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Supporting university students with a mental health condition
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting university students with a mental health condition

...et al. (2025) suggest that the growing prevalence is a long-term problem and global issue, pre-dating but amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic and cost-of-living crisis. Not only does poor mental health impact students’ overall wellbeing, but there also is growing evidence that mental health difficulties have significant negative impacts on students’ attainment,...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Geography Matters: A Collection
Society, Politics & Law

Geography Matters: A Collection

...articles, videos and podcasts by geographers from across the university. Whether you’re thinking about studying with the OU, looking for some extra reading between modules, or just wanting to learn more about Geography, the Geography Matters collection is the place to be. If you are an existing OU student, there are more resources on the pages supporting Environmental...
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Video 5 mins
Beginners’ French: A trip to Avignon
Languages

Beginners’ French: A trip to Avignon

...et indiquez la lettre Framboise Extrait 39 Framboise (Christine) Pardon madame, nous sommes où exactement? Valérie On est ici, en face de la gare, boulevard Saint Roch Framboise (Christine) Ah oui, merci! Et l’office du tourisme, c’est où? Valérie C’est juste là, sur le cours Jean Jaurès. Framboise (Christine) Et la mairie? Valérie l’Hôtel de ville ?...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Rio 2016: A short Paralympics reading list
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rio 2016: A short Paralympics reading list

...article at the University of Salford: Forget about the Olympics, it’s the Paralympics where the true super-humans perform ... or is it time to put an end to 'inspiration porn'? Dr Frances Ryan explains why the suggestion that paralympians are "inspirational" is problematic: See more from Frances Ryan at The Guardian London 2012 did shift pereceptions of para sports The...
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Video 5 mins
Reflections on the Glasgow City Council equal pay dispute
Society, Politics & Law

Reflections on the Glasgow City Council equal pay dispute

...article on the equal pay dispute in this collection, this was a struggle that had a long period of gestation. Lyn-Marie’s involvement came to the fore at the highpoint of the struggle in 2018 and the five-year period thereafter. Interview with Lyn-Marie Lyn-Marie was interviewed by Gerry Mooney from The Open University in Scotland at Unison’s branch offices in central...
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Audio 5 mins
Art, Loot and Empire: The Benin Bronzes
History & The Arts

Art, Loot and Empire: The Benin Bronzes

...articles/27516/how-a-global-debate-over-who-owns-african-art-is-playing-out-in-nigeria https://www.theguardian.com/education/2019/nov/27/bronze-cockerel-to-be-returned-to-nigeria-by-cambridge-college Credits Thank you to the Pitt Rivers Museum for use of the Female vocal group (Edo region, Nigeria, 1909) audio file. Acknowledgement Many thanks to Paul Dixon for providing...
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Video 30 mins
Oxygen, blood and the body
Science, Maths & Technology

Oxygen, blood and the body

...article you will discover that: many organisms need a protein to transport oxygen through the blood these proteins are metalloproteins - they contain a transition metal ion the transition metal ion must be able to be oxidised and reduced as it binds and releases oxygen these different oxidation states lead to different colours and different organisms use different metal...
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Activity 10 mins
Understanding Classical terms
History & The Arts

Understanding Classical terms

...article provides a brief overview to help people who may not be familiar with studying the Classical world feel more ‘at home’ with references to dates, names, places and terms. If you’re familiar with these aspects, use the menu below to take a look at the intermediate level articles exploring ‘The Histories’ in more detail. [Image taken from page 387 of...
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Activity 5 mins