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Witches in popular culture
History & The Arts

Witches in popular culture

...Open University's History courses and qualifications [A memorial plaque to the Devon Witches, the last women to be executed for "witchcraft" in England] A memorial to the last women to be killed for 'witchcraft' in the UK - but 300 years later, 'witch' is still a term of abuse thrown at women You would have thought that Western society might have grown out of the habit of...
Outdoor Therapy: The Benefits of Walking and Talking
Health, Sports & Psychology

Outdoor Therapy: The Benefits of Walking and Talking

...Open University's Health and Wellbeing courses Accessing face-to-face counselling can be difficult.However, many people have been found a different kind of therapy very valuable: Walking Therapy. You may also like to listen to our podcast here. Two things come to mind when we think of walking and outdoors: both are immensely beneficial for our physical and mental health...
Budget 2017: Instant reactions
Money & Business

Budget 2017: Instant reactions

...open to talent from all countries. The rhetoric was strong and the jokes were feeble. What was required – and what was lacking – was a long-term plan on how to deal with the challenges ahead. Simon Wren-Lewis, Professor of Economic Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford University What any macroeconomist should ask of this budget is: has the chancellor...
Is science fiction a field in its own right?
History & The Arts

Is science fiction a field in its own right?

...opens in a manner that seems to reinforce this generalization by vehemently denying it. The main themes of his introduction are “Science fiction’s crises of legitimation, and how science fiction (and its criticism) remains a contested field” (Baker vii). However, in that same year, a more confident approach emerged in The Oxford Handbook of Science Fiction. No...
The Life of Saint Andrew
History & The Arts

The Life of Saint Andrew

...opens her affections to God, and receives the rays of his divine light in heavenly contemplation. The joy and comfort which St. Andrew felt in that conversation are not to be expressed by words. By it he clearly learned that Jesus was the Messias and the Redeemer of the world, and resolved from that moment to follow him: he was the first of his disciples, and therefore is...
Will we ever be able to trust an AI sports coach?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Will we ever be able to trust an AI sports coach?

...open-ended survey with athletes, coaches and academics revealed insights which support many of the positive claims associated with AI but also raised questions about safety, ethical practices and the importance of human relationships in coaching. What can AI do? Despite 66 per cent of the research participants expressing reservations about using AI, many of them talked...
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

...Open University (South Asian Young Adult Carers’ Transitions to Adulthood), funded by the NIHR, has been exploring the lives of South Asian young adult carers living in England. The study reveals that these young people balance caring duties alongside studying, fulfilling their family expectations, and pursuing their own aspirations for the future. In this SATTA...
An introduction to music theory
History & The Arts

An introduction to music theory

...Open University course A224 Inside music. It covers ground similar to that found in the syllabus of the Associated Board Theory Grades 1–3 (ABRSM, 2018). Sound files have been provided for all the music notation examples as it is important for you to be able to listen to the sounds represented by the notation. There is an audio bar below each notated example; click on...
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