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Remembering Peter and John
Society, Politics & Law

Remembering Peter and John

...Open University...[The OU's Berrill Building] Society Matters aims to help students of The Open University, particularly those in Social Sciences, to make connections between their studies and the wider world. It can be useful to reflect on who has helped to create and maintain the ideas of the Faculty. In the light of the recent deaths of a tutor, who retired in 2015 and...
Black History Month 2022 talks
Education & Development

Black History Month 2022 talks

...Open University’s Black History Month event in October 2022...Union Black Our Union Black: Britain’s Black Culture and steps to anti-racism short 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...
HeadStart Classical Studies
History & The Arts

HeadStart Classical Studies

...courses as you like in whatever order that suits you. The course authors are all Open University Classical Studies experts who share exciting and accessible insights based on their own research into the topics you will study. So, dive into HeadStart Classical Studies and find out more! In Exploring Homer’s Odyssey by Emma Bridges, you will get to know Homer’s ancient...
Distance education: Do students believe it should be fun?
Education & Development

Distance education: Do students believe it should be fun?

...course, this included a sample of ‘novice’ undergraduates who came from secondary schools. As this module is open to any interested learner; there were also undergraduates from other levels of study as indicated in Figure 2. Findings from quantitative data (Figure 3) suggested a broadly positive view about the relationship between fun and learning in distance higher...
60 second adventures in economics: The Phillips Curve
Society, Politics & Law

60 second adventures in economics: The Phillips Curve

...Open University's Economics courses. Transcript: Bill Phillips was a crocodile hunter and economist from New Zealand, who spotted that, when employment levels are high, wages rise faster - people have more money to spend, so prices go up and so does inflation. And likewise, when unemployment is high, the lack of money to spend means that inflation goes down. This became...
Evolution of human rights
History & The Arts

Evolution of human rights

...Open University course ‘A327 Europe 1914-1989 War, Peace Modernity’... End of the League of Nations Chris Williams and Stewart Mitchell discuss the end of the league of nations Minority rights in the League of Nations What rights were assigned to minorities? Individual rights in the United Nations What rights were assigned to individuals? The problem with Individual...
Supply chains: Smart cars
Science, Maths & Technology

Supply chains: Smart cars

...Open University Course T882 Supply chain innovation, strategy and management... Supply chains: Smart cars A short introduction to this album Smart thinking Introducing the funky customisable Smart car, the result of a partnership between Mercedes and Swatch watches Smartville How the innovations continue at Smart's factory, and how the brand image is built Behind the...
Wales: Culture and identity
Society, Politics & Law

Wales: Culture and identity

...Open University course D172 Contemporary Wales... Rugby and Welsh identity Gareth Williams, professor of history at the University of Glamorgan, discusses issues in Welsh life, paying particular attention to rugby. Place and belonging in Wales Graham Day connects place, with the notion of difference in contemporary Wales. Work and difference in Wales Dave Adamson looks at...