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The story of a female postal worker
Society, Politics & Law

The story of a female postal worker

...manager in a high-powered, stressful position, so when she heard about the opportunity to become a postal worker (she hoped that this would have a better work-life balance that included sociable hours of work) she jumped at the chance. It wouldn’t be that straight forward though, it never is. Struggling for a job with Royal Mail This wannabe postwoman had an additional...
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Am I Normal? - an inaugural lecture by Professor Blaine Price
Miscellaneous

Am I Normal? - an inaugural lecture by Professor Blaine Price

...projects which explore how relatively simple and inexpensive technologies may improve surgical outcomes as well as reducing the time older patients need to stay in hospital. Event programme: 17:30-18:00 – Refreshments available (enjoy our pre-event display and trailer video) 18:00-18:45 – Am I Normal? 18:45-19:00 – Q&A 19:00-19:45 – Drinks and canapes There will...
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Recording women's experiences and resilience during Covid-19
Society, Politics & Law

Recording women's experiences and resilience during Covid-19

...projects and policies to promote gender equality and challenge sexism and misogyny: https://www.eis.org.uk/Equality/Gender At a time when teachers across Scotland transformed their classrooms into virtual ones in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pauline McColgan describes how her studies with The Open University (OU) have helped her to support Educational Institute of...
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Phoenix on Mars!
Science, Maths & Technology

Phoenix on Mars!

...project I've experienced the pain when your lander heads down towards the surface and is never heard from again, so I was immensely pleased that Phoenix made it. [Descent of the Phoenix Lander] MRO's HiRISE camera acquired this dramatic oblique image of Phoenix descending on its parachute. Shown here is a a wider view of the full image, showing a 10 kilometer diameter...
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Supporting student-led research
Education & Development

Supporting student-led research

...projects. For many practitioners supporting these students this presents a number of challenges. Researchers from the Children’s Research Centre (CRC) developed a partnership with the Field Studies Council (FSC). The FSC is the leading provider of geography and biology fieldwork for schools and continuing professional development for practitioners; and welcome over...
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Sir David Attenborough and The Open University
Nature & Environment

Sir David Attenborough and The Open University

...project Desmond Morris talks about his career as a natural history television pioneer, why David Attenborough is so great and where he thinks we are headed Transcript David Attenborough When I took over BBC2 I had the responsibility of turning Jennie Lee’s concept into practicality and working with The Open University as it was established, and looking back on it now...
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What does Moon music sound like?
Science, Maths & Technology

What does Moon music sound like?

...project has allowed me to achieve my vision of communicating findings from my scientific research to non-specialists using the medium of art.” The Earth’s Reflection starts with the chaos and violence of the birth of the Moon from the collision of giant heavenly bodies, with the Moon gradually forming from the debris. The calm conclusion of the piece imagines a future...
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Researching rare disorders: NGLY-1, the first disorder of deglycosylation
Science, Maths & Technology

Researching rare disorders: NGLY-1, the first disorder of deglycosylation

...project inspired by the passion of the rare disease community, Open University PhD student Sarah Needs explains:...Sugars and Proteins Sugar and proteins in the context of the cell are very different to the sugar and proteins we think of as being in our diet. The body is made up of cells and in these cells are many different proteins. These proteins are essentially the...
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