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The interplay of language and culture in times of crisis: COVID-19 and beyond
Languages

The interplay of language and culture in times of crisis: COVID-19 and beyond

...article explores some examples, including zero-COVID China and the war in Ukraine. ...Find out more about The Open University's Language courses and qualifications. [Cumbre Vieja, La Palma, Spain, erupting in 2021]Cumbre Vieja erupting in 2021During the eruption of Cumbre Vieja (a volcano on the Spanish Island of La Palma) in 2021 and its aftermath, the public were given...
Grief and COVID-19: Mourning what we know, who we miss and the way we say goodbye
Health, Sports & Psychology

Grief and COVID-19: Mourning what we know, who we miss and the way we say goodbye

...article explores experiences of children and young people’s death anxiety as a result of COVID-19, and the impact of the pandemic and death on staff working in care establishments, and how grief was reported in UK newspapers. ...The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedent disruption to our daily lives, changing the way we educate, the way we work and the way in which...
How can honour killings be stopped?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can honour killings be stopped?

...race and religion. So, while education and prevention is vital, this should be driven through secular black feminist leadership with state support and action to ensure that all women and girls have voice, protection and provision in order to create real and lasting change. This article was originally published in November 2016 by OpenDemocracy.net under a CC-BY-NC licence...
The Borders of Astrobiology
Science, Maths & Technology

The Borders of Astrobiology

...article...Find out more about The Open University's Science qualifications. AstrobiologyOU aspires to understand how, and where, life might be found and to address the scientific and ethical challenges faced by astrobiology-related exploration missions. In November 2021, we hosted a series of three conversations – The Borders of Astrobiology – to explore some of the...
What pressures are young men feeling?
Education & Development

What pressures are young men feeling?

...of manhood. Our discussions present a similarly complex picture. They confirm the importance of listening to young men’s own perspectives on their lives and demonstrate that they need support in resisting pressures to conform to the expectations and in realising their full potential. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
Life after sport: giving back
Health, Sports & Psychology

Life after sport: giving back

...et al., 2018). For an athlete who has a strong athletic identity (i.e., someone who views themself predominantly as an athlete) the prospect of developing a new identity outside of the familiar ‘competitive athlete’ role after retirement can be daunting, but as we will discuss in this article, athletes hold a range of transferable skills that can make negotiating a...
How India reacted to Sundar Pichai's new role at Google - and what will he do?
Science, Maths & Technology

How India reacted to Sundar Pichai's new role at Google - and what will he do?

...article saw a massive edit war — between two groups of two different schools — claiming from he graduated from their alma mater before he joined the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. Dear @sundarpichai, your school name in Wikipedia has been alteretd many times today, everyone wants you as alumni http://t.co/mcGFR3h8bL — Dhanya Rajendran (@dhanyarajendran)...
How to make the best of your digital badge
Education & Development

How to make the best of your digital badge

...articles, videos and several hundred courses, many of which issue digital badges. The first UK lockdown in March 2020 saw an overnight five-fold increase in visitors to OpenLearn and by the beginning of 2022, OpenLearn celebrated the extraordinary goal of having served 100 million visitors since its launch in 2006. Now at the start of 2023, we are preparing to delivered...