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What does it mean to be a South Asian young adult carer?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What does it mean to be a South Asian young adult carer?

...article shares the experiences of 16–24 year olds in England who provide unpaid care to relatives, balancing cultural expectations, education and their own wellbeing...اس مضمون کو اردو آڈیو ورژن میں سننے کے لیے یہاں کلک کریں (Click here for the Urdu audio version of this article). Young adult carers in England Young people...
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What are South Asian young adult carers’ aspirations for the future?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What are South Asian young adult carers’ aspirations for the future?

...article shares their dreams for the future, from higher education and careers to starting families and owning homes, and highlights the support that can help them achieve their goals...Click here for the Punjabi audio version of this article. South Asian young adult carers in England South Asian young people aged 16 to 25 years are often caring for one or more ill or...
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Sound Systems: Listening to music together
History & The Arts

Sound Systems: Listening to music together

...article and video explores how some of these elements shape our musical experiences and communities, with a focus on one individual's story and sound systems...The technology we use to make and especially to listen to music has been constantly evolving ever since human beings started engaging with music. Putting together larger groups of musicians and singers and making...
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Spectres, Monsters, Fairies and Vampires: An introduction to the Irish Gothic
OpenLearn Ireland

Spectres, Monsters, Fairies and Vampires: An introduction to the Irish Gothic

...article you will explore the emergence and development of an early Gothic tradition on the island of Ireland, examining the unique social and historical factors that influenced the development of gothic and ghost-story writing over the course of the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. An extract from Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla (1872) will give you a chance to see...
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Brain Awareness Week
Science, Maths & Technology

Brain Awareness Week

...articles with mind-blowing facts, we've got a host of FREE brainy learning materials...Brain Awareness Week is a global campaign to increase public awareness of the progress and benefits of brain research. Here, on OpenLearn, we want to encourage you to learn more about the brain so we've collated a series of useful and interesting resources from our experts about the...
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Soil as the book of nature
Nature & Environment

Soil as the book of nature

...article was originally published in 2009, and contained a video of Hilary Benn - in his then role as Enivronment Secretary - talking about soil quality. Following the change of govenrmnent in 2010, this video was removed from YouTube and a new document, Safeguarding our soils: A strategy for England, was published by the coalition government. Take it further Educate...
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The healing power of nature writing
Health, Sports & Psychology

The healing power of nature writing

...article explains how...Nature itself can be a healer – not just through the scientifically evidenced healing effects of green spaces, water, birdsong or being among trees, but also through the realisation that we are nature, not separate from it. This idea is central to a growing body of research, particularly in the fields of nature writing and ecotherapy (Brazier,...
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Neurodiversity Collection
Health, Sports & Psychology

Neurodiversity Collection

...inclusive world. Our articles and free courses are here to help you understand neurodiversity more and discover support strategies, particularly during this Neurodiversity Celebration Week (16-22 March)...This OpenLearn collection brings together a range of free resources designed to educate, inspire, and support neurodivergent learners, allies, educators, and employers....
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