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The history of female protest and suffrage in the UK
History & The Arts

The history of female protest and suffrage in the UK

...working and living conditions suffered by working-class women, but eventually joined the campaign for women’s suffrage. You will also spend some time with the prominent suffragette May Billinghurst, as well as looking at the ways in which the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU), the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS) and the First World War...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Introducing professional practice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing professional practice

...work including child protection services, hospitals and mental health providers with an aim to explaining everyday practices and ideas for the future. Material is taken from The Open University course K114 Introducing professional practice... Introducing professional practice A short introduction to this album. A day in the life of a hospital ward: Ward Sister A Ward...
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Audio 54 mins
Dr Eric Addae Kyeremeh on his experience at The Open University
Education & Development

Dr Eric Addae Kyeremeh on his experience at The Open University

...working at the OU, and his highlights...Key moments: In the first video Eric describes his experience of working at the OU for the past ten years, and the success he has had in that time. Eric explains his key moments and highlights. Transcript Staffing changes: When Eric started working at the OU, he noticed he did not observe any black colleagues. He explains here the...
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Video 15 mins
Centreless grinding
Science, Maths & Technology

Centreless grinding

...work rest platform. The speed of the grinding wheels rotation relative to each other determines the rate at which material is removed...Conventional cylindrical grinding [Images to demonstrate 'Centreless grinding' - see article ] Conventional internal grinding [Images to demonstrate 'Centreless grinding' - see article ] Principles of centreless grinding [Images to...
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Article 10 mins
Thomas Stocker - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Thomas Stocker - Stories of Change

...Working Group I "The Physical Science Basis" of the IPCC, the United Nations Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change. Thomas Stocker has co-authored more than 200 publications; he holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Versailles and has received several awards for his work. He is a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union and a Foreign Member of the...
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Audio 5 mins
Compassion and care: staff experiences of death, the role of bereavement policies in higher education
Health, Sports & Psychology

Compassion and care: staff experiences of death, the role of bereavement policies in higher education

...working lives. A recent survey set out to find out more about bereavement support for staff in UK HEIs...Find out about The Open University's Health and Social Care courses and qualifications. Researchers have known for some time that the way employers treat their staff can have a huge impact on their mental health and wellbeing, especially around life events. Paid...
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Article 5 mins
Women Writers: Voices in Transition
History & The Arts

Women Writers: Voices in Transition

...work in very certain terms. This series of video-slideshows reveals how writing and reputation are often forged in transition, uncertainty and change. In these 4 films we re-examine the lives, work and influence of: Virginia Woolf, Jean Rhys, Katherine Mansfield and Jeanette Winterson. This material forms part of the Open University course A300 20th century literature:...
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Video 17 mins
Stamford College
Education & Development

Stamford College

...work and work experience placements. ...[Students at Stamford College with their certificates of participation.]Caz Dolby, Assistant Head of Faculty at the College, uses OpenLearn courses to support and diversify the delivery of their BTEC, shaking up traditional ways of learning for their students. ‘At the moment we're working on units around work experience. We've...
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Article 5 mins