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South Asian young adult carers: Balancing their caring roles and planning for the future
Health, Sports & Psychology

South Asian young adult carers: Balancing their caring roles and planning for the future

...social care and education staff and students, regarding the support needs of South Asian and other young adult carers, the value of transition assessments and where to find support. Further resources will be added as the research progresses. We would like to thank Chandini Subramanyam-Paul and Sabbir Ali for their involvement in preparing the scripts and voicing the...
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Exploring Psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring Psychology

...social psychology? The audio tracks feature disabled people who reflect on how disability has affected their sense of identity. Also featured are the cases of twins who didn't grow up together, people coping with memory loss, and the famous case of the soprano Lisa-Lee who discovered in her twenties that a rare genetic disorder meant she was actually a girl, not a boy....
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Audio 1 hr 33 mins
Week 6 Civilisations: The debate
History & The Arts

Week 6 Civilisations: The debate

...works of art that speak of this history. Moreover, this was also a period of great exploration and scientific discovery, to which the visual arts contributed greatly. Which brings us to the discussion I will be moderating live between 12-1pm on Friday, 6th April. Join in by posting a response in the Comments section below (select 'save' to send your comment). This episode...
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My experience as a shop steward: British Leyland in the 1960s and 1970s
Society, Politics & Law

My experience as a shop steward: British Leyland in the 1960s and 1970s

...working at the British Leyland factory, Bathgate, West Lothian. This was one of the largest plants of its kind established in the UK in the post-1945 era and was to represent an important source of employment for an overwhelmingly male workforce drawn from across Central Scotland...Find out more about The Open University's Open degree qualification. British Leyland...
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The Open University and Children in Scotland learning portal
Education & Development

The Open University and Children in Scotland learning portal

...working with children and young people. The courses on this portal are designed to be accessible and can be completed any time and at your own pace. The courses have also been chosen to complement Children in Scotland’s eLearning hub and Open Learning Programme, developing combined and comprehensive learning opportunities across a range of topics. All the courses on...
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Living the Legacy
Science, Maths & Technology

Living the Legacy

...work, Janice Asnine from the OU and Roberta Kacowicz from The British Council in Brazil, discuss the various initiatives that they have been involved in all over the world to promote Darwin. Their work shows that he can still be both relevant and exciting, and that diverse methods can be used to introduce young people and a variety of modern communities to Darwin’s...
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Free online resources for Ukrainians settling in the UK and Ireland
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Free online resources for Ukrainians settling in the UK and Ireland

...work' written across] SKILLS FOR WORK: Enhance your work skills without committing to full-time study. Support and resources from other organisations [Cisco Networking Academy Partner]The Open University collaborates with many international industry partners within the digital technologies sector. This includes Cisco – where, The Open University leads a large community...
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Extending your learning with postgraduate skills
Education & Development

Extending your learning with postgraduate skills

...work or charity activities, through educational provision, or to related policy contexts. The benefits might be changes in thinking which can then drive changes in practice. This could be your practice if you work in one of these settings. It could be the practice of others, if you share what you are learning with professionals and volunteers in these settings, either in...
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