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The Z Files: Chi Onwurah
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Z Files: Chi Onwurah

...learning how to be an engineer - telecommunications that was my speciality. I mean this is something which I think is absolutely gorgeous still to this day. I mean you could put that on your mantelpiece couldn’t you? Benjamin Zephaniah You really see beauty in that? Chi Onwurah I do, I think its form is fantastic and look at those rivets. Benjamin Zephaniah Give me an...
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Video 5 mins
Music as a Source of Unity: When Rory Gallagher Came to Belfast
History & The Arts

Music as a Source of Unity: When Rory Gallagher Came to Belfast

Learn about the significance of live music as a unifying force between diverse communities in 1970s Belfast...Find out more about The Open University's Arts and Humanities qualifications. “In an Irish Tour, I always try and include Belfast and the north of Ireland. After all, I lived there for a while and I learned a lot playing in the clubs there, so I have a certain...
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Article 5 mins
Create stunning images of the Universe
Science, Maths & Technology

Create stunning images of the Universe

...Learning how to use a telescope can be an extremely rewarding experience and having a look through one is an act everyone should have the opportunity to experience. But the fact remains that large well manufactured telescopes are expensive and essential to getting views of faint celestial objects. Another challenge can be the bane of modern society ‘light pollution’....
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Article 10 mins
Reflections on the Free to Bleed event at the Vagina Museum
Health, Sports & Psychology

Reflections on the Free to Bleed event at the Vagina Museum

...learned how differently menstruation affects people and how wide the range of menstrual health conditions is. The lack of research and slow medical progress in women's health came up repeatedly. Hearing these experiences made the data we work with feel more human and urgent. The feedback from attendees showed that the event was both engaging and informative. Many said...
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Article 5 mins
The legacy of the Victorian prison treadmill
History & The Arts

The legacy of the Victorian prison treadmill

...learn for prisons today...In this video, Professor Rosalind Crone visits Beaumaris Gaol in Anglesey, north Wales, the site of one of the only remaining penal treadmills in Britain. The penal treadmill was not something you’d find in a gym like its modern namesake, it was a machine used to punish prisoners and some would argue it was an instrument of torture. What can it...
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Video 8 mins
Developing leadership practice in voluntary organisations
Money & Business

Developing leadership practice in voluntary organisations

...learning journal and discussion forum and introduces the course authors. It also includes information about permissions and copyright and it is important that you read this before starting the course. The course is produced by The Open University's Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership (CVSL). The CVSL was established thanks to the generous support of Mr Anthony Nutt BA....
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Protest Banners: Hillsborough
Society, Politics & Law

Protest Banners: Hillsborough

...learning more? Think you might be interested in taking your learning further? Are you new to higher education study or returning after a break? You may even be able to study for free. ​ Our 'Arts and Languages Access module' – designed to develop the key skills required for successful university study – is an ideal starting point. You will be introduced to a range...
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Video 5 mins
Protest Banners: Women's Suffrage
Society, Politics & Law

Protest Banners: Women's Suffrage

...learning more? Think you might be interested in taking your learning further? Are you new to higher education study or returning after a break? You may even be able to study for free. ​ Our 'Arts and Languages Access module' – designed to develop the key skills required for successful university study – is an ideal starting point. You will be introduced to a range...
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Video 5 mins