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Free online Spanish courses
Education & Development

Free online Spanish courses

Discover these free Spanish courses on OpenLearn..._Find out more about The Open University's Language courses and qualifications. _ [university ready - white back ] This resource is part of the University Ready hub. Find more resources like this on the hub homepage.
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Free online French courses
Education & Development

Free online French courses

Discover these free French courses on OpenLearn..._Find out more about The Open University's Language courses and qualifications. _ [university ready - white back ] This resource is part of the University Ready hub. Find more resources like this on the hub homepage.
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The Politics of Participation
Society, Politics & Law

The Politics of Participation

...University's Professor Michael Saward is joined by his colleagues Paul Lewis and Richard Heffernan along with Sarah Childs (Professor of Politics and Gender at Bristol University), to discuss the politics of participation, with reference to the 2010 general election in the UK... The Politics of Participation Why do people choose to vote, or indeed, not to vote? The Open...
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Black History Month 2021 talks
Education & Development

Black History Month 2021 talks

...University's Black History Month event in October 2021...Burning work until different: human rights and the Windrush fight Open University law graduates Anthony Brown and Leonie Shaw-Brown lead a discussion on their inspirational Windrush campaign. [Unknown title] Transcript Experience v qualifications: reflections from an OU graduate and sports coach Allana...
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Chlorine-washed chicken: An OpenLearn reading list
Money & Business

Chlorine-washed chicken: An OpenLearn reading list

...guide to background reading on poultry standards...[Chicken standing by a fence] Which side of the fence will you come down on? Why has chlorine-washed chicken suddenly become a Brexit issue? In short, US and EU approaches to food standards vary in many places, but the question of the differential treatment of chickens has taken on a totemic role. Secretary of State for...
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The interplay of language and culture in times of crisis: COVID-19 and beyond
Languages

The interplay of language and culture in times of crisis: COVID-19 and beyond

...University's Language courses and qualifications. [Cumbre Vieja, La Palma, Spain, erupting in 2021]Cumbre Vieja erupting in 2021During the eruption of Cumbre Vieja (a volcano on the Spanish Island of La Palma) in 2021 and its aftermath, the public were given a crash course on scientific terminology. However, a more colloquial word from the Canary Islands proved to be the...
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A timeline between The OU and the royal family
History & The Arts

A timeline between The OU and the royal family

...University’s History qualifications. [A photo of the Queen visiting the OU in 1979. ©John Hunt] An image of the Queen taken by former FASS cartographer John Hunt has been selected to appear in an exhibition at Kensington Palace this summer. Taken during the monarch’s 10th-anniversary visit to The Open University in 1979, it captures her up close and smiling widely...
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Social mobility isn’t just about 18-year-olds: adults need life chances too
Society, Politics & Law

Social mobility isn’t just about 18-year-olds: adults need life chances too

...universities to deliver on social justice. He will be aware that many universities already have a proud history of widening participation to students from groups traditionally under-represented in higher education. Disadvantaged youngsters were 70% more likely to enter higher education in 2014 than they were in 2004. The universities which have had most impact in widening...
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