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Is blocking migrant benefits missing the point?
Society, Politics & Law

Is blocking migrant benefits missing the point?

...cares. Europe’s migration crisis simply isn’t about in-work benefits for EU migrants. Everyone understands that the issue of benefits is symbolic. It is about an idea of fairness based on a mixture of a contributory model of the welfare state and welfare chauvinism. EU migrants do not claim more in-work benefits than the British, and since they also pay taxes it is...
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Flipping the flipped: The Flipping German project at the OU
Languages

Flipping the flipped: The Flipping German project at the OU

...to us that distance education already presumes an active form of learning. We can capitalise on this by extending what is already a “flipped” approach to give even more responsibility to those students capable of taking charge of their own and their peer’s learning while never neglecting those who benefit from careful materials preparation and selective scaffolding....
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Do our clothes shopping habits require retail therapy?
Nature & Environment

Do our clothes shopping habits require retail therapy?

...careful really” “I know I've been so disappointed with some of the cheaper stuff I've bought and I thought well if I added all that together and bought something that was really nice it would probably do me more favours” Comments such as these indicate that by selecting fewer, well considered and sometimes better quality garments it may be possible to achieve the...
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Causal loop diagrams
Science, Maths & Technology

Causal loop diagrams

...careful to be as accurate as possible by acknowledging any distinctions between a proportional change in the same direction and a direct change in the same direction (or vice versa). Use links and arrows to show the direction of the variables ‘cause and effect’ relationships. Mark the links with an ‘s’ and an ‘o’ to show the nature of (same or opposite) the...
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Are mobile phones increasing health inequality in India?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Are mobile phones increasing health inequality in India?

...care in areas where most people own mobile phones. This was especially the case for people without mobiles who live in areas with high ownership of these devices. Using data from the 2005 and 2012 rounds of the Indian Human Development Survey, Haenssgen selected 12,000 households that had an illness in both years. In 2005, only three per cent of rural Indian households...
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Behind the shield: a day in the life of matchday policing
Society, Politics & Law

Behind the shield: a day in the life of matchday policing

...careful preparation, real time decision-making and collaboration with partners as they work to protect fans, local residents and the wider community. On 5 May 2026, I accompanied the Metropolitan Police Service on the Arsenal vs Atlético Madrid UEFA Champions League semi-final public order operation. I’ll be upfront: I support the police and think they do a good job....
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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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The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Customer Service
Money & Business

The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Customer Service

...the goal, at least rhetorically, is to improve efficiency and individual care, in practice this can cause serious problems. Geoff Sharrock investigates this trend in his article “Students aren’t customers…or are they?” This article was written to accompany the Winter 2015-16 series of The Bottom Line. For more information on the series, visit the series page....
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