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What do you see? How images can change what you think
History & The Arts

What do you see? How images can change what you think

...day always what they seem? Look beyond your first glance and discover how images can persuade you to think a certain way...[Launch image for 'What do you see' interactive] Select the image to begin Instructions For best results, use a modern web browser. Upgrade to the latest version of Internet Explorer or try a free alternative like Google Chrome, Firefox or Safari....
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Activity 10 mins
World Mental Health Day on OpenLearn
Health, Sports & Psychology

World Mental Health Day on OpenLearn

...anxiety, depression, mindfulness, wellbeing and more with our FREE learning resources...The theme for World Mental Health Day 2025 is "access to services - mental health in catastrophes and emergencies". The theme highlights the importance of people being able to protect their mental health whatever they're going through, because everyone deserves good mental health....
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Article 15 mins
Beyond belief: talking to the dead
Health, Sports & Psychology

Beyond belief: talking to the dead

...dying and grief? This film interactive delves into spiritual healing and your views on life after death...Start the interactive [Beyond Belief interactive launch image] Select the image to begin... Instructions For best results, use a modern web browser. Upgrade to the latest version of Internet Explorer or try a free alternative like Google Chrome, Firefox or Safari....
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Activity 20 mins
Should communities be expected to help in death, dying and bereavement?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Should communities be expected to help in death, dying and bereavement?

...Course, where people come together to think about their own lives and death and learn how to support others. Evaluation of these courses has shown that they reduce fears around death and dying, help people to consider and plan for their own death, and increase their confidence to engage with friends, family and community members who are experiencing death, dying and loss....
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Article 5 mins
Black History Month 2022 talks
Education & Development

Black History Month 2022 talks

...course is part of a UK-wide initiative to tackle racial harassment in Higher Education. In this lecture Lurraine Jones, Deputy Director of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, shares insights and reflections on the importance of the Union Black, Britain’s Black Cultures and Steps to Anti-racism short course. Lurraine is Lead Academic on this course, which is a...
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Video 3 hrs
What's next for British wages?
Money & Business

What's next for British wages?

...course, wage stagnation does not affect everyone equally. Indeed, low wages are also impacted by existing problems of racism and sexism. Declining pay, perhaps not surprisingly, is especially dramatic for non-white and non-males. There are serious racial and gender pay gaps that persist and in some cases are widening. They are linked to structural issues – such as women...
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Article 5 mins
Machine translation – using online tools to improve your language teaching
Education & Development

Machine translation – using online tools to improve your language teaching

...courses and qualifications. The free online translation tool DeepL is currently among the top globally visited websites, and everyday millions of users translate billions of characters with its help, or the help of the similarly successful Google Translate. Research shows that 99% of language students at the OU – and indeed 100% of language teachers! – are familiar...
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Article 5 mins
Year of the Tiger: Chinese New Year
Languages

Year of the Tiger: Chinese New Year

...Chinese New Year festival season will last until 15 February which is known as the Lantern Festival. [Lanterns for Chinese New Year] Celebrate the new year by dipping into some of our fantastic resources on China and Chinese. In addition to those free resources, you may also wish to have look at our newly launched short courses in Chinese language and business culture....
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Article 5 mins