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How can honour killings be stopped?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can honour killings be stopped?

...resources away from legal aid and welfare services. Offences introduced on forced marriage and female genital mutilation have so far not yielded any or many prosecutions and convictions, and some BME women’s groups complain of victims refusing to come forward due to a fear of jailing their parents or other relatives. There is also concern that the seriousness of...
10 flabbergasting facts you'll find on OpenLearn
Miscellaneous

10 flabbergasting facts you'll find on OpenLearn

...humans only have 46[Photograph, colour. Three spaniel dogs on leashes, looking at the camera curiously.] Yes, man's best friend has DNA just like the rest of us. While pooches have 78 chromosomes, their enemy (cats) only have 38. Dog chromosomes were first described by scientists in 1928. DNA can show us why there are so many different breeds. Dr Mark Hirst explains:...
Tim Scoones - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Tim Scoones - Earth in Vision

...humanity to listen and want to listen, because when commissioners commission things, they look at past performance and if people don’t watch the stuff, then why are we making it? And you could argue for someone like the BBC, whose meant to be reaching, quite literally, as many people as possible, something for everyone, because we’re essentially all paying a tax for...
52 things you never knew about OpenLearn
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52 things you never knew about OpenLearn

...resources...​...Find out more about The Open University's Open Degree qualifications. ABOUT OPENLEARN OpenLearn was born in 2006, the same year Bernard Matthews discontinued Turkey Twizzlers (thanks for that, Jamie Oliver) and Pluto got declassed as a planet. We’ve had more than 85 million visitors to OpenLearn since 2006. That’s more than the population of Italy,...
53 things you never knew about OpenLearn
Education & Development

53 things you never knew about OpenLearn

...resources...​...ABOUT OPENLEARN OpenLearn was born in 2006, the same year Bernard Matthews discontinued Turkey Twizzlers (thanks for that, Jamie Oliver) and Pluto got declassed as a planet. We’ve had more than 100 million visitors to OpenLearn since 2006. Our borders are open - anyone from any country is welcome (however, if you want to create an account you must be...
Exploring learning disabilities: supporting belonging Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring learning disabilities: supporting belonging

...human stories the course considers the complex moral, ethical and practical debates learning disability gives rise to...Please note: This course will be closed on 21st September 2026 for updates. Please ensure all content has been completed by then. We aim to relaunch this course with new updates not long after this date. Do you have experience of learning disabilities?...
Leaving no stone unturned in the pursuit of female athletic performance
Health, Sports & Psychology

Leaving no stone unturned in the pursuit of female athletic performance

...human performance to make the fastest marathon in history possible. The Breaking-2 team scoured the world for the place with the best climate for endurance running – not too hot, not too cold, not too humid. They found a route with the best surface for running at speed. Nike designed shoes that improve running efficiency by 4%. On the day there were 42 pacers (all...
Dancing to the rhythm of cultures
Languages

Dancing to the rhythm of cultures

...human choreographic arrangements. Communities pass their local dances, songs and music to the next generations together with their costumes and instruments. A salient characteristic is that men play an important role in these dancing events. The dominance of the masculine is particularly evident in Andalusia where most dances are still executed by groups of men. Within...