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Welfare, crime and society
Society, Politics & Law

Welfare, crime and society

...Centre in Leeds. Surveillance: perceptions of security Private and public, formal and informal forms of security in the White Rose Shopping Centre. Gated communities: who and why? Exploring some of the reasons why people in different parts of the world choose to live in gated communities. Gated communities: insiders and outsiders The purpose and nature of surveillance for...
Introducing Religions
History & The Arts

Introducing Religions

...centre The place of Enlightenment Bodhgaya in northern India is famous for Buddhists and Hindus as the place where the Buddha gained enlightenment. It is a site of pilgrimage and prayer for monks and lay Buddhists from all over the world. Becoming a Buddhist monk Trainees come from all over Sri Lanka to a Theravada centre near Colombo to train as monks. For local people...
Methods in Motion: With the mothers of Munich & Birmingham
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: With the mothers of Munich & Birmingham

...research into migration and belonging...[Munich panorama] Migration was one of the most heatedly debated issues throughout the EU referendum campaign. In the months leading up to Brexit, European and non-European migrants alike were repeatedly named and shamed. In the aftermath, they report experiencing a mixture of anxiety, fear and shock. The Leave campaign drew...
Discovering disorder: young people and delinquency
Society, Politics & Law

Discovering disorder: young people and delinquency

...Children nowadays are real tyrants … they contradict their parents … they tyrannise their teachers The Daily Post on 29 May 2013 Yobs destroy children’s scarecrows in ‘mindless wrecking rampage’ Sir Keith Joseph Member of Parliament (MP) in 1977 For the first time since … Robert Peel set up the Metropolitan police, areas of our cities are becoming unsafe for...
Entrainment
History & The Arts

Entrainment

...research into this phenomenon is providing key insights into the synchronisation of rhythmic processes in humans and in the natural world. To find out more, follow the research links... Entrainment Open University ethnomusicologist Martin Clayton describes how his study of music and its performance in different cultural settings has allowed him to develop his...
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World in transition: Managing Resources
Nature & Environment

World in transition: Managing Resources

...children of Tanzania about healthcare. Educating children through drama and song How teachers in Tanzania are using music and drama to involve children in learning about healthcare. Children as agents of change How a child is taking what she has learnt at school and putting it into practice in the home. Using technology to change Children are taking it into their own...
Participatory development in action
Society, Politics & Law

Participatory development in action

...children of Tanzania about healthcare. Educating children through drama and song How teachers in Tanzania are using music and drama to involve children in learning about healthcare. Children as agents of change How a child is taking what she has learnt at school and putting it into practice in the home. Using technology to change Children are taking it into their own...
Money and Emotions
Money & Business

Money and Emotions

...research programme being conducted by The Open University and other partners. The project is using leading edge physiological sensors and computer game technologies to explore the impact of emotions on financial decision-making and to develop new approaches to learning, which can support effective choices. In this podcast Professor Mark Fenton-O'Creevy of The Open...