Roman business place known as the forum. The forum was a busy site where civic meetings were convened and criminal matters were debated. People accused of a...
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Article 10 mins
Children and young people: food and food marketing
Education & Development

Children and young people: food and food marketing

...adults and policymakers that I hear have heard quite a lot of people say, well, get them off Facebook or get them away from whatever social media or devices they're on. I don't think that's realistic. This is the world that we're living in. So it's really about understanding how do young people engage with those media and what kind of an effect might that be having on...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Customer Service: Expert's Corner with Professor Sally Dibb
Money & Business

Customer Service: Expert's Corner with Professor Sally Dibb

...care? What is the impact of poor customer service on a business and how much does it cost them to invest in improving their infrastructure? To delve deeper into this topic, Professor Sally Dibb, internationally renowned academic in Marketing at the Open University Business School, is here to answer a few more questions following this week’s episode of The Bottom Line....
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Article 5 mins
Women and the fight to reclaim higher education
Society, Politics & Law

Women and the fight to reclaim higher education

...care for students was described as highly gendered, putting particular pressures on junior female staff in particular. A culture of pressure and exploitation within academia was also emphasised: ‘Academia can take, and take, and take. If you’re someone who wants to support students and colleagues, this can easily become exploitative’. This was echoed by another UCU...
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Article 5 mins
Conversations and interviews
Money & Business

Conversations and interviews

...careful with questions of the latter sort; are you being fair to your respondent in not giving them time to think? Does your respondent have time available for an extended conversation or would they appreciate a very brief conversation? Before now, I have got halfway through a series of questions with a colleague when I noticed them looking at their watch and displaying...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Social work law and UK regulation
Society, Politics & Law

Social work law and UK regulation

...care and social work regulation is a devolved matter. Currently, the regulators are: England – Social Work England Northern Ireland – Northern Ireland Social Care Council Scotland – Scottish Social Services Council Wales – Social Care Wales. [The flags of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.] Figure 9 Social work regulators Each of the regulators has a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
What do historians do?
History & The Arts

What do historians do?

...cared for both mother and baby. According to the historian Marylynn Salmon breastfeeding problems resulted in ‘severe stress’ in a period and culture where women were expected to be fecund, so early modern ‘women’s collections of medicinal recipes invariably included remedies for increasing inadequate milk supplies as well as recipes for supplementary feedings’...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Making sense of mental health problems
Health, Sports & Psychology

Making sense of mental health problems

...care at the age of two. She was fostered by a couple in a nearby town who went on to adopt her. The couple wished for Mandy to do well but rarely displayed warmth or love either towards her or towards each other. Mandy found it difficult to settle at school, but at the age of 15 she began to take a keen interest in art. This new interest motivated her to work harder, and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs