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Britain's Great War: Download your free 'The First World War Experienced' booklet
History & The Arts

Britain's Great War: Download your free 'The First World War Experienced' booklet

...free booklet...[First World War Experienced front cover] Download your free booklet about the First World War Ever wondered why poppies are worn in November? Or just how many people fought and died in the First World War? This free booklet provides a close-up look at some of the experiences of the First World War and its commemoration. It highlights how the war affected...
Why is there a tax on tampons - and why is it so hard to make sanitary protection tax free?
Society, Politics & Law

Why is there a tax on tampons - and why is it so hard to make sanitary protection tax free?

...free in order to mitigate the financial impact of VAT to consumers. Committing to this approach may benefit in the long run, attracting new customers who may purchase other products for profit. Still, this would be a voluntary agreement and would fail to address the underlying issue of the symbolic existence of VAT and the tax paid would still be collected by the central...
Hands-free phone tech is dangerous - so why do car firms still promote it?
Digital & Computing

Hands-free phone tech is dangerous - so why do car firms still promote it?

...free phone while driving is as dangerous as holding a phone - and yet they're marketed as a desirable extra. Dr Gemma Briggs wonders why...[Car crash depicted using toy models] Get caught using your smartphone while driving in the UK and you’ll be in serious trouble. Authorities recently doubled the penalties for using a handset behind the wheel to six points on your...
A school reaches for the stars with an online astronomy course
Science, Maths & Technology

A school reaches for the stars with an online astronomy course

...courses and qualifications. [Observatorio del Teide in Tenerife] Denny High School in Scotland has been helping to develop and test an ambitious and innovative new course - Astronomy with an online telescope. The eight-week badged course allows participants the unique opportunity to use one of The Open University’s two telescopes located at the Observatorio del Teide in...
Take the next step with an Open University short course
Education & Development

Take the next step with an Open University short course

...course page. Some of our courses are available to study for free through government-funded schemes. If you are based in Wales, you can find more information here. If you are based in Scotland, you can find more information here. Next steps Explore our full range of short courses and take the next step in your learning journey. Tommy Breslin has studied a number of OU...
Rough sleepers in policy and practice: chaotic and off course, or misunderstood?
Society, Politics & Law

Rough sleepers in policy and practice: chaotic and off course, or misunderstood?

...course’ have been mobilised in policy framings of rough sleepers’ lives. These policy terms suggest a particular way of understanding the lives of rough sleepers - as disorganised, abnormal and headed in the wrong direction. But, to what extent to these reflect the experiences and understandings of rough sleepers themselves? One way to consider this question is to...
Science for everyone as £1m pledge supports new Open University courses
Science, Maths & Technology

Science for everyone as £1m pledge supports new Open University courses

...free, online science courses. New technology means we can deliver an innovative, interactive experience of science like never before. Drawing on over 40 years of teaching science at a distance, this donation will enable us to take accessible courses to the next level.’ The first courses supported by Dangoor Education launched on 18 November 2013. To register and for...
Psychological drama: Writing fictional crime drama for a forensic psychology course
Health, Sports & Psychology

Psychological drama: Writing fictional crime drama for a forensic psychology course

...courses is part of the job. But what happened when he found himself having to create a crime drama?...[A person types on a typewriter] (Actually, we don't make our academics use typewriters, but we've burned through our collection of stock photos of people typing on laptops for our cybersecurity course...) "The city awoke to clouds, dank with a sense of heavy regret,...