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Making Social Worlds
Society, Politics & Law

Making Social Worlds

...Open University course DD308 Making social worlds... Making social worlds A short introduction to this album. South African passbooks Obligatory passbooks governed life in South Africa under Apartheid. Classifying races How races were classified after the introduction of the 1950 Population Registration Act. Held hostage to a passbook The impact of passbooks on the...
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Audio 55 mins
Charles Darwin - the man and the scientist
Science, Maths & Technology

Charles Darwin - the man and the scientist

...Open University compares the voyage of the Beagle with his recent mission to Mars. The album concludes with a visit to the Grant Museum of comparative biology at UCL in London, which is dedicated to Robert Edmond Grant, a professor of biology who was an important early influence on Darwin. The tracks on this album were produced by The Open University in collaboration with...
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Audio 45 mins
Saint David's Day collection | Casgliad Dydd Gŵyl Dewi
Languages

Saint David's Day collection | Casgliad Dydd Gŵyl Dewi

As we celebrate St David's Day, the patron saint of Wales, you can learn more about Welsh language, culture and society with these free online learning resources...[Jesus Chapel St David] FREE ONLINE COURSES FREE ARTICLES AND ACTIVITIES Explore more from OpenLearn Study with The Open University
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Article 20 mins
Feeling Stuck in your Job or Career? The ACT Matrix may be the Tool you Need
Health, Sports & Psychology

Feeling Stuck in your Job or Career? The ACT Matrix may be the Tool you Need

...open and aware, conscious of inner thoughts and feelings, and how these may drive behaviours that lead to being ‘stuck’. Commitment The ‘C’ (commitment) is choosing (being active) to move in the direction of your values: choosing behaviours that reflect the things that matter the most to you, for the way you want to live and work. See below for more on values and...
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Tracing your family history
History & The Arts

Tracing your family history

...sources you'll need to use, but for most people the most useful documents are Civil Registration froms and Census Returns. Civil registration From July 1837 in England and Wales, every birth, marriage and death by law had to be registered with civil authorities; the system was introduced in Scotland in 1855, and in Ireland in 1864. Local registries were established, and...
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Getting started with Italian 1
Languages

Getting started with Italian 1

...Open Centre for Languages and Cultures short course, LGXI001 Beginners Italian 1: primi passi. After completing this free course, you may wish to register for the full course to continue your learning!...Are you fascinated by the Italian culture and lifestyle, cuisine, historic cities, art and beautiful landscapes? Have you always loved the sound and musicality of the...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Getting started with German 2
Languages

Getting started with German 2

...Open Centre for Languages and Cultures short course, LGXG002 Beginners German 2: mit Vergnügen! After completing this free course, you may wish to register for the full course to continue your learning!...Starting at a typical breakfast table in a German-speaking country, this course will build your vocabulary, teach you how to express your likes and dislikes and...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Rugby World Cup 2015
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rugby World Cup 2015

Learn more as you enjoy the 2015 Rugby World Cup...[rugby world cup, Thames, Tower bridge] As the UK hosts the 2015 Rugby World Cup, discover all the different ways in which sport impacts our lives and explore the Open University's sports and fitness modules and qualifications by trying a free course.
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Article 5 mins