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Building on History: The Church in London
History & The Arts

Building on History: The Church in London

...research in order to understand how the church has responded to societal change in the last two centuries and to create space for fresh historical enquires in order to spread the message to the wider multi-cultured society we live in today. Featuring Dr Rowan Williams, The Archbishop of Canterbury... Building on History: the Church in London Short documentary outlining a...
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Video 9 mins
International Adoption
Health, Sports & Psychology

International Adoption

...Professor Monica Dowling looks at the effects of globalisation and the differences between 'qualitative' and 'quantitative' research and information in adoption... International Adoption Open University Professor Monica Dowling looks at the effects of globalisation and the differences between 'qualitative' and 'quantitative' research and information in adoption....
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Video 2 mins
Does counting calories work?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Does counting calories work?

...research centre and colleagues discovered that a dish listed as having, say, 500 calories could contain 800 instead. The difference could easily have been caused, says Roberts, by local chefs heaping on extra french fries or pouring a dollop more sauce. It would be almost impossible for a calorie-counting dieter to accurately estimate their intake given this kind of...
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Video 5 mins
Killers or carers?
Nature & Environment

Killers or carers?

...Research shows that vegans are regularly stigmatised as killjoys in the mass media (Cole and Morgan, 2011), in our personal life (Twine, 2014) and even in academic discourse (Cole, 2008). The ‘joy’ that vegans are killing is partly the sensory pleasure associated with eating other animals, and partly the ignorance-is-bliss complacency about the violence that underpins...
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Article 5 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
Conversations and interviews
Money & Business

Conversations and interviews

...research methods appear to aim for that goal. In a practice-centred inquiry, however, perfect interview technique is less important than getting timely and relevant information. So, for example, waiting a week for the perfect context for a formal interview with a senior colleague might well mean that important and urgent action is delayed unhelpfully. There is a real...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
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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