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Times journalists deemed ‘legitimate military targets’ – how Russia muzzles criticism at home and abroad
The Open University’s Senior lecturer in Politics and International Studies Precious Chatterje-Doody, who specialises in Russian information and disinformation, gives her take on the latest words of Russia’s former president and current deputy head of its security council, Dmitry Medvedev. It was Medvedev who declared recently that the editors of the Times newspaper in the […]
Researchers pave the way for the toy and film industry to become more sustainable
Millions of children will delight in ripping open their presents under the tree later this month, oblivious of the carbon emissions that toys might notch up in the production and end-of-life process. While Dr Rebecca Harrison, Senior Lecturer in Film and Media at The Open University, doesn’t plan on ruining the festive moment, she recently […]
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Art for a better world
A collaboration between The Open University, Kings College London and a Philippine cartoon collective called Pitik Bulag recently resulted in an art exhibition in London’s Vauxhall showing the power of art and how it might influence society and politics. It was staged at The Foundry Social Justice and Human Rights Centre in Oval way and […]
Academic’s quest to help people with facial-recognition blindness
A professor of psychology from The Open University is embarking on a quest to raise awareness of a little-known human condition that affects between 2-3 per cent of the population – facial-recognition blindness. Many people unknowingly live with the condition, also known as prosopagnosia, and shrug off the fact they can’t recognise their partner or […]
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Five books to help if you are dealing with death and bereavement
CONTENT WARNING: This article contains references to death, bereavement and loss Dr Bethan Michael-Fox is a Staff Tutor in English Literature at The Open University and co-host of The Death Studies Podcast. She researches cultural representations of death, dying and loss. In advance of National Grief Awareness Week [2-8 December] Bethan gives her book recommendations […]
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How the gender pay gap evolves into a gender pension gap
Dr Rajiv Prabhakar is a Senior Lecturer in Personal Finance at The Open University and here he talks about not just the gender pay gap but the gender pensions gap too. Following his research on the subject, undertaken in the House of Commons Library, he noticed how the two were directly related. European Equal Pay […]
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A more varied diet would help the world’s economy as well as its health
More than 75% of the food consumed in the world today comes from just 12 plant and five animal species, says Professor of Environment and Development at The Open University Shonil Bhagwat, and Emmanuel Junior Zuza from the Royal Agricultural University. The over-dependence on this small selection, which includes rice, maize and wheat, damages the […]
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Reeves’ predicted fiscal caution is actually the start of a more radical strategy
Alan Shipman is an Open University Senior Lecturer in Economics, with a macroeconomic accounting focus. Here he points out how challenging it will be for the Chancellor to produce a Budget that will please two different camps in her own party… but it’s all part of a bigger plan. Rachel Reeves is seeking to re-embed […]
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The Queen’s death provoked revealing study about crowd behaviour and ‘Britishness’
Research on the public mourning after the Queen’s death offers new insights on how groups or crowds of people with a shared identity – in this case ‘Britishness’ – navigate periods of change and uncertainty. Psychologists from multiple universities across the UK including Keele University and The Open University probed how those who queued to […]
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Tax system could be reformed to increase revenue says OU academic expert in advance of the Budget
The Chancellor has made it plain that we can expect to receive tax increases in the Budget but what will they be? Jonquil Lowe, Senior Lecturer in Economics and Personal Finance, speculates on where we can expect the squeeze and says tax reform may be a driver. We have been primed to expect tax increases […]
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