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Explore the range of migrant experiences: Play Uneven Journeys
Society, Politics & Law

Explore the range of migrant experiences: Play Uneven Journeys

...interactive installation designed to educate participants about a relatively unknow phenomenon: citizenship-by-investment programmes, whereby the wealthy could effectively ‘purchase citizenship’ by virtue of their investment in a particular country. In educating participants on the variety of citizenship-by-investment programmes, the installation was also meant to...
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Activity 30 mins
Is the blue plaque scheme still relevant?
History & The Arts

Is the blue plaque scheme still relevant?

...social life is constructed, both materially and rhetorically’. In recent years, however, there has been a shift to approach the concept from a more democratic, bottom-up perspective which incorporates voices from the community. It’s to this end that Tony Warner describes his initiatives as interactive, intergenerational and multi-level community learning experiences....
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Formulating research questions
Education & Development

Formulating research questions

...social care. However, the issues considered have relevance to research in other public policy and service arenas...‘Community collaboration is the cornerstone of EDI in research’ (Texas Centre for Equity Promotion). When setting out to formulate a research question, researchers are working to at least two immediate agendas. Firstly, the priorities of the funders of...
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Article 25 mins
How network science can unravel Al Capone's criminal associates
Science, Maths & Technology

How network science can unravel Al Capone's criminal associates

...social relationships of organized crime in Chicago in the 1920s, Chris M. Smith and Andrew V. Papachristos were able to take advantage ofthe availability of thousands of notes and documents on Al Capone’s criminal network. By applying network analysis to the criminal relationships in Capone’s gangs they find that multiplexity – when two people have more than one...
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The case of Simone Biles and perceptions of athlete mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

The case of Simone Biles and perceptions of athlete mental health

...social media response revealed a polarising narrative, with many supporting Biles and engaging in a broader discussion concerning athlete mental health, while others condemned her action, implying she quit on the biggest sporting stage...What happened to Simone Biles at Tokyo 2020? The consensus heading into the 2020 Tokyo Olympics was that Team USA’s poster athlete,...
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Wilberforce
History & The Arts

Wilberforce

...social and cultural developments in Britain, with special regard for British reaction to the French Revolution...William Wilberforce, the politician and religious writer, was instrumental in the abolition of slavery in Britain. This free course explores Wilberforce's career and writings and assesses their historical significance. In particular, it examines the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
EPQs: designing your research question
Education & Development

EPQs: designing your research question

...social media to the #blacklivesmatter movement? [Photo of Ann's ten words]Figure 3 Ann’s ten wordsShow descriptionA photograph of Ann’s list of ten words, as follows: inclusion, social media, open, change things, communicate, experiment, experiences, issues, people, sharing. Refining your question. Once you have come up with a draft question, it’s a good idea to...
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How can Adult Carers get the best support during Covid-19 pandemic and beyond?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can Adult Carers get the best support during Covid-19 pandemic and beyond?

...social care practitioners. Unlike the navigation through the scientific uncertainties generated by the new coronavirus infection, NICE guidelines are produced following a very thorough, systematic and painstaking analysis of all available good quality scientific evidence in a given area. The heart of a guideline is a set of practical recommendations agreed by a committee...
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Article 10 mins