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Young people making their own media
Education & Development

Young people making their own media

...become famous through video blogging, or vlogging. Their fans are almost all young. Many of these personalities are teenagers; they often broadcast from their homes, using a webcam, and can gather millions of fans. Their videos cover all kinds of topics - make-up tutorials, video games, anti-bullying, social justice. For instance, 16-year-old Brendan Jordan, who became...
Sea level rise | International case studies
Nature & Environment

Sea level rise | International case studies

...become the first country to disappear into the ocean.... Read more.... [A group of children in a Bangladesh slum] 2) Bangladesh Bangladesh is more vulnerable to the effects of climate change than many other nations for a range of reasons.... Read more... EXPLORE FURTHER: Read case studies in England to see how three coastal communities have adapted to the affects of sea...
Question Time for Yanis Varoufakis
Society, Politics & Law

Question Time for Yanis Varoufakis

...becoming noisy, or even incoherent, by giving so many interviews? Varoufakis: Yes. I have regretted several interviews, especially when the journalists involved took liberties that I had not anticipated. But let me also add that the “noise” would have prevailed even if I granted far fewer interviews. Indeed the media game was fixed against our government, and me...
I-SPY: Internet infidelity and its impact on couple relationships
Health, Sports & Psychology

I-SPY: Internet infidelity and its impact on couple relationships

...OU’s School of Psychology shows that relationship boundaries can be blurred online. This means that people in a relationship may be uncertain what online behaviours count as cheating. Their partners also may see things differently than they do. In addition to a lack of certainty about what online infidelity is, this and other research also suggests that it may be easier...
Open Education Week 2017
Education & Development

Open Education Week 2017

...OU's commitment to free learning. We have 900 free courses on OpenLearn, as well as a great deal more. We have collections of Skills for work courses aimed at those who need to enhance their work skills but can't commit to full-time study, and courses focusing on Skills for study, which help to refresh key study skills which might not have been used for a while. We're...
Being an Olympic Parent: the family behind the athlete
Health, Sports & Psychology

Being an Olympic Parent: the family behind the athlete

...become an Olympic athlete requires an abundance of hard work, determination, talent and plenty of support and being an Olympic parent is not an easy job either. Aside from the obvious financial and logistical support, it’s important to know when to step in and offer emotional support and when to step back and let others take over. For most athletes continued family...
Lesbian, gay and bisexual teenagers at much greater risk of depression
Health, Sports & Psychology

Lesbian, gay and bisexual teenagers at much greater risk of depression

...Students in Schools: The Moderating Effects of Homophobic Bullying and School Climate on Negative Outcomes', Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 38, pp. 989–1000. Available at: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10964-008-9389-1 (Accessed: 21 December 2020). Denny, S. Lucassen, M. F. G, Stuart, J., Fleming, T., Bullen, P., Peiris-John R., Rossen, F. V. and Utter,...
Enceladus: A habitable ice world?
Science, Maths & Technology

Enceladus: A habitable ice world?

...student at The Open University, explores...The Earth is teeming with life and yet we are only one planet, orbiting one star, in a galaxy of over 250 billion stars. Looking even wider into space, we are part of a universe that is a host to at least 200 billion galaxies, each with their respective billions of solar systems. The size of even our galaxy, the Milky Way, leads...