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Club, Country, Continent: Juggling fan identities at Euro 2020
Health, Sports & Psychology

Club, Country, Continent: Juggling fan identities at Euro 2020

...project. With both Scotland and Wales having also qualified for Euro 2020 alongside England, we can expect to see even more overt associations with these countries that make up the UK. In this respect, the nation as a source of identity for UK football fans is probably stronger than ever. Club or country? [Manchester city players celebrating] But most football fans follow...
Who is Justin Trudeau - and how did he become Canada's new Prime Minister?
Society, Politics & Law

Who is Justin Trudeau - and how did he become Canada's new Prime Minister?

...managed to get higher than 46% of the popular vote. He left his Liberal Party in disarray when he retired, and although the party has won elections since, it has never truly recovered. How ironic, then, that Pierre’s eldest son, Justin, has led a Liberal resurgence – and has done so while not being much like his father after all. A different path Temperamentally...
Happy halloween!
History & The Arts

Happy halloween!

...from the crypt: our latest Halloween articles The origins of Halloween and what it means now Discover zombie psychology and the apocalypse Transcript Dig into death and dying Unearth project fear and the science behind it Transcript Delve into witchcraft, wizards and clowns Gothic and supernatural themes in art and literature Sink your teeth into our spooky free courses...
Boost your Business, Computing and IT Skills
Digital & Computing

Boost your Business, Computing and IT Skills

...management, computing and IT courses from The Open University address the UK’s skills shortage and will open doors to better opportunities...Update your IT and Computing Skills Skilled IT professionals are very much in demand and Computing and IT is a rapidly growing sector of employment. Gain more digital skills with our free courses. Find out more about Computing and...
Unequal journeys: exploring the contradictions of citizenship and asylum regimes
Society, Politics & Law

Unequal journeys: exploring the contradictions of citizenship and asylum regimes

...project ] Images from game prototype. In March 2017, Nele Vos, a narrative experience designer living and working in Berlin, participated in the Who Are We? Tate Exchange project with an installation titled, Citizenshop/Citizenship. In the midst of the ‘refugee crisis’, Brexit, and the increasing salience of xenophobic and anti-immigrant sentiments in both Europe and...
Reducing the digital carbon footprint of the cloud
Nature & Environment

Reducing the digital carbon footprint of the cloud

...project management software instances for projects that have been delivered, or automated data capture and backup solutions that are no longer required. The individual savings for each of these may be small, but they are incrementally cumulative. Plus, since most cloud applications and technology platforms are billed on a usage basis, there are both financial and carbon...
Challenging gender discrimination in academia: a call for inclusive change
Education & Development

Challenging gender discrimination in academia: a call for inclusive change

...managers and 21% of professors are women. Without structural changes, women will continue to struggle to gain recognition as independent investigators, leaders (British Council, 2022; Babcock et al., 2017; Guarino, 2017) and members of relevant committees (Bagues et al., 2017). Gendered language in academia Biases manifest through everyday language that describes similar...
EPQs: why give a presentation?
Education & Development

EPQs: why give a presentation?

...Project Qualification (EPQ) is an opportunity for you to work independently on a topic that really interests you or that you think is important. It is equivalent to an A-level qualification. These articles are designed to help you if you are enrolled on an EPQ. See previous article in series: Writing up your dissertation Why give a presentation? Giving a presentation on...