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Life behind a mask
Health, Sports & Psychology

Life behind a mask

...changed due to wearing a face mask? Dr Marina Cantarutti, Interactional Linguist and Research Associate at The Open University, shares her thoughts...This year has seen the world change in ways we never could have imagined: socially distancing from friends and loved ones, remote working implemented across the UK, washing and sanitising our hands for more than 20 seconds,...
The reason for low wages
Money & Business

The reason for low wages

...changed is matter of intense scholarly and public debate. Indeed, there are even arguments that wages should not be raised! Here I provide an overview of the current reasons for low wages and how this problem can best be addressed. Significantly, the problem of low wages is nothing new for capitalist economies. Since the mass introduction of wage labour in the 19th...
Black lives matter in sport too: what is the BAME experience of sport in the UK?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Black lives matter in sport too: what is the BAME experience of sport in the UK?

...climate, it would be hard not to notice the social upheaval among the BAME population in the UK and USA. Be it the high proportion of deaths among the BAME community from contracting COVID-19 or unarmed black men and women being killed unjustly by the police. So, as a black British man with Nigerian parents, I must express my views from a sports and physical activity...
Why there's still faith in the Spanish education system
Education & Development

Why there's still faith in the Spanish education system

...change education in the country forever. Liz Green explains...Normally, with the summer officially over and Spain waking up from its self-induced prolonged siesta, protected from anything remotely political, the first notable event is “la vuelta al cole”: millions of youngsters returning to school, or for some at the age of three, suffering their first experience of...
What is Locus of Control?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is Locus of Control?

...change and tend to be leaders (often leading those with an external locus of control). You can also see here that an internal locus of control features consistently in studies on the psychological characteristics of entrepreneurs: What makes an entrepreneur? In contrast, people with an external locus of control tend to believe that life is driven by outside factors which...
School business manager: Developing the role
Education & Development

School business manager: Developing the role

...changes in society generally, will affect every institution both in terms of pedagogy and the physical environment, particularly technology and levels of security employed. This free course, School business manager: Developing the role, will look at how you, an existing or aspiring business manager, can work effectively to support school activities and stakeholders, and...
Department of the Commons
Society, Politics & Law

Department of the Commons

...change the municipal statute by inserting the “commons” as one of the interests to be protected and recognised. For example, the Department is working to recognise the legitimacy of occupied buildings in the city and organising public discussion tables in occupied buildings where citizens share decision-making power with the Administration. It was initiated by local...
Wild Weather Kitchen Experiments: Tornadoes
Science, Maths & Technology

Wild Weather Kitchen Experiments: Tornadoes

...damage along their path. Tornadoes have been seen on every continent on Earth except Antarctica; although you may associate some of the most violent examples with North America, they are surprisingly common in the UK as well. This video demonstrates the power of a tornado and how the weight, shape and size of different particles changes the tornado's conduct. Transcript...