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Exploring oak woodland
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring oak woodland

...course Exploring science... Exploring oak woodland A short introduction to this album. Touring an oak wood Professor David Streeter takes us on a guided tour of an English oak wood. Following a food chain From sunlight to sparrow hawks - Professors David Streeter and Chris Perrins track a woodland food chain. Looking for regeneration Professor David Streeter investigates...
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Audio 22 mins
Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Spain
Languages

Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Spain

...the Galicia region, north west Spain. It is named after Santiago (St James) who is the patron saint of Galicia and Spain. The cross of Santiago is indeed always featured on the top of this tart. Just like Catalonia and the Basque Country, Galicia has its own official language, Galician, which has equal status to Spanish. Image: webos fritos under Creative Commons license...
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Activity 10 mins
Mary Shelley: the expert view
History & The Arts

Mary Shelley: the expert view

...languages, and was used to meeting her father’s literary friends, including William Hazlitt, Charles Lamb and Coleridge. In 1807 the family moved to Holborn, where Mary could hear the screams of animals being slaughtered in the candlelit abattoirs under Smithfield. As she suffered from poor health, she was sent away for long periods to recuperate. During one memorable...
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Closing the awarding gap: practical actions to support Black and minority ethnic students
Education & Development

Closing the awarding gap: practical actions to support Black and minority ethnic students

...language (‘feeling tired’, ‘having a bad day’). Recognise that Black and minority ethnic students typically desire more contact with tutors and may feel anxious about assessments. Offer example assessments and clear explanations of marking decisions to increase transparency and reduce stress. Take extra care to pronounce students’ names correctly and create...
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Decolonising the idea of culture in management studies
Money & Business

Decolonising the idea of culture in management studies

...language – is linked to the historical development of European nation states in the eighteenth century (Grosfoguel, 2011). Hofstede’s attempt to export this essentially European idea to other contexts is deeply Eurocentric and gets in the way of understanding how alternative cultural formations might work in practice elsewhere. Finally, the management curriculum is...
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Video 40 mins
Supporting South Asian young adult carers: A guide for social workers
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting South Asian young adult carers: A guide for social workers

...language used, the reality of caring is similar: they perform a wide range of caring tasks, from housework and personal care to managing medications and acting as interpreters (Boyle and Sarwar, 2025). However, their caring roles are often not recognised by family members and professionals. Yet, many South Asian young adult carers are concurrently pursuing studies at...
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A discussion on melanoma (skin cancer) as a teenager
Health, Sports & Psychology

A discussion on melanoma (skin cancer) as a teenager

...courses and qualifications. Jack Brodie, a former young person with cancer, recounts his experience with Dr Wendy McInally who has spent over 25 years in clinical and educational delivery environments across the United Kingdom and internationally. Wendy has built a comprehensive research and education portfolio around children and young people with cancer. Wendy completed...
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Surrogacy around the world
Health, Sports & Psychology

Surrogacy around the world

...the world..._Find out more about The Open University's Health and social care courses and qualifications. _ Select the icons on the interactive map below, to discover how surrogacy differs from country to country. @@PLUGINFILE@@/Surrogacy%20around%20the%20world.h5p Key for the map Altruistic: Surrogate is unpaid, though any expenses incurred may be reimbursed. Commercial: Surrogate is paid – can be organised via agency ......
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