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Deconstructing the Moors: black presence in the United Kingdom before and during the Tudor period
History & The Arts

Deconstructing the Moors: black presence in the United Kingdom before and during the Tudor period

...social, political and cultural frameworks influence how people engage with the past in which identities are created and sustained. Historical knowledge has the power to influence how people value past eras and construct their lived experiences through their own interpretations. It also impacts on how they understand themselves and is significant because of its role in the...
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Video 25 mins
The Long Table
Society, Politics & Law

The Long Table

...interests. It was initiated by artists and cultural organisations and encourages people to participate through special events. The Long Table is local, national, transnational and global in orientation and concerned with anti-discrimination, equality and social justice, education, research, knowledge production and information access. It began in 2013 and is ongoing....
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Article 5 mins
Geography Matters: A Collection
Society, Politics & Law

Geography Matters: A Collection

...with the OU, looking for some extra reading between modules, or just wanting to learn more about Geography, the Geography Matters collection is the place to be. If you are an existing OU student, there are more resources on the pages supporting Environmental Studies or Social Science. If you want to learn more about Geography at the Open University, visit our website....
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Video 5 mins
How might a hard or soft Brexit affect the UK?
Society, Politics & Law

How might a hard or soft Brexit affect the UK?

...Stihler MEP, Alex Neil MSP and Mark Diffley, social researcher, analyse the importance of the type of deal the United Kingdom receives after Brexit, following the decision to leave the European Union in 2016. Understanding Brexit Copyright information: Image: 'Shipping Grid' by Reid Beels under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Image: 'UK Border Force' by Max Speed under CC BY-ND 2.0...
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Video 7 mins
A brief introduction to co-design
Science, Maths & Technology

A brief introduction to co-design

...social, political, environmental, educational and technological issues...Click here to view our short animations on co-design approaches This brief animation introduces the concept of co-design: what it is, why it is needed and what role professional designers can play in making it happen. Transcript If you are interested to learn more about some of the methods and...
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Article 5 mins
Secret History of Sterilisation
Health, Sports & Psychology

Secret History of Sterilisation

...institutions enforced sterilisations and actively prevented social and sexual activity among residents. But as we hear in this moving programme presented by Liz Tilley from The Open University, the reasons behind decisions to sterilise these women were complex and sometimes unexpected... A Secret History of Sterilisation A history told by the survivors of sterilisation....
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Audio 16 mins
Coaching neurodivergent athletes
Health, Sports & Psychology

Coaching neurodivergent athletes

...work harder to do the social interaction. It’s also wrapped up in a whole load of past instances in that person’s life, where they’ve misread the situation. They thought they were doing the right thing, and it’s really backfired in their face. And they don’t know what’s going on. And they’ve had to really deal with the social consequences of that. And that...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Marketing communications in the digital age
Money & Business

Marketing communications in the digital age

...social media to portray a particular image to others, you are engaging in a form of marketing communications, with you as the brand. This course uses theories and models to explain marketing communications and provides examples of how to effectively manage the marketing communications process. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs