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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...
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Volunteering with a personal or professional focus
Education & Development

Volunteering with a personal or professional focus

...OU staff on why they volunteer, what it means and how others can get involved...[Meeting around a table] For many people, volunteering can be an excellent opportunity to use knowledge and skills that have been developed at work for the benefit of their community or another organisation, or develop new skills and knowledge. It can also be a way to make sense of experiences...
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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...
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How to manage the digital-related stress of technology
Health, Sports & Psychology

How to manage the digital-related stress of technology

...OU student, try searching journals and databases in the online library for the same information. There are many mental health and wellbeing apps (of varying quality) out there… so look for an app that has the data to support its quality and effectiveness. References Andrews, S., Ellis, D. A., Shaw, H., & Piwek, L. (2015). Beyond self-report: tools to compare estimated...
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Article 10 mins
Crime fiction: past, present and future – a discussion between Bill Alder and Simon Brett OBE
Health, Sports & Psychology

Crime fiction: past, present and future – a discussion between Bill Alder and Simon Brett OBE

...OU) held an online meeting attended by over 150 participants to launch the new Open Centre for Languages and Cultures short course on European crime fiction. The meeting featured a discussion between Bill Alder of the OU and acclaimed crime fiction author Simon Brett OBE. In the conversation, Simon and Bill guide attendees on a journey of discovery of crime fiction,...
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Video 30 mins
Fossil Detectives
Science, Maths & Technology

Fossil Detectives

...OU/BBC series Fossil Detectives. Hermione, who has also presented Coast and Rough Science, talks about the making of Fossil Detectives and other OU/BBC series, the extraordinary fossils found in Britain, and some of our most surprising fossil-hunters. Fossil Detectives is a brand new series, produced by the prestigious BBC Natural History Unit and The Open University,...
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Audio 56 mins
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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Article 15 mins
A trip to Mercury
Science, Maths & Technology

A trip to Mercury

The OU's Dave Rothery recently gave a Tedx talk on what he's learned as part of the team preparing for the European Space Agency’s BepiColombo mission to Mercury...Transcript
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Video 12 mins