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Methods in Motion: Research Modes, Moves, Methods
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Research Modes, Moves, Methods

...becoming a mother; I also wrote about mothering, lone mothering, ‘new’ families, and the cultures of everyday life in Britain, exploring changes in my own life and the environment I was living in, curious to learn from others about their lives and choices. The social divisions of class, gender, ethnicity, and nationality, and the challenges of changing them when...
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How to find invisible black holes
Science, Maths & Technology

How to find invisible black holes

...student at The Open University, explains how you can become a citizen scientist and start your search...Somewhere in space a black hole silently orbits a star. The star is bright enough that telescopes on Earth can view it easily, yet the black hole is invisible. Unlike many other black holes this one isn’t drawing in matter from its companion star; it’s what we call...
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What’s corruption got to do with climate change, and why should we care?
Nature & Environment

What’s corruption got to do with climate change, and why should we care?

...becomes uninhabitable for future generations?...Code Red for Humanity The extent of the challenge has been set out in the starkest of terms by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change1 (IPCC) in their August 2021 report. They state that there is no room for doubt that climate change is the result of human activity and that the ‘scale of recent changes across the...
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5 quick tips to boost your wellbeing
Education & Development

5 quick tips to boost your wellbeing

...become habit forming. These tips have worked for me and many others I've recommended them to. Plus, they link together, offering even more wellbeing benefits! Each suggestion is flexible, so I encourage you to experiment, tweak, and find the best version that suits you. So, onto my first top tip. 1 - Create an airlock [woman on a beach with arms stretched out signifying...
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Grief and COVID-19: Mourning what we know, who we miss and the way we say goodbye
Health, Sports & Psychology

Grief and COVID-19: Mourning what we know, who we miss and the way we say goodbye

...become worried about becoming infected or spreading the virus themselves (Ghosh et al, 2020). The possibility that family members and friends could die are significant stressors affecting young people during COVID-19, especially if they belong to a ‘high risk’ group. Death anxiety occurs where children fear that a parent may contract the virus and ultimately die...
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Researching Antarctic ice sheets
Nature & Environment

Researching Antarctic ice sheets

...become “unstable” goes back four decades. In the 1970s two US material scientists who had become interested in glacial ice, Terry Hughes and Hans Weertman, and US-based British glaciologist John Mercer were among those to propose that the parts of the ice sheet resting on bedrock below sea level might be vulnerable to a mechanism of self-sustaining ice loss they...
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Universities, empires and refugees
Society, Politics & Law

Universities, empires and refugees

...students, in a world distorted by violence and insecurity. However, as well as having the capacity to act as a place of safety for refugees, universities are complicit in oppression and exploitation. This matters particularly because this involvement is not historic. Colonialism – which can be thought of as control over power, identity and knowledge – is not a thing...
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From Astrobiology to Parliament
Science, Maths & Technology

From Astrobiology to Parliament

...student with AstrobiologyOU. Her research focuses on how space technologies could be used to support social justice and inclusive innovation. However, in spring 2022, she put her PhD on pause while she undertook a three-month-long fellowship with the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST). In this article, Devyani reflects on her experiences of working with...
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