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Ambiguous loss: what it is and why is it important?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ambiguous loss: what it is and why is it important?

...opened again. It leaves us wondering to what extent the acrimony that can arise in such circumstances is caused, in part at least, by the pain and tension involved in wrestling with complex feelings brought about by ambiguous loss. There can also be situations where someone is in a deep coma and is unlikely to revive, but there remains hope that this will happen one day....
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Nine top tips on talking about sex… for young people with a life-limiting or life-threatening condition
Health, Sports & Psychology

Nine top tips on talking about sex… for young people with a life-limiting or life-threatening condition

...by The Open University and Mencap. 2021 'Talking about Sex: Young people speak out'. 2020 'Talking about Sex: A booklet for young people with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions and their carers'. 2019 Guidance and Standards 'Talking about sex, sexuality and relationships: For those working with young people with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions'....
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Academic versus AI
Science, Maths & Technology

Academic versus AI

...Open University academic. We wanted to find out if it was easy to spot the difference between the work generated by a human - Mike Richards of the OU’s computing department - and that from a machine. Below are both articles. Read them and then return to our social media channels to tell us which you believe is human-written. Article A, or Article B? Good luck! Article A...
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Article 5 mins
Can landfills be used to improve biodiversity?
Nature & Environment

Can landfills be used to improve biodiversity?

...Open University's Environment courses and qualifications and the different options available. References The International Union for Conservation of Nature (2026) The ICUN Red List of Threatened Species. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org/ (Accessed: 27/03/2026) The State of Nature Partnership (2023) The state of nature report. Available at:
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Form and uses of language
History & The Arts

Form and uses of language

...open and honest with his single reader in each case – himself in his diary and Lady Ottoline in the letter – and felt no need in his attack to introduce the obscurity that he used in his ‘Protest’. In the third extract Sassoon stands back slightly to put his views into the mouth of his fictional character, George, but when he wrote this in 1930 there was no need...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
The family at the centre of early learning
Education & Development

The family at the centre of early learning

...Open University course E109 Exploring perspectives on young children’s lives and learning...The family at the centre of early learning: Learning Outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: consider how a person’s childhood experiences of family practices and traditions can influence the way they parent their own children describe what companionable...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Visions of protest: graffiti
History & The Arts

Visions of protest: graffiti

...Open University’s Arts and languages Access module, introduces you to contrasting understandings of graffiti. It draws on a wide range of different examples of graffiti, including mystery zebras in Hackney, fish graffiti in Morecambe, ‘tags’ in a Milton Keynes underpass, a McDonald’s advert and exhibits at a highly established art gallery, the Tate Modern. You...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
EU Referendum - Sovereignty
Society, Politics & Law

EU Referendum - Sovereignty

...open to trade, which helps it become more competitive and innovative. But it also points out that greater openness means more exposure to financial market contagion, especially from the Eurozone, and that the task of maintaining a dynamic, well-regulated UK financial sector may “become more challenging as the euro area integrates further.” So while its report...
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