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Globalisation and health
Society, Politics & Law

Globalisation and health

...social sectors, such as health and education, tend not to recognise their interdependence, and a new integrated approach is needed. The role of the state Attitudes towards to the state - its role and its scale - play a crucial role in determining publid health policy Global partnership The role of the private sector in the public health arena. Working in global...
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World in transition: Migration and Trade
Nature & Environment

World in transition: Migration and Trade

...social exchange currency. Migrant communities, such as Greek Cypriots and Ethiopians in London, and Sierra Leonians in Liverpool, have a chance to reveal the issues they’ve faced; while we also hear from experts who are working to expand the contribution that African migrants abroad can make to Africa’s development. Finally, a Chinese “beer pioneer” and China...
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The Black History Month Talks: Reclaiming Narratives
Education & Development

The Black History Month Talks: Reclaiming Narratives

...work we all must do to effect lasting social change. Dr Fidele Mutwarasibo Empowering Others to Reclaim the Narrative through Action Research and Bespoke Leadership Development In the post-2020 landscape, equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) work remains a lively and often contested space. Reflecting on G. A. Spivak’s question, ‘Can the subaltern speak?’, Dr...
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Exploring babies' and young children's development and learning
Education & Development

Exploring babies' and young children's development and learning

...social and cultural worlds around them, and ways that children develop their skills of thinking and learning. The speakers are Professors Rudolph Schaffer, Michael Cole, Alison Garton, Vasu Reddy and Dr Suzanne Zeedyk. The interviews are introduced and contextualised by Dr Dorothy Faulkner and Professor David Messer of The Open University. The material forms part of The...
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Talking about weight in therapy – Top tips for size affirmative practice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Talking about weight in therapy – Top tips for size affirmative practice

...work we did together. Size is hardly ever considered as an aspect of diversity, except in the size acceptance and fat activist communities. My perspective changed when I read ‘Health at Every Size’ by Linda Bacon and ‘Body Respect’ by Linda Bacon and Lucy Aphramor. These books and other critical perspectives opened my eyes to the ways in which larger people,...
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The Ageing Well Public Talks
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Ageing Well Public Talks

...Social Care with the Open University, and I am the creator of the Ageing Well Public Talk Series. The series is the outcome of collaborative work between academia, research and members of the public who have all contributed to the content as well as to the success of the series. The Series establishes Participatory Public Engagement as the main vehicle for delivery and...
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How can your accent put your life at risk?
Languages

How can your accent put your life at risk?

...working with patients with limited English proficiency demonstrates (Kenison et al., 2016). In a quote that has almost uncanny echoes of Faysal Ishak Ahmed’s experience on the other side of the world, one junior doctor reported this conversation with a senior clinician to the researchers: And he said, ‘Oh, you know we see this, a lot of this Haitian chest pain.’ And...
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Large language models - the chatty computer
Digital & Computing

Large language models - the chatty computer

...social media and in political debates. ChatGPT is built on top of OpenAI’s proprietary GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) software; an example of a so-called Large Language Model (LLM). LLMs are built using neural nets trained on very large volumes of text. This text is comprised of material on the Internet; just one collection, Common Crawl, archives more than...
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