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The story of a female postal worker
Society, Politics & Law

The story of a female postal worker

...Open University's Open degree qualification. Setting the scene I am an active trade unionist in the Communication Workers Union (CWU) based in Glasgow. I asked one of my friends, also a CWU worker, who has asked to remain anonymous, about being a female postal worker. By 2022 she had been in this role for 6 years and she willingly spoke to me in mid-2021 about her ‘job...
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Article 10 mins
Managing Relationships and Work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Managing Relationships and Work

...resources and short courses to manage and maintain healthy and sustaining professional relationships with your colleagues. ...Workplace relationships A relationship is the connection or association between two things or people. Key psychological aspects of a ‘good’ relationship are mutual trust, respect, commitment and individual responsibility. A good relationship...
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Article 10 mins
Thailand: The Politics of Blood
Society, Politics & Law

Thailand: The Politics of Blood

...education and human rights are at stake, in a political crisis that is not going to go away... Thailand: The Politics of Blood In Thailand, political ideas are fought in the media spotlight - but behind the arresting symbolism and imagery, issues of democracy, welfare, education and human rights are at stake - in a political crisis that is not going to go away....
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Video 16 mins
Climate change and alternative living: issues of adaptation and sustainability
Nature & Environment

Climate change and alternative living: issues of adaptation and sustainability

...resources. This fierce competition with other living species is causing a dramatic change in the natural world, such as deforestation, urbanisation and the domestication of the natural world. We are now facing the impact of these changes on our living conditions. The challenges to living on Earth are now two-fold, one is facing natural calamities which cannot be...
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World Space Week
Science, Maths & Technology

World Space Week

World Space Week is held every year between 4th-10th October - it is a celebration of science and technology. We've put together some fantastic free resources to mark this occasion.
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Article 5 mins
Digital humanities: humanities research in the digital age
History & The Arts

Digital humanities: humanities research in the digital age

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Week 2: Digital approaches: Introduction - During Week 1, you learned about the fundamental elements of digital humanities research, such as digitisation, metadata and born-digital data. During Week 2, you will examine some ways in which Humanities researchers can...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
NILGA Learning Hub
OpenLearn Ireland

NILGA Learning Hub

This OpenLearn Hub, prepared in collaboration with the Northern Ireland Local Government Association (NILGA), features a collection of free online resources designed to support learning and skills development for councillors. [NILGA logo]
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The history of Spanish in about six minutes
Languages

The history of Spanish in about six minutes

...resources Acknowledgements Beatriz Bond, Anna Comas-Quinn, Mercedes Cuenca Franco, Rocío Díaz Bravo, María Ángeles García Aranda, María José García Folgado, Gema B. Garrido Vílchez, Sara Gómez Seibane, Esteban T. Montoro del Arco, David Rodríguez Gómez, Santiago Sánchez Moreano and Maricela Taylor. Resources Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española:...
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