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Understanding different research perspectives
Money & Business

Understanding different research perspectives

...think about. Whether you think about your research topic in objective or subjective terms will determine the development of the research questions, the type of data collected, the methods of data collection and analysis you adopt and the conclusions that you draw. This is why it is important to consider your own perspective when planning your project. Subjective research...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
What is the Neurodiversity Hub?
Education & Development

What is the Neurodiversity Hub?

...thinking about neurodiversity and how it shapes study and everyday life. Why Neurodiversity? Neurodiversity can be thought of broadly as the range of different ways individual’s brains function across a population. An individual whose brain may function differently can be thought of as neurodivergent and it is these individuals that make up a neurodiverse population....
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Recording music and sound
History & The Arts

Recording music and sound

...think how your life would be without being able to listen to music through a sound system, via the web, or in public places. How often would you listen to music if you could hear it only by attending performances or making it yourself? No two answers to this question will be the same, because each person’s experience would depend on where they lived, the kind of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Explainer: Einstein's Theory of General Relativity
Science, Maths & Technology

Explainer: Einstein's Theory of General Relativity

...system in which acceleration can be due to either gravity or changes in velocity? It seems to depend on how you are looking at it. That led to the idea of a “reference frame” – the stage on which the objects you are looking at play out their roles. There may of course be other frames in which the objects appear to behave differently, so we need a description of all...
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Article 5 mins
The hostile environment for immigrants is drawn from a well of taken-for-granted assumptions
Society, Politics & Law

The hostile environment for immigrants is drawn from a well of taken-for-granted assumptions

...system to take account of the diversity of the population it ostensibly serves. The hostile environment to immigration is only one of a series of hostile environments established by the current Government. The disabled, single parents, unemployed, those who rely on benefits have all been treated, in one way or another, to versions of the hostile environment. The Ken Loach...
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Article 10 mins
The unique relationship between the fig and the fig wasp
Nature & Environment

The unique relationship between the fig and the fig wasp

...systems where changes in one small thing can have knock-on effects to many othersEverything is connected to everything else. That’s one of the themes that runs through A Perfect Planet. The Earth is a set of interconnected systems where changes in one small thing can have knock-on effects to many others. One of the stories in the series is about tropical fig trees, the...
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Article 15 mins
What astronomical object was the Christmas Star?
Science, Maths & Technology

What astronomical object was the Christmas Star?

...think about what astronomical objects the Christmas Star could have been. Comet Could the Christmas Star have been a comet? They are sometimes visible to the naked eye gradually brightening on their approach to the Sun and fading away after a few weeks or months. The comet itself is a small body (a few kilometres across) made of dust and ice that has come from much...
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The how and why of podcasting: connection, creation and conversation!
Education & Development

The how and why of podcasting: connection, creation and conversation!

...thinking about podcasts is to focus on the 3 Cs – connection, creation and conversation!...Find out more about The Open University's Open Degree. Transcript Podcasting is an effective way of building trust and sharing insights between people with different backgrounds and experiences. They can introduce audiences to topics and debates that share new perspectives. Take a...
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