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The impact of COVID-19 on Black children and young people living in London
Education & Development

The impact of COVID-19 on Black children and young people living in London

...study at The Open University aims to find out…...How has COVID-19 and the related lockdown restrictions affected children and young people aged 7-25 from African or Caribbean heritage and how their daily lives have changed under COVID? A research study led by The Open University’s Dr Michael Boampong, together with colleagues Dr Clare Choak, Dr Anthony Gunter,...
Black History Month 2021 talks
Education & Development

Black History Month 2021 talks

...study are equally relevant to health and social care professional educators supporting Black students. [Unknown title] Transcript Supporting Black declaration of mental health: Black staff at the OU's perspective Higher education has increased its student and staff populations, and this means there is more strain on pastoral service and resources at universities, as they...
Year of the Snake: Chinese Lunar New Year
Languages

Year of the Snake: Chinese Lunar New Year

...study from scratch as part of a qualification or by itself for pure interest. Registration starts in March of every year. If you have already studied Beginners’ Chinese, a 30-credit Intermediate Chinese is coming soon. The planned start date is October 2026. Short courses in Beginners' and Elementary level Mandarin Chinese, and Chinese Business Culture Essentials course...
Racial inequities in health: The impact of COVID-19 in Wales and beyond
Health, Sports & Psychology

Racial inequities in health: The impact of COVID-19 in Wales and beyond

...study. BMJ 2020; 369 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m2107 (Published 08 June 2020) BMJ 2020;369:m2107 BBC / David Harewood (March 2nd 2021) Is Covid Killing People of Colour? BBC / OU. Race, Covid and Me https://youtu.be/FdaGz5uFfRQ The Impact of Covid in Wales: A reflection on Inequity and Solidarity Rocio Cifuentes (2020) All in it together? The impact of Coronavirus...
60 second adventures in microgravity
Science, Maths & Technology

60 second adventures in microgravity

...studies will be very important. But the greatest beneficiaries of bed rest studies are our current human population on Earth. Many parts of the world have aging populations, but especially Western Europe, America and Japan. People living here have significantly increased their life expectancy over that of previous generations and they can also expect a better quality of...
Including diversity in race, ethnicity and culture in your teaching
Education & Development

Including diversity in race, ethnicity and culture in your teaching

...study. (The Open University offers several part-time postgraduate education opportunities, including a Masters in Inclusive Practice.) A study by Bree Picower shows white teachers consistently trying to avoid acknowledging racist views they might have put forward.You may feel confident in your ability to spot discrimination and to provide fair and equitable teaching....
Exploring the role of Associate Dean in UK Universities
Money & Business

Exploring the role of Associate Dean in UK Universities

...The purpose of this paper is to report on initial data from an on-going Leadership Foundation funded project investigating the role of Associate Dean in UK universities. To answer the study’s research questions, an embedded, sequential mixed methods design has been adopted. Read more: Exploring the role of Associate Dean in UK Universities – Initial Findings...
Does your personality influence your career?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Does your personality influence your career?

...study is whether there are differences between personalities reliably between different occupations, and maybe between different employers as well. That’s why the research we’ve been focusing on most recently is within distinct employers to see whether we get quite different effects in different places. And we get, those effects are coming through. Certainly we’re...