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Pineapples and Pashto: building intercultural competence through Peace Education
Education & Development

Pineapples and Pashto: building intercultural competence through Peace Education

...become ananas, banana becomes kayla and so on. At the end of the game, players have made salata mewa out of their circle, a fruit salad. During workshops, participants spend time using images and story to paint a picture of everyday life in Afghanistan – of beautiful snowy mountains, henna, minarets, tandoors and the smell of freshly baked bread in the morning – and...
What connects knitting to helicopter design?
Science, Maths & Technology

What connects knitting to helicopter design?

The skills you learn knitting could come in handy putting a helicopter together. The OU's Claudia Eckert explains why...Transcript
Design Hub
Science, Maths & Technology

Design Hub

Welcome to the Design Hub. Enjoy exploring tasters of OU design teaching materials as well as a wide range of design related articles.
The moderate authoritarians: Labour's soft middle gets tough
Society, Politics & Law

The moderate authoritarians: Labour's soft middle gets tough

...students, prominent public figures and long-time party members. The primary targets seem to be people who paid £3 to become “registered supporters”, some of whom are accusing the party of using non-democratic methods to prevent Jeremy Corbyn from being elected leader. The exclusions are apparently premised on the idea that the party has been “infiltrated” by...
Parent and guardians: Your questions answered
Education & Development

Parent and guardians: Your questions answered

...student halls, there are so many aspects to supporting someone as they start university. Alexandra Roberts from the University of South Wales is here to answer your questions. ...Tips for the application process Wondering how you can get involved and support with the application process? In this video, Alexandra offers practical advice for how you can help your young...
Employability Hub
Education & Development

Employability Hub

Welcome, in this hub you’ll find a range of FREE resources to help develop your employability. It is searchable by the ten components of the OU’s Employability Framework.
Blockchain in Education
Digital & Computing

Blockchain in Education

...students travel to different countries to improve their employability prospects. In the networked, digitally empowered world of the 21st century, education providers often do not have remit or in fact the means and capacity to cover the range of activities learners engage with, which demonstrate their achievements, knowledge, and skills. The responsibilities behind the...
Asteroids
Science, Maths & Technology

Asteroids

...student in The School of Physical Sciences digs into the research... [City lights - Central America. Elements of this image furnished by NASA] ​ Can a space rock from Costa Rica reveal the origin of water on Earth? Ross Findlay, a Cosmochemistry PhD Student in The School of Physical Sciences, explores different types of meteorites which have landed across our planet....
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