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Making Social Worlds
Society, Politics & Law

Making Social Worlds

...health. Philosophers, politicians and academics offer differing perspectives on requirements for citizenship and the importance of citizenship ceremonies in the UK and Australia. In the two audio tracks, course team members Liz McFall and Sophie Watson put the ideas covered in the album into their academic context. This material is taken from The Open University course...
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Audio 55 mins
Home education as a provocation for the future of education
Education & Development

Home education as a provocation for the future of education

...public endeavour and a common good. Home education is a form of educational provision alternative to conventional schooling that might be seen as diametrically opposed to the UNESCO’s (2021) vision of a shared and public education for all. Simultaneously, the report seems to convey the idea of co-construction of the future of education. Everyone, state and non-state...
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Including diversity in race, ethnicity and culture in your teaching
Education & Development

Including diversity in race, ethnicity and culture in your teaching

...public places like schools. Religion in multicultural Britain is a community matter and should be respected by public institutions like schools. The education policy in each of the four UK nations is different, since education is a devolved political matter. There are many interesting points of comparison between them, as well as with other nation states’ approaches, on...
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The greatest composers you’ve never heard of
History & The Arts

The greatest composers you’ve never heard of

...public life. Many women composers – including Louise Farrenc, Fanny Hensel, Emilie Meyer, Clara Schumann, Augusta Holmès, Cécile Chaminade, Ethel Smyth, Amy Beach and Lili Boulanger – actually flourished as composers during the nineteenth century and wrote many works alongside their male peers, although their works were not included within the classical music canon....
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The outgoing Prime Minister and his replacement: Gladstone makes way for Rosebery
History & The Arts

The outgoing Prime Minister and his replacement: Gladstone makes way for Rosebery

...health forced William Gladstone to quit in favour of his foreign secretary Lord Rosebery. This extract originally appeared in The Northern Echo...[Gladstone addresses the House] William Gladstone addressing the House earlier in his career We are officially informed that the Queen has accepted the resignation of Mr Gladstone and has summoned the Earl of Rosebery, offering...
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Reflections on resilience for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers
Society, Politics & Law

Reflections on resilience for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers

...health nurse, saw a need for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers to have support. Many asylum seekers were coming to Croydon as the Home Office base is there. Ray set up a group called Rainbows Across Borders, welcoming anyone who needed help and support in relation to persecution for their sexuality and/or gender identity. People could sometimes be taken to detention centres at little...
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Saint Patrick and modern narratives of Irish identity
OpenLearn Ireland

Saint Patrick and modern narratives of Irish identity

...Moloney, A. (2026, February 8). Health service ‘bleeding expertise’ as nearly 7,000 Irish medics register in Australia. Irish Independent. https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/health-service-bleeding-expertise-as-nearly-7000-irish-medics-register-in-australia/a1419272593.html Mahon, James Patrick (2016). Through Irish Eyes. Galway, RoI: Book Hub Publishing....
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The science behind why we drink alcohol
Health, Sports & Psychology

The science behind why we drink alcohol

...Health and Chemical Sciences at The Open University, investigates...Find out more about The Open University's Health and Wellbeing courses People have been consuming alcohol for at least 10,000 years. And when drinking water was rather risky, alcohol seemed a much safer bet . Amaldus of Villanova, a 14th-century monk, even wrote that alcohol “prolongs life, clears away...
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