2,679 search results
EPQs: writing up your dissertation
Education & Development

EPQs: writing up your dissertation

...Project Qualification (EPQ) is an opportunity for you to work independently on a topic that really interests you or that you think is important. It is equivalent to an A-level qualification. These articles are designed to help you if you are enrolled on an EPQ. See previous article in series: Finding and using evidence Writing up your dissertation. Being able to...
View article EPQs: writing up your dissertation
Article 5 mins
HR at the heart of the productivity shift
Money & Business

HR at the heart of the productivity shift

...manage’ or ‘mismanage’ their own productivity. The employee is nearly always complicit; striving to be more, do more, papering over the cracks of fundamental institutional flaws that rely largely on unpaid labour and goodwill. These conditions are exacerbated by the insatiable demands of 'time greedy' companies in a 21st capitalist world that never sleeps. In the...
View article HR at the heart of the productivity shift
Article 5 mins
It's a run-off: Argentina's presidential election goes to a second round
Society, Politics & Law

It's a run-off: Argentina's presidential election goes to a second round

...managed to keep her governing coalition from splitting completely into “Sciolista” and Kirchnerista camps, but she was unable to prevent the defection of Sergio Massa, who at just 36 years old served as Cristina’s former Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers. UNA’s first round votes are now up for grabs, and could well decide the overall outcome in round two. So is...
View article It's a run-off: Argentina's presidential election goes to a second round
Article 5 mins
How did Emmanuel Macron win the French Presidency?
Society, Politics & Law

How did Emmanuel Macron win the French Presidency?

...project in collaboration with France’s partners and to simplify the mind-bogglingly complex tax and pension set-up for French citizens. What happened Marine? Deep down, Le Pen knew she didn’t have the tail wind to take her to victory after a disappointing first-round result. She had hoped to go through in first place but finished second behind Macron and only 650,000...
View article How did Emmanuel Macron win the French Presidency?
Article 5 mins
Methods in Motion: Getting on your bike, and looking for answers
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Getting on your bike, and looking for answers

...project. Certainly, from the perspective of managing my limited time, it easily leaves too many questions open for too long, and easily becomes distracted. However, for me, methodological openness is how I base my findings in a practical understanding of the conditions within which they hold true. By experimenting with new techniques, researchers do not only gain access...
View article Methods in Motion: Getting on your bike, and looking for answers
Article 5 mins
Martin Holt On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Society, Politics & Law

Martin Holt On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...projects where I’ve been asked not to finish as it became clear that the issues [arising] were extremely sensitive/ embarrassing. What are the challenges for STiP? I see three. The first is that much that is written is rooted in academicese (?) or consultant speak – we need to use plain English wherever possible as that is the world our students inhabit. Secondly how...
View audio Martin Holt On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Audio 15 mins
Direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing
Science, Maths & Technology

Direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing

...at various limitations and caveats, such as how DTC genetic testing compares to genetic testing ordered by your doctor, why DTC genetic tests may be less accurate for people of non-European ancestry, and what you should know about data privacy. Visit our YouTube playlist to watch more videos from the GRACE project, or visit our website to find out more about the project....
View video Direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing
Video 10 mins
Herodotus 'The Histories': a timeline
History & The Arts

Herodotus 'The Histories': a timeline

...Project text and map. ...Sometime in the middle of the 5th century BC, Herodotus, a Greek, living in a city called Halicarnassus (modern-day Bodrum, Turkey) set out to explain the origins of the Great War from a generation before. This war was waged between his peoples, the Greeks, and the Persians. As you explore the Herodotus OpenLearn Collection, use the Timeline to...
View activity Herodotus 'The Histories': a timeline
Activity 5 mins