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Boys will be boys?
Society, Politics & Law

Boys will be boys?

...become a key focus of public and political anxiety over the past decade or so. During this period a number of concerns about young men’s behaviour and wellbeing have gained prominence, ranging from worries about their educational under-achievement relative to girls, to an increasing growing awareness of the suicide rate and mental health problems among boys. Young men...
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Why are synthetic drugs such a problem for the UK's prisons?
Society, Politics & Law

Why are synthetic drugs such a problem for the UK's prisons?

...OU's David Scott explains why...[The US navy warning poster against Spice] UK prisons aren't the only ones struggling to cope with Spice, as this US Navy warning poster shows The BBC’s Panorama documentary on HMP Northumberland put the problem of drug taking in prisons firmly under the spotlight. The terrible harms that psychoactive drugs create for both prisoners and...
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Mosquitoes & Malaria
Science, Maths & Technology

Mosquitoes & Malaria

...OU course Biology: Uniformity and Diversity (S204). One of the most widespread infectious diseases of human beings is malaria, which kills more people than any other parasitic eukaryote, mainly in tropical countries. The agents which cause malaria are protoctists, Plasmodium spp. (phylum 11, Apicomplexa), whose life cycle provides a classic example in which there are...
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The experts who put storytelling, language and better paid teachers at the heart of early education
Education & Development

The experts who put storytelling, language and better paid teachers at the heart of early education

...become widespread and deeply rooted in early education systems worldwide. My own collaboration with Sylva and Snow taught me the importance of patient, humble and systematic research. Bruner, who died last year at the age of 100, was a professor at Harvard and then Oxford. He believed firmly that all children can thrive in their learning if provided with the right...
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How does online intergroup contact compare with face-to-face?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How does online intergroup contact compare with face-to-face?

...student Julian Bond is working to understand whether this changes the effectiveness of intergroup contact and the potential implications for a more harmonious society...This content is associated with The Open University's Psychology courses and qualifications. In 1954, Gordon Allport, a Harvard academic published ‘The Nature of Prejudice’. In one of the thirty-one...
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What this hub is about
Education & Development

What this hub is about

...OU and pulled together by the OpenLearn team in conjunction with the OU's academic community and the OU's BME network. The hub launched in November 2020 but we won't stop there. We will continually be adding content and already have some exciting projects in the pipeline! Who is it for? [This is a map of the world containing diverse people] The short answer: everyone. The...
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Your OpenLearn profile is changing
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Your OpenLearn profile is changing

...OU life, with an indicator showing the profile is private. The main section describes what the OpenLearn profile includes and displays four summary boxes: “In progress” showing 0 courses, “My badges” showing 2 badges earned, “My OU life” with general OU information, and “My saved items” showing 10 saved items. At the bottom is a green button labelled...
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Study online and find a subject that inspires you
Education & Development

Study online and find a subject that inspires you

...OU. There are hundreds of flexible courses that players can combine with a busy training and match schedule. ...[PFA NI and the OU logos] Free courses for the football community in NI We're providing a selection of free training courses to enhance your career prospects and opportunities. You can do these short courses at any time and at your own pace. These courses are...
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