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Why I believe 'yes' is only a matter of time
Society, Politics & Law

Why I believe 'yes' is only a matter of time

...course, there are examples that maybe cut against both, but the overwhelming evidence points to a classed geography of voting. Now, that’s not to say everyone who was in a working class situation, a working class background voted yes, or everyone who was middle or upper class voted no, but the evidence is there that shows that there was a major division between some of...
Europa: a collection
Science, Maths & Technology

Europa: a collection

Jupiter’s moon Europa is the target of several exploration missions that will be sending data back to Earth over the coming years. Find out more about this moon and what these missions are investigating by reading our free articles, courses and other resources.
Olympics, Paralympics, Olympians and Paralympians
Health, Sports & Psychology

Olympics, Paralympics, Olympians and Paralympians

...with the content below. Game-changing FREE courses We've put together 12 of our top FREE courses - perfect if you're a budding athlete, a coach or mentor, psychologist, or if you just want to find out more about sport and fitness Now discover the Winter Olympics It's a bit colder, but find out who the medal hopefuls are for Team GB at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. -->...
Volunteering with a personal or professional focus
Education & Development

Volunteering with a personal or professional focus

...Open University. It has even given her ideas of ways of working and initiatives that could be implemented in her own team. Catherine’s volunteering doesn’t come with a significant time commitment; she estimates she spends a couple of hours every couple of months preparing for and attending meetings, with some additional activities on an ad hoc basis. The main...
Studying Environments and Societies
Society, Politics & Law

Studying Environments and Societies

...how the environment is entangled with the cultural, the economic, the social, and the political. They also discuss how the new course draws upon cutting-edge research being carried out by the Open University’s academics. Environment and Society (DD213) will be a level two course and available for study from Autumn 2018. For more details visit the Online Prospectus....
Ramadan: What do you need to know?
Education & Development

Ramadan: What do you need to know?

...course through the fasting learning to be a better person. This is not always easy as when you haven’t eaten or drunk anything, it’s hard to keep your cool and ensure you are being fair, honest, humble and so on... but nonetheless that is the test for Muslims and something we all embrace and value. The key question you might have is: what can employers, managers and...
How the stove changed the kitchen
Society, Politics & Law

How the stove changed the kitchen

...open fire rather than on her stove well into the interwar period. Other families used the stove only in the summer months or for selective cooking. Winifred Renshaw’s family continued to use their range during the winter months even after they had their gas stove. In the same period, Joyce Skinner’s family used the range in their living room for boiling hot water and...
Remembering Gary Slapper
Society, Politics & Law

Remembering Gary Slapper

...Open University and contributor to OpenLearn and Open2.net - has died...[Gary Slapper] Gary Slapper Carol Howells, senior lecturer in law with The OU Law School, writes: It is with great sadness that the death of Professor Gary Slapper is announced. Gary first joined the OU in 1997 and was instrumental in the founding of the OU Law School and the UK’s first taught...