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...education. Tom's story Hear how Tom overcame health challenges and adapted to life as a student. [My Path to University: Tom's Story] Andrea's story Andrea shares his perspective as a young carer and the first member of his family to go to university. [My Path to University: Andrea's Story] Liam's story Liam shares his experience of joining university later in life and...

...Open University’s BME network steering group and dedicated LGBTQI+ ally to the OU’s Proud Network, I believe that everybody should have access to a safe space to speak up and be their authentic selves. I had the pleasure of engaging with individuals from the Black and Minority Ethnic LGBTQI+ community during Pride month. Having a safe space to discuss sensitive topics...

...resources? What education and social care system is best for the country and its economy? What expectations should we have of practitioners? In answering these questions, you are also likely to have looked back at your own experiences, and reflected upon where your ideas and beliefs have come from. This might involve looking back on your own education, or forward to the...

...educational research with the forcibly displaced.]Figure 1 An ecological representation of the web of potential relationships in educational research with the forcibly displaced. In doing so, differences in power and agency should be recognised to identify existing and potential vulnerabilities and marginalisation. While some of this might be explicit, a...

...resources on developing good academic practice and discover how to build them into your studies...If you are studying with The Open University, especially if you are new to academic study, you should complete the All my own work: exploring academic integrity course. Plagiarism comes in all shapes and forms. This short interactive course is essential if you want to...

...Open Days, to drawing up firm choices and Clearing. Episode 3: Will I fit in at university? University life is a whirlwind of new experiences - which is exciting but also daunting. In this episode we have an honest chat about the social aspects of university life - the freshers experience, making friends, living away from home - or indeed, staying at home. University life...

...educators and young people develop the values, knowledge, and actions needed to shape global solutions and tackle pressing challenges, from climate change to AI governance...Science and technology are no longer confined to laboratories or the exclusive realm of experts. Today, they shape nearly every aspect of our world—driving international efforts to tackle climate...