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What is the EU? - Student Hub Live's Brexit Special
Society, Politics & Law

What is the EU? - Student Hub Live's Brexit Special

...outs and a special-status deal to keep it in. Brexit is viewed by some as the start of an unravelling, while others view the UK as unique in believing it can gain more sovereignty and prosperity outside the bloc. Transcript In this opening session, Alan Cochrane, Volker Patent and Richard Heffernan examine the EU’s central institutions, their relationships to national...
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Make your learning count towards an Open University qualification
Education & Development

Make your learning count towards an Open University qualification

...Open degree Diploma or Higher Education Open Certificate of Higher Education Open. To find out more about this exciting course, as well as information on all our Open qualifications, visit The Open University website. While you wait for this course to start, why not explore the benefits of interdisciplinary study further and make the most of our free learning resources....
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What is Open Thanatology?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is Open Thanatology?

...out about Open Thanatology, The Open University’s interdisciplinary research group for the study and education of death, dying, loss and grief...[Open Thanatology logo] The word thanatology is derived from the Greek word ‘thanatos’ which means death. Broadly speaking, thanatology is the study of death and the events around it from different perspectives. This...
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What did Plato believe about the human soul? The one minute guide
History & The Arts

What did Plato believe about the human soul? The one minute guide

...out more about The Open University's Classical Studies and qualifications [Plato compared the soul to a person driving a chariot pulled by two flying horses] [One horse is beautiful and noble; it wants to soar into heaven. This horse is our finer spirit.] [The other horse is ugly and bad. This horse represents our base nature, driven by passions and irrationality.] [The...
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Developing leadership in the voluntary sector
Education & Development

Developing leadership in the voluntary sector

...out about The Open University's Social Sciences courses To stay informed about the work of the CVSL, please sign up to our quarterly newsletter. Click on this link to sign-up. [CVSL logo] On this page you'll find information about CVSL’s free courses, plus links to other courses and resources from The Open University, to help you develop your leadership practice and...
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Discover Mercury: Introduction
Science, Maths & Technology

Discover Mercury: Introduction

...out a whole lot more about. ...Mercury will pass across the face of the Sun on 11 November 2019. This will be visible from the UK and western Europe. Mercury is also the target of the European Space Agency’s mission BepiColombo. This is a joint enterprise with the Japanese space agency (JAXA) that is due to arrive in orbit about Mercury in 2024. [False colour view of...
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English Loanwords – Interactive World Map
Languages

English Loanwords – Interactive World Map

...mumbo-jumbo, raccoon, embargo. Can you guess the geographical origin of the word? Check the map to find out! @@PLUGINFILE@@/English%20loanwords.h5p To discover loanwords and where they come from: Select the books that appear on the world map. Read the information about the history of the word and its uses. All information obtained from the Oxford English Dictionary....
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The Environment
Education & Development

The Environment

...out more about The Open University's Environment courses I’m a Tutor Support Manager and I really like the multidisciplinary opportunities that the module offers. If I was to study this module, I would be interested in studying courses about the environment, because it is a challenging subject which can be seen from a number of different points of view and it’s such...
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