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The Z Files: Professor Geoff Palmer
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Z Files: Professor Geoff Palmer

...Research Foundation, this elite institution, there wasn’t even a black person in retail much less in the research institute, and this was my first big break. Benjamin Zephaniah Right, I want to inspire lots of young people, especially black people, to be like you, what do I tell them? Prof Geoff Palmer I realised early that if I’m going to defend myself in any society...
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Design and Creativity
Science, Maths & Technology

Design and Creativity

...research and make design decisions. This material forms part of The Open University course T211 Design and designing... Design and Creativity A short introduction to this album. New Designs: Charger Harnessing the power of technology: a designer talks about developing and testing a new charger that turns kinetic energy into electricity. New Designs: Postmobile Design for...
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Audio 1 hr 39 mins
The suicide of The Ceasefire Babies
Health, Sports & Psychology

The suicide of The Ceasefire Babies

...research has mainly focused on one question – why? “Now, that trend [the almost doubling of the suicide rate since 1998] is wholly out of line with what happens everywhere else,” says Tomlinson. He describes a presentation he gave at Stormont, the parliament buildings of Northern Ireland, that includes graphs of the trends in suicide in England, Wales, Scotland and...
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Article 15 mins
Inclusive Leadership: Collaborating for professional development
Education & Development

Inclusive Leadership: Collaborating for professional development

...research for inclusive education (2013), the knowledge base is limited and fragmented because of the different ways in which people conceptualise inclusive education and teacher learning. ‘The act of dismantling exclusion occurs in dynamic, politically charged, and historically contingent contexts. The degree of success of inclusive education, and how success is...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Understanding ADHD
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding ADHD

...research to understanding ADHD, with a focus on assessing the effectiveness and mechanism of action of treatments and therapies...This free course, Understanding Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), explores the experience of ADHD from the perspective of those who are diagnosed with the condition, and those who care for them. It covers the contribution of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Who are otherkin - and how should we view them?
Society, Politics & Law

Who are otherkin - and how should we view them?

...researched how otherkin, and others, have been viewed through the centuries. ...As social beings, a sense of identity plays an important role in our relations – and in our own happiness. But identity doesn’t have to be narrowly human. In an essay looking at the groups that exist on the edge of conventional boundaries, and are often subject to prurience and ridicule,...
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Fake news, filter bubbles and Facebook
Science, Maths & Technology

Fake news, filter bubbles and Facebook

...research shows that the actions of users themselves are still a very important element in the way that Facebook gets used. [people looking at their phones] Research conducted at the Open University has been looking specifically at how people’s actions create the context of the space in which they communicate. Of equal importance to the influence of the algorithm is what...
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Using digital tools to save languages
Languages

Using digital tools to save languages

...researching the storytelling patterns of my community. I spent days trying to persuade my grandma to tell me some of the stories from her time. But she’s always been moody, and she wouldn’t comply. Then one morning, out of the blue, she started telling me stories. After the first one, I had this gut feeling that I had to record it, even though I didn’t know how I...
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