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Culture can be brutal, just ask Milton Keynes
Society, Politics & Law

Culture can be brutal, just ask Milton Keynes

...become shorthand for the place. The cows are at their most brutal looking in this picture, a sad serenade to the dying Midsummer Oak tree. The 150-year-old tree was carefully accommodated in the original layout of Central Milton Keynes and survived for a few years as the centrepiece of the Intu shopping centre extension. For a few years, it even boasted its own...
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'Bad Apples' or Organisational Cultures?
Education & Development

'Bad Apples' or Organisational Cultures?

...students at all levels of education (for US achievement gaps related to race/ethnicity see Ladson-Billings, 2006, for gender/race see Reardon et al., 2019, for gaps related to socio-economic status/class/race see Carter and Weiner, 2013; for UK achievement gaps related to race/ethnicity see Stevens, 2007, for gender, ethnicity and social class see Strand, 2014) and...
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Article 10 mins
Medical statistics
Science, Maths & Technology

Medical statistics

...Students are expected to have a good knowledge of statistical ideas and methods at an introductory level. Some basic mathematical skills are required. No knowledge of calculus is required. Medical statistics consists of material from M249 Book 1 and has four sections in total. You should set aside about four hours to study each of the sections; the whole extract should...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
The Women’s World Cup 2023
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Women’s World Cup 2023

...the challenges faced when returning to compete after becoming a mother, issues facing grassroots cricket, and the importance of female leadership in sport. Then check out a set of animations looking at the menstrual cycle, breast health and pelvic floor and how these impact women when participating in sport and fitness. Fanatical about sport? Try one of our free courses...
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Article 10 mins
Gain a badge and further your career
Money & Business

Gain a badge and further your career

...becomes I'm possible] On OpenLearn you can find a range of courses aimed at improving employability skills. Many of these courses offer you the chance to gain a digital badge on completion of the course, which you can share as evidence of your achievement – and it's all for free. If you're more interested in shorter pieces of learning to help improve your career, we...
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Article 10 mins
Exploring youth violence: what would you do?
Education & Development

Exploring youth violence: what would you do?

...becoming marginalised, having to contend with a multitude of social ills and risks: crime, violence, substance misuse, fragile families, homelessness, and limited access to education and welfare services. To understand some of the problems these young people can face today, step into the shoes of Tyler and Rafi and live a day of their life in our ‘What would you do’...
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Is Obama's Iran legacy under threat?
Society, Politics & Law

Is Obama's Iran legacy under threat?

...OU's Edward Wastnidge hails Obama's achievements in shifting US-Iranian relations - but warns they might not hold...[Barack Obama at Keehi Lagoon Beach Park] When Barack Obama became US president, his principal foreign policy was clear: to maintain the US’s global leadership role while simultaneously scaling back on the interventionist excesses of George W. Bush. And...
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Article 5 mins
Sometimes a bunny is just a bunny: The Playboy brand and sexualisation of children
Health, Sports & Psychology

Sometimes a bunny is just a bunny: The Playboy brand and sexualisation of children

...becoming consumers in their own right, suggesting that they are being 'prematurely sexualised' by the 'inappropriate' sexual connotations of the products they, or their parents, are buying (of course we're really talking about girls and mothers here, since the debate is highly gendered).Want to know more about childhood? There's an OU course on that... Campaigners and...
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Article 10 mins