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Health, Sports & Psychology
Navigating Black Irish identity in the music of Phil Lynott
Lauren O’Hagan explores the music of Phil Lynott and how his lyrics helped him make sense of his dual identity as Black and Irish.
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Education & Development
Ydych chi’n gwneud y gorau o’ch cyllideb myfyriwr?
Mae’r argyfwng costau byw wedi gwneud popeth yn ddrytach. Nawr, mae’n bwysicach nag erioed eich bod yn rheoli eich arian yn effeithiol tra’r ydych yn y Brifysgol.
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Education & Development
Elective Home Education Hub
A collection of free resources from The Open University - articles, videos, audio and courses tailored to support home educators, home-educated young people, and other stakeholders.
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Education & Development
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All the content in this hub has been selected by academics across The Open University, specifically for home educators, home-educated young people, practitioners and others interested in home education.
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Society, Politics & Law
Should we read John Locke today?
These days, political parties of all persuasions can agree on at least one thing: they are all in favour of freedom. Of course, freedom is a highly slippery term. Freedom for who, and to what extent? And how do we recognise and manage the boundaries where one person’s ‘freedom’ might harm another person?
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Education & Development
Are you making the most of your student budget?
The cost-of-living crisis has made everything more expensive. Now it is more important than ever to manage your money effectively whilst at university.
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Education & Development
Approaching language, literature and childhood
This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course L301 Language, literature and childhood.
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Education & Development
Why I created a podcast to celebrate the OU’s BME community
In this article, Katherine Jegede shares her story of starting the OU BME staff Network Podcast, what she has learned so far, and her hopes for the project’s future.
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History & The Arts
Understanding the role of art historians in a changing world
Over the last few decades, the discipline of Art History has been transformed in a variety of ways, drawing on broader intellectual debates, including gender, racial and social equality. But what might the future bring? Dr Samuel Shaw from The Open University speaks to experts from the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art and looks at ...
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Education & Development
Mistaken identity? Sharing experiences as a South Asian woman
In this article, Rehana Awan shares her experiences of being a South Asian woman both inside and outside of the workplace.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
The emergence of breaking as an Olympic sport
Despite its critics, breaking is a sport worthy of its inclusion in the Olympics. Alex Twitchen explains why in this article.
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History & The Arts
Quiz: Which Brontë sister wrote it?
Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë had very different writing styles but can you tell their writing apart from the other?