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What is music psychology? : At the Open University
I have been shamefully absent from my blog for a week or so… I have been moving into my new flat. So life has been fairly manic! But today I am out of London and in Brighton at the University of Sussex doing the first of my two weeks at the Open University Residential Summer schools. The Open University is a world class distance learning university that is based in the UK. They currently offer over 570 courses that can count towards more than 200 qualifications – everything from introduction courses, to transfer diplomas, full degrees and beyond. The Open Programme is a unique, flexible and highly respected programme of…
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Two weeks at the Science Media Centre
I have spent the past two weeks as a volunteer at the Science Media Centre (SMC). So what does the SMC do? Here is the word from them: “The SMC is first and foremost a press office for science when science hits the headlines. We provide journalists with what they need in the form and time-frame they need it when science is in the news – whether this be accurate information, a scientist to interview or a feature article. In between these big stories, we are busy building up our database of contacts on the areas of science most likely to feature in the news. This allows us to be…
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