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OpenLearn choices for YASS students
Health, Sports & Psychology

OpenLearn choices for YASS students

...social care, and Sport and Exercise, the choice you indicated on your form does not restrict your actual study choices. You don’t have to stick to the subjects suggested below, or what you entered on your registration form, you are free to mix and match any combination of subjects and courses, as long as the courses you choose support your study goals. The OpenLearn...
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Strange job: being Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest reigning monarch
Society, Politics & Law

Strange job: being Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest reigning monarch

...social magnitude that separated the monarch from the public in 1952 has shrunk, although taboos about touching the monarch and what can be said or worn in her presence persist. At the same time, Elizabeth II’s reign has been the most globally public in British history. Physically, she has been seen to be more accessible to the people than ever before. “I have to be...
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Explore the range of migrant experiences: Play Uneven Journeys
Society, Politics & Law

Explore the range of migrant experiences: Play Uneven Journeys

...social and political issues in less intimidating, more accessible and often more impactful ways. They also wanted to continue to explore the UK’s residency-by-investment programme, and thought it might be useful to compare the journeys of an investor and a refugee – to really highlight the uneven access to citizenship and asylum. This is how Uneven Journeys was born....
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Dangoor Education
Science, Maths & Technology

Dangoor Education

...social justice by providing high-quality education to all who wish to realise their ambitions and fulfil their potential. The provision of accessible education for all is something that David Dangoor and his family, through Dangoor Education, have passionately supported for many years. The family believe that education is vital, and, like the OU, they believe that where...
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Is the blue plaque scheme still relevant?
History & The Arts

Is the blue plaque scheme still relevant?

...social life is constructed, both materially and rhetorically’. In recent years, however, there has been a shift to approach the concept from a more democratic, bottom-up perspective which incorporates voices from the community. It’s to this end that Tony Warner describes his initiatives as interactive, intergenerational and multi-level community learning experiences....
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How do Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic students experience their undergraduate dissertation module?
Education & Development

How do Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic students experience their undergraduate dissertation module?

...social media (e.g. WhatsApp) to communicate with peers was a relaxed environment where to seek help and developed a sense of belonging, some students at times felt overwhelmed by the many messages. Specifically in relation to ethnicity, participants mainly said that it did not impact their experience, but digging deeper suggested otherwise. The following experiences were...
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Walking the walk: improving death and dying spaces
Health, Sports & Psychology

Walking the walk: improving death and dying spaces

...Social Care courses and qualifications. While feedback can inform service improvement, many sites do not have the processes in place to engage bereaved carers in how to improve such spaces. Claire Henry MBE, and Marie Cooper, both nurses with extensive experience and expertise in end-of-life care, and Roberta Lovick, national campaigner for the promotion of good quality...
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What are the challenges and opportunities of urban artificial intelligence and robotics?
Science, Maths & Technology

What are the challenges and opportunities of urban artificial intelligence and robotics?

...social media and mobile applications. First, smart city developments provide data to human actors in urban governance networks for decision-support purposes. In contrast, AI-based technologies draw upon all manner of data to learn, make decisions and act – under human supervision or otherwise. Thus AIs cannot be ignored as without human oversight they may restructure...
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