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What does it mean to be a South Asian young adult carer?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What does it mean to be a South Asian young adult carer?

...sources of support such as bursaries, benefits, respite, counselling, educational support and financial advice. You can find out more about young adult carers services via the Carers Trust website. If you are a parent of a young adult carer, talk to them about the caring they are doing. Encourage them to seek support from social care services, including those mentioned...
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Article 5 mins
Expert opinion: Origins of the First World War
History & The Arts

Expert opinion: Origins of the First World War

...Open University's History courses and qualifications In 2012, I recorded this audio in which two leading historians of the First World War discuss their subject, and in particular the question of the origins of the war, with me. Professor John Röhl and Professor Christopher Clark explain the fascination of the topic and give their differing views on why war broke out in...
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Audio 30 mins
Understanding Alice
History & The Arts

Understanding Alice

...source of power and liberation. She refuses to continue her attempts to follow the rules, and dismisses the proceedings as ridiculous and the entire court as ‘nothing but a pack of cards’ (ch. 12). This view of childhood as intrinsically honest is another clue into why Charles Dodgson found the company of children attractive. Big and small: Alice’s changing body...
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Article 10 mins
Understanding devolution in Wales
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding devolution in Wales

...opened up a rich source of data. 66% of the 3.1m people living in Wales at the time described themselves as Welsh. Of these, around 20% described themselves as British and Welsh. Just under 17% described themselves as British. As Professor Awan-Scully mentioned in the interview in Section 1, there is a link between identity and voting intention, with individuals who...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Empires: power, resistance, legacies
History & The Arts

Empires: power, resistance, legacies

...Open University course A328 Empire: power, resistance, legacies. Course image information: oil painting on cotton cloth depicting the Battle of Adwa, 2 March 1896. The image shows Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia (centre) and Empress Taitu (bottom left) leading their troops to victory against the Italian army. You can find out more about this history in Session 3. Image:...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Is blocking migrant benefits missing the point?
Society, Politics & Law

Is blocking migrant benefits missing the point?

...open borders has more or less vanished, at least for now. The Dublin regulation, aimed at supporting asylum seekers, is hardly being upheld. The burden-sharing schemes that were agreed last year to distribute refugees more evenly over Europe are failing to come to fruition. Donald Tusk, president of the European Council, warned earlier this year that the EU has two months...
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Swept away: Brighton's Chain Pier collapses during a storm
History & The Arts

Swept away: Brighton's Chain Pier collapses during a storm

...opened with such eclat last Saturday week, has thus early met with disaster. The new large car which had been taken over to Rottingdean was thrown over and smashed to atoms, the waiting-room and landing-stage at the Brighton end were wrecked, and the damage done here alone is estimated at £3,000 or £4,000. The sea swept completely over the parade to the houses opposite,...
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How did Fidel Castro shape Cuba's history?
History & The Arts

How did Fidel Castro shape Cuba's history?

...opened up to foreign investment and tourism was encouraged. Both were key for the revolution’s continuation. Now, at the time of Castro’s death, Cuba bears little resemblance to the country he took over in 1959. The excesses of 1950s Cuba have been replaced by a more equalitarian and proud nation. After such a long, extraordinary life, it is inevitable the Castro’s...
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