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Can Space Technologies solve the Sustainable Development Goals?
Science, Maths & Technology

Can Space Technologies solve the Sustainable Development Goals?

...technological innovations solve global problems, and how can they be used inclusively? Devyani Gajjar explores…...[World Space Week Poster] World Space Week poster available on their site for download Along with other space technologies, satellites are being used globally to improve lives through the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). So, I've decided...
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Stress and anxiety in the digital age: the dark side of technology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Stress and anxiety in the digital age: the dark side of technology

...technology that is making many of us anxious and stressed? Dr Gini Harrison and Dr Mathijs Lucassen explore the top five stressors:...Find out more about The Open University’s Mental health and community qualification. Technology is everywhere, and mobile phones have become an essential part of everyday life. According to Ofcom’s 2017 figures, 94% of adults in the UK...
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How technology can challenge our understanding of Frankenstein
History & The Arts

How technology can challenge our understanding of Frankenstein

Dr Francesca Benatti, Research Fellow in Digital Humanities at The Open University, believes specialised text analysis software can help us develop new insights into classic literature...When Mary Shelley published her iconic Gothic novel two hundred years ago in 1818, she probably did not imagine it would continue to be read and reprinted into the twenty-first...
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The first 25 years: OU Renewable Energy Education
Nature & Environment

The first 25 years: OU Renewable Energy Education

...Education. This was a revolutionary development for the OU...[Photo of wind turbines in an Offshore wind farm in the United Kingdom.] Rampion Offshore Wind Farm, United Kingdom The Energy & Environment Research Unit (EERU) at the OU was formed in 1985 by a merger of ATG (Alternative Technology Group) and ERG (Energy Research Group). EERU’s remit included wind, solar,...
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Decolonisation and Higher Education: Closing the Degree Awarding Gap
Education & Development

Decolonisation and Higher Education: Closing the Degree Awarding Gap

...educators. Data about the gap refers to students obtaining ‘good’ classifications in their degrees, either firsts or seconds. According to Advance HE (2020), in the 2019/20 academic year, the proportion of white students who graduated with a first or upper second-class degree was significantly higher than their black counter parts, with gaps between Black African...
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Co-production – challenges and opportunities for the Higher Education curriculum
Health, Sports & Psychology

Co-production – challenges and opportunities for the Higher Education curriculum

...education is well established. Collaborating in equal partnerships via ‘co-production’ can facilitate this engagement. For the purposes of co-production in the educational curriculum, this means that people with lived experiences of using social work services are included as equals within the course team. Resources are recommended at the end for wider reading about...
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Supporting care-experienced students in UK higher education
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting care-experienced students in UK higher education

...educational and financial hurdles, targeted university support can unlock their potential. This article explores the challenges care leavers face and how they can be helped to succeed. ...Find out more about The Open University's Health and Social Care courses and qualifications. UK literature consistently shows that care-experienced young people face lower educational...
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Home education: levelling the playing field or increasing inequalities?
Education & Development

Home education: levelling the playing field or increasing inequalities?

...Educators (EHE) experience of exam cancellations revealed not only systematic and financial disadvantages for these EHE students but interestingly showed new insights into how they learn, approach and regard exams...Find out more about The Open University’s Childhood and Youth Studies qualification. [Sign saying 'EXAMS AHEAD' next to books] EHE students have to pay in...
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