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Alastair Fothergill - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Alastair Fothergill - Earth in Vision

...History Unit and Series Producer of 'The Blue Planet', 'Planet Earth' and Executive Producer of 'Frozen Planet', talks inspiration, green issues and Sir David Attenborough...Alastair Fothergill Alastair Fothergill was educated at Harrow School and the Universities of St. Andrew’s and Durham. He joined the BBC Natural History Unit in 1983. He has worked on a wide range...
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Video 15 mins
Week 5 Civilisations: The debate
History & The Arts

Week 5 Civilisations: The debate

...Histories. What does it mean when we use the term ‘Renaissance’? This is a term still hotly debated in the field of Art History. The period in European history between c. 1400- 1600 is traditionally understood as 'the Renaissance', often celebrated as a high point in the European tradition, associated with creativity, and new inventions inspired by the revival of...
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Article 5 mins
What makes a good father?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What makes a good father?

...come in all shapes and sizes, and not all families include fathers. But when there’s a father or someone in the fathering role, we all have our own ideas about what makes a good dad. What does a man have to do to earn this title, and have our standards changed over time? Explore our interactive to learn more...[Screenshot from animation - What makes a good father?]...
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Activity 10 mins
LGBTQ Hub
Education & Development

LGBTQ Hub

Collection of free resources exploring sexuality and LGBTQ+ history across the core faculty areas within The Open University.
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Let’s not talk about dying: Five reasons why people avoid planning for their end-of-life care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Let’s not talk about dying: Five reasons why people avoid planning for their end-of-life care

...family/friends who may be called on to help make decisions about your care if you cannot make those decisions yourself). 5: My family will make the decisions on my behalf [silhouette of a large family] This is a default position for many people, hoping that their family will make decisions for them if they are unable to. And this can work really well in some scenarios and...
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Article 10 mins
Different types of business
Money & Business

Different types of business

...family must pose quite different challenges from a multinational corporation with operations in many different countries. This free course introduces different types of business, depending on industry sector, size and type of ownership and discusses some of the ways in which businesses differ from each other...A small grocery store run by one person and perhaps their...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
How can we improve teaching about Islam?
Education & Development

How can we improve teaching about Islam?

...history. Fears and anxiety manifest themselves in Islamophobic actions such as burning mosques or even attacking people physically. At the heart of such fear is ignorance. A December 2015 poll found that a majority of Americans (52 percent) do not understand Islam. In this same poll, 36 percent also said that they wanted to know more about the religion. Interestingly,...
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Article 5 mins