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The OU Welcomes Carers
Health, Sports & Psychology

The OU Welcomes Carers

...work and education with caring responsibilities. The Open University helps get carers back into education and this article explains how much support is available...Find out about The Open University's Health and Wellbeing courses. The long-term shift towards an ageing population, lower use of institutional care, improved longevity of those with lifelong disabilities and...
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Article 5 mins
Five tips for tackling imposter syndrome
Education & Development

Five tips for tackling imposter syndrome

...work and your journey up to this point has led you to here – this means that you are good enough. 3. Join social groups Universities have social groups set up to help you meet new people with a shared interest. They offer an opportunity to share some of your concerns and meet new people before you even start. 4. Visualise success Keep in mind what you are working...
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Video 5 mins
Behind the camera
History & The Arts

Behind the camera

...working-class communities to fight for social improvement. Taking their cue from the Soviet Union – the pioneering workers’ state which had harnessed cinema to the cause of the revolution – these groups got hold of still and movie cameras and made films about events like hunger marches, free of the censorious comments of official newsreel coverage. Other campaigning...
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Article 10 mins
Introduction to child psychology
Education & Development

Introduction to child psychology

...work through this material, you will also gain a deeper understanding concerning how psychologists work with young children across a range of applied settings through activities and audio-visual materials...Childhood is a time of rapid growth and development, and studying these changes is endlessly stimulating. In this free course, Introduction to child psychology, you...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Review: Bisexuality: Identities, Politics and Theories by Surya Monro
Society, Politics & Law

Review: Bisexuality: Identities, Politics and Theories by Surya Monro

...social study of bisexuality...Surya Monro is a prolific bisexual activist, researcher and writer, and her new book, Bisexuality: Identities, Politics and Theories, is a theoretical approach to the communities, identities, political and social organisations and relationships of bisexual-identified people, in particular those in the UK. Drawing on Monro’s previous...
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Article 10 mins
Tackling systemic human and workers’ rights issues in garment supply chains
Society, Politics & Law

Tackling systemic human and workers’ rights issues in garment supply chains

...working hours, discrimination and the exploitation of migrant workers. ETI and our members believe that in order to address labour and human rights issues, you must first understand the root cause (be it political, economic, cultural or a mixture of all three) and then to work together to tackle this and drive long-lasting change for workers. In Bangladesh, our programme...
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Who counts as a refugee?
Society, Politics & Law

Who counts as a refugee?

...work, personal lives and social policy’ in Mooney, G. (ed.) Work: Personal Lives and Social Policy, Bristol, The Policy Press in association with The Open University. Moss, S. (2001) ‘Mind your language: asylum semantics’ in Wollaston, S., Katz, I. and Williams, R. (eds) Welcome to Britain: A Special Investigation into Asylum and Immigration, The Guardian, June....
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
The Open University and SWAP Learning Hub
Education & Development

The Open University and SWAP Learning Hub

...work.] [An infographic highlight the benefits of OpenLearn for earning while you learn.] [An infographic highlighting the benefits of OpenLearn for studying free courses.] [An infographic highlighting the benefits of OpenLearn for studying.] Introductory level courses in Law and Business Suggested courses for SWAP Access to Law and Business students. More Introductory...
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