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Child mental health: is it in crisis?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Child mental health: is it in crisis?

...out of ideas. She gets so upset. DAVE And she says she’s got a stomach ache, and she doesn’t look well when she’s like this. I mean, we’ve got an appointment with the GP next week. And she’s been doing her work online. Can she not carry on doing that for now? MRS WRIGHT (ON PHONE) Yes, I’ll send her the work, but you must understand we need to work out some...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Assessing contemporary science
Science, Maths & Technology

Assessing contemporary science

...out more. Activity 3 Perspectives on contemporary science and scientists Timing: Allow about 1 hour Study the following audio interviews, featuring Open University scientists, Clare Warren (Senior Lecturer in Earth Sciences), Martin Bootman (Reader in Biomedicine), Claire Turner (Professor of Analytical Science) and Phil Wheeler (Senior Lecturer in Ecology). Each of the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs
Surface water
Nature & Environment

Surface water

...out to sea) and by oil, from recreational boats on the reservoirs. These factors have caused serious concerns about the environmental effects of big dams (Section 3.4)...Surface water: 3.2 Sites for reservoirs - The simplest way to create a reservoir is to build a dam across a river where it flows through a narrow, deep valley. This shape of valley would enable a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
The American Civil Rights Movement
History & The Arts

The American Civil Rights Movement

...out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal”. I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave-owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. (quoted in Sundquist, 2009, p. 232) You can watch part of the speech in the...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Keeping the spark of the 60s alive: Neil Young and a sense of place
History & The Arts

Keeping the spark of the 60s alive: Neil Young and a sense of place

...out, pushing his listeners to think about their values on a range of subjects from environmentalism and agriculture to corporate advertising and new technologies.” This activist spirit stems from what The Guardian has called the “greatest protest song ever”. Young wrote the Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young song “Ohio” in May 1970 in response to the shootings of four...
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Article 5 mins
Under Pressure again: Can the England team bring football home?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Under Pressure again: Can the England team bring football home?

...events generate. Hodgson’s 2016 team is a stronger, more resilient and more experienced squad that the one that lost out in 2014 and one can surmise that such a significant defeat will have made them even more determined to lay to rest the ghosts of the last 50 years. This article was originally published on the OU Sport & Fitness Team blog. Explore our Euro 2016 hub...
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Article 10 mins
What can we learn from Pokemon Go?
Education & Development

What can we learn from Pokemon Go?

...out how Niantic has engaged all those young people. That last one is the challenge for teachers. How do we tap into the power of this phenomenon and use it to support learning? This is a challenge that teachers have been facing since the emergence of virtual reality and augmented reality. Can we take these technologies, with their power to excite and inspire, and use them...
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Article 5 mins
The impact of Brexit on British wages
Money & Business

The impact of Brexit on British wages

...out', 'So what the hell happens now?' and 'Brexit time'. Images of David Cameron looking shocked on the front pages.] As the first country to industrialise, the UK arguably has one of the longest histories of modern employment relations. It is one defined by high levels of unionism as well as a traditionally “voluntarist” role of the state. Over the past three decades...
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Article 5 mins