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Science and society: A career and professional development course
Education & Development

Science and society: A career and professional development course

...OU teaching material already on the OpenLearn site – offer you (and those who attended the course) the opportunity to take your interest in this area a good deal further. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of Level 1 study in Science...Science and society: A career and professional development course: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be...
The Struggle For Pay Equality in Scotland’s Colleges
Society, Politics & Law

The Struggle For Pay Equality in Scotland’s Colleges

...students an essential part of our contract is the time we get to prepare lessons and mark assessments. Assessor-Instructors were offered none of these things which is a disservice to lecturers and most importantly to all of our students. There are 26 colleges in Scotland with around 5,000 EIS-FELA members and the methods used to implement the process of replacement varied...
Veiling: Tradition, Identity and Fashion
History & The Arts

Veiling: Tradition, Identity and Fashion

...to cover their hair, and even their faces, with the hijab? Attitudes towards the hijab as a fashion item Has the hijab become an expression not just of tradition and identity, but of fashion? Commercialisation of the hijab Is Muslim dress becoming its own form of commercial fashion? How does the Muslim modest fashion industry differ from the mainstream fashion industry?...
Are you care experienced and considering university?
Education & Development

Are you care experienced and considering university?

...Student Support, and is made up of universities, colleges, social services and charities across Wales who support those with care experience to go on to Further and Higher Education. [Cartoon of a man, woman and teenager] The CLASS Cymru website is designed to provide clear, concise advice and signpost to relevant sources of support and information. Covering the whole...
Canllaw i astudio drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg yn y brifysgol
Education & Development

Canllaw i astudio drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg yn y brifysgol

...students hugging and smiling] O ddarganfod gweithgareddau a chymorth i fyfyrwyr yn eich prifysgol ddewisol, i ddatblygu eich sgiliau iaith ymhellach, mae’r canllaw hwn wedi ei gynnwys. Mae myf.cymru yn brosiect a gwefan iechyd meddwl a llesiant ar gyfer myfyrwyr, yn yr iaith Gymraeg. Mae’r adnoddau hyn wedi cael eu creu mewn partneriaeth â Phrifysgol Bangor,...
Enterprising Times
Money & Business

Enterprising Times

...students in the West Midlands are recorded attending their first ever business networking event. We also hear how business innovation is sprouting on the site of Europe's largest former car factory at Longbridge in Birmingham and look at the support offered to budding entrepreneurs via Aston University’s Innovation Voucher Scheme. The challenges facing Mike Clarke,...
Reading for pleasure: exploring the concept
Education & Development

Reading for pleasure: exploring the concept

...Student Assessment (PISA), which regularly assesses the reading attitudes and attainment of 15 year olds. In one such study, Cheung (2016) claims that fondness for reading (defined in his work as readers who follow their hearts), aspiration for reading, and being good at reading are seen as salient elements of readers’ engagement which affect their reading performance....
Adam Peaty: the family behind the athlete
Health, Sports & Psychology

Adam Peaty: the family behind the athlete

...become the first GB swimmer to retain an Olympic title, but this year’s Olympics has a very different feel for the competitors with no spectators to provide that extra buzz and to join in the celebrations when success strikes. Perhaps the most noticeable absence of all is that of the athletes’ families and their emotional displays of pride and affection. For many...