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Death and medicine: postponement and promise
Health, Sports & Psychology

Death and medicine: postponement and promise

...family, signalled to me and everyone else on the ward that my grandfather had been identified by the medical personnel as someone who they were not willing to ‘work on’ anymore. From that moment on it appeared that the clinical staff's behaviour around my grandfather changed, as if he was doomed in some way. Although a ‘do not resuscitate’ form – also known as a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Methods of studying children: the background
Education & Development

Methods of studying children: the background

...a longitudinal study, and the way it is reported also involves case studies of individual children and their families. Discover methods of studying children The collection of articles, videos, photos and audio exploring child development has been made possible by a partnership between the British Psychological Society and The Open University Child and Youth Studies Group....
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Article 5 mins
David Bowie faces the last taboo
History & The Arts

David Bowie faces the last taboo

...family. More recently his works touched upon questions of ageing, grief and loss. Within a week of my mum’s death in January 2013, Bowie released his haunting single ‘Where are we now?’. It captured perfectly the sense of complete desolation that accompanies the passing of a loved one; but also those unanticipated feelings of hope, relief and freedom as suffering is...
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An informal and friendly introduction to British Sign Language
Education & Development

An informal and friendly introduction to British Sign Language

...families and deaf communities, but it was not recognised as an official language until 2003. Here at the OU we have around 1,300 students who have registered with a hearing disability. The Open University Students Association teamed up with one such student, Joshua Page, and his friend Joshua Sprules to put together some basic BSL tuition to introduce you to BSL. BSL uses...
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Video 20 mins
World-Changing Women: Murasaki Shikibu
History & The Arts

World-Changing Women: Murasaki Shikibu

...family, her father was a provincial governor and her male relatives held positions in the imperial government. Murasaki was educated at home and reputedly learned Chinese by listening outside the door while her father taught her brother. She married at about the age of twenty but her husband died soon after, leaving her with a daughter. She then lived quietly for some...
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Article 5 mins
Does Inside Out accurately capture the mind of an 11-year-old girl? A child psychologist weighs in
Health, Sports & Psychology

Does Inside Out accurately capture the mind of an 11-year-old girl? A child psychologist weighs in

...family and school, where parents and teachers play a huge role in teaching children Riley’s age how to mediate their feelings. Most 11-year-olds can tell you that they have feelings – and can name a few (though most would not name Disgust) – but more often than not, these feelings can overwhelm them. Adults, then, help them understand and make sense of their...
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Article 10 mins
Why is the Conservative manifesto the mark of a brave Prime Minister?
Society, Politics & Law

Why is the Conservative manifesto the mark of a brave Prime Minister?

...families (or the “mainstream” as she called them today), who work around the clock but worry about the cost of living. The new social care package may sound appealing to some, but has been panned by the former government adviser Andrew Dilnot. There are no real sweeteners in here, unless we count the 30 hours of free childcare, which was announced by the government in...
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Article 5 mins
Hope for UK nationals living abroad after Brexit
Society, Politics & Law

Hope for UK nationals living abroad after Brexit

...families could lose access to child benefits. Those working could be asked to apply a work permit of some form. Article 20 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which is one of the two main treaties establishing the European Union, states that every person holding the nationality of a member state shall be a citizen of the European Union. Taking this...
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Article 5 mins