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Enjoy Halloween with our spooktacular collection
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History & The Arts
The Truth of Ghost Stories
Ghost stories might send a shiver down our spines but can they also reveal deeper truths? Dr Emily Bullock, Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at The Open University, explores how supernatural fiction can reveal the very real emotions and experiences that shape our lives.
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Society, Politics & Law
Is trick-or-treating legal or not?
As Halloween approaches, many parents and homeowners wonder what the legal position is on trick-or-treating in the UK. From age limits to antisocial behaviour, Marc Cornock explores what’s allowed and where the line is drawn.
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History & The Arts
Writing ghosts: Gothic poetry from York
Can a haunted location inspire Gothic writing? Poet Jennie E. Owen spends a night in one of York’s most notoriously haunted pubs, exploring the city’s ghostly history and discovering how a sense of place can bring the macabre to life on the page.
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History & The Arts
Happy halloween!
Get ready to explore the spooky, the strange, and the supernatural! Dive into our fang-tastic collection of articles, podcasts, and free courses all about Halloween, death, fear, and the paranormal. Pretty ghoul, huh?
What's changed since OpenLearn was launched (20 years ago)?
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Languages
20 years in Linguistics: how the way we communicate has changed
Philip Seargeant, senior lecturer in Applied Linguistics, looks at how our use of language and the way we communicate has changed over the past twenty years.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
20 years in mental health: reflecting on the changes
OpenLearn is twenty years old and in recognition of this we have been reflecting on what has changed in mental health since the platform was founded. We bring our perspectives of being mental health nurses through these last two decades, both in practice and as academics in nursing and health and social care education.
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Miscellaneous
20 years in… What’s changed?
A lot can change in 20 years! From scientific discoveries and technological advances to shifts in society and culture, explore how different subjects have evolved since OpenLearn first launched in 2006.
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History & The Arts
20 years in history: how much do you remember?
A lot can happen in 20 years. Put your knowledge to the test to see how much you can remember with this interactive quiz.
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