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Opening up history: teaching transatlantic slavery in British schools
History & The Arts

Opening up history: teaching transatlantic slavery in British schools

...student and wrote my thesis on George Hibbert, a proslavery West India merchant and art, book and botany collector. This research eventually became my first monograph The Bonds of Family: Slavery, Commerce and Culture in the British Atlantic World (MUP, 2020). 3. What is it about your specialist area that fascinates you? The history, legacies and representation of slavery...
What's the problem with the government's plans for our schools?
Education & Development

What's the problem with the government's plans for our schools?

...become hard to make sense of. The OU's Jacqueline Baxter shares a personal view of the state schools are in...If you were in any doubt about how complex and opaque the education system in England has become, a new report by MPs has outlined it in no uncertain terms. The report by the House of Commons education select committee into Regional Schools Commissioners (RSCs)...
Hip Hop and the Institution
History & The Arts

Hip Hop and the Institution

...become an institution itself, if we think for example of hip-hop themed record labels, clothing brands, youth outreach programmes or university courses. On the other hand, though, Hip Hop activists have consistently critiqued the way the Institution uses resources, knowledge and aesthetics created by communities of Hip Hop heads without giving back anything of value to...
How does OpenLearn deal with older content?
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How does OpenLearn deal with older content?

...OU brand/reputation. We have received a valid request to remove a piece of content. It requires technology to access that has become difficult for an average user to acquire (e.g. a piece of content requires certain software to be able to enjoy). Our preference is to update content rather than remove a piece entirely. Reasons for updating content may include: The article,...
Five tips for making friends at university
Education & Development

Five tips for making friends at university

...student sitting at table with friends] Rachel Byron, senior lecturer in Mental Health & Wellbeing at Wrexham University, shares five tips on what you can do to help build friendships as you start your university journey. Transcript Try new things Make a list of things you’d like to have a go at, and then have a go at them! It might be a walking group, a singing group, a...
Grammar matters
Languages

Grammar matters

...become a more technical piece of writing? OK? [SIDE CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN STUDENTS] MARK RAYNER OK. What else has changed in that first sentence? STUDENT It changed ‘shape of a body’ to ‘somatotype’. MARK RAYNER ‘Shape of a body’ is changed to ‘somatotype’. Exactly. We’ve packed all that information, way of describing the shape of a body, into...
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Exploring stereotypes in STEM
Education & Development

Exploring stereotypes in STEM

...OU academics and students the following questions: 1. Who are you, what do you do in STEM/have you done in STEM? 2. Why did you choose to study STEM subjects? 3. Why choose a STEM career? 4. Why do you belong in STEM? Who are you, what do you do/have you done in STEM? Transcript Why did you choose to study STEM subjects? Transcript Why choose a STEM career? Transcript Why...
How our brain changes as we grow old: the Blood Brain Barrier breakdown
Science, Maths & Technology

How our brain changes as we grow old: the Blood Brain Barrier breakdown

...OU research student, Eduardo Frias-Anaya explains:...Brain and homeostasis [microvessels in the blood brain barrier] Figure 1: Tight junctions between brain endothelial cells control the transport across the barrier The brain acts as the centre of the nervous system, controlling processes occurring at different levels in the body. The structure of the brain is complex and...