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Discovering the dark side of the Moon
Science, Maths & Technology

Discovering the dark side of the Moon

...research work has spanned geological studies of ancient igneous terrains on Earth to diamonds to lunar, Martian and other meteoritic samples. His recent research has focussed on understanding the history of volatiles in lunar samples, specifically, the abundance, distribution and sources of water in the lunar interior. He has been involved in supervising over 25 PhD...
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Video 40 mins
Effective approaches to mentoring: what works and why?
Education & Development

Effective approaches to mentoring: what works and why?

...research project investigating effective mentoring approaches of student teachers...In the session, participants were engaged and represented a range of backgrounds in mentoring (both within Initial Teacher Education and beyond). The project’s findings showed that a range of approaches to mentoring of student teachers are needed in order to be effective and that these...
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Video 5 mins
Interacting with ambient displays
Science, Maths & Technology

Interacting with ambient displays

...research investigation project in The Open University's Jennie Lee building strives to answer this question. This video takes a look behind-the-scenes of the project, which involves an artistic installation of grey and orange balloons which have been produced in the building to signify the number of people using the lift or taking the stairs. The grey balloons represent...
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Video 7 mins
Methods in Motion: Is Q still the answer?
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Is Q still the answer?

...research methods also need to change...[The letter q on a dowel against the blue sky] Has social constructionism outlived its usefulness? OU Professor of Social Psychology Paul Stenner considers the arguments. Researchers talk of a textual or discursive turn that happened in the social sciences a few decades ago. In social psychology, this turn happened around the time I...
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Article 5 mins
Prifysgol y Plant – Cyrsiau ar-lein am ddim
Education & Development

Prifysgol y Plant – Cyrsiau ar-lein am ddim

...Childrens Uni CY] Os ydych chi wedi cofrestru gyda Phrifysgol y Plant, gallwch ddefnyddio’r cyrsiau ar-lein rhad ac am ddim yma i ennill stampiau Prifysgol y Plant trwy ddilyn pump o gamau syml. Ewch ati i greu cyfrif OpenLearn, ac yna dewch yn ôl at y dudalen hon. Dewiswch gwrs o blith y rhestr isod neu porwch trwy wefan OpenLearn. Ar ôl ichi ddewis cwrs, fe welwch...
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Article 5 mins
Improving patient, family and colleague witnesses’ experiences of Fitness to Practise proceedings
Health, Sports & Psychology

Improving patient, family and colleague witnesses’ experiences of Fitness to Practise proceedings

...centre Discussion Along with videos of the hearing room, our research participants also wanted to know about the practical aspects of attending a hearing. Some of these are outlined in Figure 2. Our analysis of regulator documents also found that regulators commonly provided this information. [A number of overlapping circles containing the following questions: Will I get...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Butetown Carnival: past, present, and future
History & The Arts

Butetown Carnival: past, present, and future

...Children holding hands in Butetown Carnival parade] With regeneration, thousands of new houses surround Butetown. However, some parts of the development have been there for 30 years now. I was walking past the Wales Millennium Centre with my granddaughter, who was three at the time. She pointed to it and said, ‘That’s where we do Carnival,’ and, in her memory, that...
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Article 10 mins
The jury: Why we need to learn more about their collective decision-making processes.
Society, Politics & Law

The jury: Why we need to learn more about their collective decision-making processes.

...Research has repeatedly showed support for jury trials for example, Roberts & Hough (2009) asked participants to rate the importance of six democratic rights. They found that the right to a jury trial was rated as the most important, outweighing the right to privacy. What are the roles and responsibilities of the jury, and what issues stem from these? Although members of...
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Article 5 mins