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History & The Arts
Selling Empire: Introduction
Get an overview of our 'Selling Empire' articles, which explore the selling and marketing of the British Empire.
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Education & Development
The benefits of an accountability partner for neurodivergent people
Staying motivated while studying can be incredibly difficult, especially if you’re neurodivergent. This animation explains how a virtual accountability partner can help with distance learning.
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Education & Development
Feeling more comfortable speaking English
Overthinking pronunciation and grammar can be stressful when you speak English as a non-native language. This animation explains how making mistakes is a crucial part of language learning.
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Education & Development
Pum awgrym ar gyfer mynd i’r afael â syndrom ffugiwr
A ydych chi’n teimlo nad ydych yn ddigon da ar gyfer y brifysgol? Mae myfyrwyr addysg uwch o Goleg Caerdydd a’r Fro yn rhannu eu hawgrymiadau ar gyfer goresgyn hunan-amheuaeth.
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Languages
Methods in Motion: The middle children
Dr Sarah Crafter explores how child language brokers act as cultural mediators of identity and belonging.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
So, you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing
This free course provides an overview of what nursing entails. Focusing on nursing in the UK specifically, but also looking at its place globally, you will learn about the four fields of nursing in the UK, what nurse training involves, as well as what makes a great nurse. This course offers a brief introduction to the nursing profession and ...
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Education & Development
Early years team work and leadership
This free course, Early years team work and leadership, explores aspects of teamwork and leadership for early years practitioners.
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Education & Development
Multidisciplinary study: the value and benefits
This free course, Multidisciplinary study: the values and benefits, explores the advantages of studying more than one subject and will help you to decide if multidisciplinary study is for you. Featuring videos with students on the Open University’s ‘Open’ qualifications, you will learn about the unique skills you can gain from studying a ...
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Languages
Download our Chinese characters learning apps
Dr Qian Kan, Head of Chinese at The Open University, led the development and the update of the Chinese@OU app, which is ready to download. She explains below why it is important to learn Chinese.
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Education & Development
How do Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic students experience their undergraduate dissertation module?
What is happening at university that contributes to Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic students getting lower grades? This article looks at research on Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic students’ experiences on an undergraduate dissertation module.
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Education & Development
Black History Month 2022 talks
Watch the recorded presentations from The Open University’s Black History Month event in October 2022.
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Education & Development
Five tips for tackling imposter syndrome
Are you feeling like you might not be good enough for university? Higher education students from Cardiff and the Vale College share their tips for overcoming self-doubt.