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Is cleaning a route to a better life for migrants?
Society, Politics & Law

Is cleaning a route to a better life for migrants?

...courses (A1 and A2 in the European Framework of Reference) at the university. I was teaching the second of these courses and noticed that Kifibin was the most active student in the group, and he attended every lesson, that is, three times a week. He dreamt of becoming a university teacher and researcher. After finishing his programme, he tried to go on to doctoral studies...
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57 genders (and none for me?) - Part One
Society, Politics & Law

57 genders (and none for me?) - Part One

...course I shouldn’t need a big social networking service to tell me that I’m legitimate, but it does make a palpable difference to how I feel right now writing this post. Increasing numbers of people find that the gender dichotomy doesn’t capture their experience. For example, the US Human Rights Campaign reports that nearly 10% of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans*...
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The evolution of sports medicine over the last 50 Years: From the wet sponge to holistic care
Health, Sports & Psychology

The evolution of sports medicine over the last 50 Years: From the wet sponge to holistic care

...courses in these areas are a relatively new phenomena but are now fairly widespread. For example, the UCAS website indicates that there are 208 sports therapy courses available at 75 institutions in the UK for 2019/20 (UCAS, 2019). [Back massage] So, the opportunities to work with injured athletes have increased over the last fifty years, but has the work itself changed?...
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Meteoric
Science, Maths & Technology

Meteoric

...a modern web browser. Upgrade to the latest version of Internet Explorer or try a free alternative like Google Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Take your learning further Discover more by studying physics and astronomy with The Open University. If you want to see what kind of topics you'll be studying, try out some course materials for free first (look under the 'Try' column)....
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Activity 30 mins
How women changed the world
History & The Arts

How women changed the world

...'Did you know?' clue related to the woman who revolutionised her part of the world. Follow the link 'www.open.edu' or image underneath the 'Did you know?' clue to find out the full story the history books left out. Alternatively you can view articles of the women's remarkable stories here. Like this? Try a free history course Take it further with an Open University degree...
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The Quilt of Excellence: how to support older people with learning disabilities and their families
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Quilt of Excellence: how to support older people with learning disabilities and their families

...course)] Transcript You can see from the Quilt of Excellence animation that really good support for people with learning disabilities and their carers depends on supporting people to live well as they get older (e.g. having a good home and doing the things they really enjoy), supporting people to age well (e.g. helping them to cope with the physical, mental and emotional...
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Investigating Psychology Interactive
Health, Sports & Psychology

Investigating Psychology Interactive

...course Understanding autism. Note 2: the dates included in this interactive are relevant to a key moment in the individual's career and not necessarily their date of birth. Instructions View interactive in FULL screen. For best results, use a modern web browser. Try a free alternative browser like Google Chrome, Firefox or Safari. What are we missing? It is our hope that...
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Activity 15 mins
The Jewels of Heuro
Digital & Computing

The Jewels of Heuro

...courses and qualifications The challenge Deep in the heart of the South American rainforest, in the lost Temple of Algoritmo, lie the fabled Jewels of Heuro. Protecting them are zombies who have guarded the secrets of the jewels through the centuries. As a treasure hunter, your aim is to collect all jewels before the zombies reach you. Are you ready? Congratulations to...
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