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Homo Economicus, the East India Company and industrial espionage
Society, Politics & Law

Homo Economicus, the East India Company and industrial espionage

...Project? What discoveries did you make in the process that have found a place in your artistic intervention? Laura: I addressed the question in Who Are We? with a brand new piece work. I think the most pressing issue when we think of identity is economy because economy overrides everything else: race, class, gender, sexual identity all become secondary to capital. This...
Engaging with our environment: what are the benefits?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Engaging with our environment: what are the benefits?

...project, a guided community walk or a park visit help our wellbeing? This article explores how to engage with the outdoors...In recent years it has become a well-known fact that getting outdoors is good for our mental and physical wellbeing. It’s even better when we actively engage with green and blue spaces through activities and practical tasks. In the wake of the...
Caring for adults
Health, Sports & Psychology

Caring for adults

...Introduction - In this section about communicating well, you will look at the different ways in which we communicate, whether we are aware of it or not. Communication is something we all do, but if you are caring for someone, either paid or unpaid, the way you communicate can have a significant impact on your relationship with that person. You will be checking your...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Open Education Week 2017
Education & Development

Open Education Week 2017

...free!) on OpenLearn Create. You might be interested in visiting the website of the OEPS project, which celebrates open educational practices in Scotland. Follow on social media You can see the latest news about the Open Education Week and help spread the word by following along on Twitter, Facebook or YouTube. Why not also follow us on Twitter? Tweets by openeducationwk...
What this hub is about
Education & Development

What this hub is about

...projects in the pipeline! Who is it for? [This is a map of the world containing diverse people] The short answer: everyone. The long answer: Utilising the experience of staff within this institution, the hub will not only work as showcase for academic research and some of the university's high-quality teaching in this area, but also provide a necessary and important...
Supporting children's mental health and wellbeing Badge icon
Education & Development

Supporting children's mental health and wellbeing

...manage your digital badges online from My OpenLearn. In addition, you can download and print your OpenLearn statement of participation – which also displays your Open University badge. The Open University would really appreciate a few minutes of your time to tell us about yourself and your expectations for the course before you begin, in our start-of-course...
Work and mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Work and mental health

...Introduction - In this free course, Work and mental health, you will explore how employment affects mental health and consider the way in which people can be supported back to work. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course K240 Mental health and community...Work and mental health: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you...
Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
What is Open Thanatology?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is Open Thanatology?

...managed and how people grieve, including the use of rituals. Open Thanatology is the Open University’s interdisciplinary research group for the study and education of death, dying, loss and grief across the life course. Formally renamed in 2020, the group builds on the long-standing death and dying research group at the university with a renewed energy to promote these...