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A year in review 2022
Education & Development

A year in review 2022

...social media, completing his Twitter acquisition for an eye-watering US$44 billion, and Jodie Whittaker exited Doctor Who five years after becoming the first female Doctor. New to OpenLearn: check out our new ‘intro to OpenLearn’ animation and our Good hair: perceptions of racism interactive. [Blue banner says population rockets, while rocket gets populated] The...
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Am I In Control?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Am I In Control?

...social affairs people can control world events. Most people don't realise the extent to which their lives are controlled by accidental happenings. There really is no such thing as luck. It is hard to know whether or not a person really likes you. How many friends you have depends upon how nice a person you are. In the long run the bad things that happen to us are balanced...
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Signposts for Work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Signposts for Work

...social and life experiences studying, learning, experience and knowledge improvement interests, passions and hobbies. Taking the time to reflect on your own skills, knowledge and character, using the resources in this theme to assess where you are now and where you could develop even further, may help to point you towards new goals and opportunities (see Resources section...
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Trade Union membership cards - more than just a card
Society, Politics & Law

Trade Union membership cards - more than just a card

...Social Sciences courses. Background The provision of diaries has long been part of the service that many unions provide for their members. Even in this era of online calendars and diaries, a hard copy union diary was often gratefully received by trade unionists, a good place to note details of shifts, holidays and other work-related information – in addition to many...
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International health service: How the NHS has always relied on overseas labour
Society, Politics & Law

International health service: How the NHS has always relied on overseas labour

...social architecture and has come to be closely tied to British identity. Skilfully linking the NHS with Britishness was a winning strategy for Leave campaigners. Commonwealth countries and the (Inter)National Health Service Migrant doctors from Europe, especially Jews who moved due to rising anti-Semitism in parts of Europe, had always formed a part of the medical...
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Life as a Railway Worker: An Oral History Testimony by Nan Zaimaitas nee Lamont
Society, Politics & Law

Life as a Railway Worker: An Oral History Testimony by Nan Zaimaitas nee Lamont

...Social Sciences courses. Introducing Nan Zaimaitas by Angela MacGregor I first met Nan at the start of my own career in the Scottish Railways. You would be forgiven for overlooking this unassuming woman as being ‘nobody important’, as she sat quietly in Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) branch meetings while other voices were raised, and tempers frayed. Then Nan would...
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A timeline between The OU and the royal family
History & The Arts

A timeline between The OU and the royal family

...Social Sciences (FASS) often in the thick of proceedings. The department has also drawn inspiration from the royals, with their traditions and lives providing a springboard for think pieces, videos and even a free OpenLearn course. As the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations draw near, take a look back across the decades to see how the royals have helped shape what the...
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Could a progressive alliance remake UK politics?
Society, Politics & Law

Could a progressive alliance remake UK politics?

...social upset. Going on the offensive, then, seems to be the only option on the table. It’s difficult to do otherwise: a defence of the indefensible is not possible or sustainable; only attack. The result is a cabinet of ministers who belittle anyone seeking to scrutinise them and a prime minister who announces a snap general election with incredible belligerence,...
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