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What do scientists really do? My experience interviewing researchers
Science, Maths & Technology

What do scientists really do? My experience interviewing researchers

...research and do at the university...Written by Inka Maskiewicz and edited by Grace Richards My name is Inka and I am currently in Year 11, about to sit my GCSE exams. I've been participating in the Girls’ Network Programme for a year now, which is set up to match high school students like me with mentors who share their interests and can help develop their career goals....
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British public open to compromise on Brexit deal, new research finds
Society, Politics & Law

British public open to compromise on Brexit deal, new research finds

...research, it seems the British public agrees with her – just as long as the red, white and blue she’s referring to are that of the Norwegian flag. One of several key findings from our research was that, given how much value the public place on the UK making its own trade deals and having access to the single market, they would prefer to have a relationship with the EU...
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Following Jareth through the Labyrinth: How Bowie influenced my research
Languages

Following Jareth through the Labyrinth: How Bowie influenced my research

...research...What could David Bowie possibly have to do with my research on French theatre, French language and intercultural communication, you might well ask? As a long-standing fan, it is not an exaggeration to say that Bowie has greatly influenced the way I look at the world and respond to it. He has inspired a determined, multifarious and playful approach to the...
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CSI: Current research into the impact of bias on crime scene forensics is limited – but psychology can help
Health, Sports & Psychology

CSI: Current research into the impact of bias on crime scene forensics is limited – but psychology can help

...research suggests that the reality of forensic analysis is that it can be subjective and fallible...Find out about The Open University's Law courses. When a jury decides the fate of a person, they do so based on the evidence presented to them in the courtroom. Evidence obtained from forensic analysis, such as DNA analysis, is often interpreted as strong evidence by...
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I run mock trials to research the legal system. The bias shown in Channel 4’s The Jury: Murder Trial is a very real problem
Society, Politics & Law

I run mock trials to research the legal system. The bias shown in Channel 4’s The Jury: Murder Trial is a very real problem

...researchers, the Channel 4 show findings come as no surprise. Discover more in Lee Curley's analysis...Channel 4 has billed its new reality show, Jury: Murder Trial, as a “landmark experiment”. A real-life murder trial is being re-staged in front of two juries of ordinary people to establish whether both groups will reach the same verdict. Some critics have speculated...
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Data analysis and interpretation
Education & Development

Data analysis and interpretation

...research data from a perspective that promotes Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). It offers some pointers to researchers in any field...‘There are always vacancies: there are always roads not taken, vistas not acknowledged. The search must be ongoing; the end can never be quite known’ (Greene, 2000, p. 15). Data analysis is an essential part of any research...
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Methods in Motion: Acknowledging the active participant
Health, Sports & Psychology

Methods in Motion: Acknowledging the active participant

...research interviews with their own expectations, and researchers have to take account of this, says Senior Lecturer in Social Psychology Dr Stephanie Taylor...[A group of women sitting around a table in an informal work meeting ] Research participants used to be referred to as ‘subjects’, especially in my home discipline, psychology. ‘Participant’, the term now...
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The Centre for Children and Young People’s Wellbeing at The Open University
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Centre for Children and Young People’s Wellbeing at The Open University

...research focuses on. ...[Large group of happy children exercising, jumping and having fun.] The Centre for Children and Young People’s Wellbeing at The Open University addresses wellbeing in terms of body, mind and media. We carry out research to build better understandings of children and young people’s physical and mental wellbeing in their on- and offline lives....
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