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Sibling rivalry: An important ingredient in sporting success?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Sibling rivalry: An important ingredient in sporting success?

...family play? Family influences give rise to a range of interesting discussions with family related topics such as genetics, environmental influences and social issues all identified as being important contributors to athletic development. Research shows that families play an important role in introducing and supporting athletes throughout the various stages of their...
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Article 10 mins
The Z Files with Benjamin Zephaniah
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Z Files with Benjamin Zephaniah

...Black History Month, we joined forces with him to put together this collection on notable black people in the fields of science, technology and engineering...Look back on our our series of interviews in which writer and poet Benjamin Zephaniah explores the lives, aspirations and careers to date of acclaimed scientists, innovators and engineers. [Benjamin Zephaniah]...
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Article 5 mins
The many guises of the emperor Augustus
History & The Arts

The many guises of the emperor Augustus

...history of Rome’s first emperor Augustus, and some of the ways in which he consolidated his power analyse images and source texts, and compare them to one another...The many guises of the emperor Augustus: 1 Rome: republic to empire - Rome’s first emperor, Augustus, was a king in all but name. This may seem unsurprising; after all, one of the things people often...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
An invisible group: Young people’s experiences of living with a loved one who is seriously ill
Health, Sports & Psychology

An invisible group: Young people’s experiences of living with a loved one who is seriously ill

...family circumstances has been described as ‘living with an elephant’ in the room where everyone pretends it isn’t there and no-one wants to talk about it. Despite the wealth of research available in the field of bereavement, palliative care and mental health very little is actually known about the lived experiences of children and young people living with a loved...
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Article 15 mins
Download your free booklet 'Young People: Changing times'
Education & Development

Download your free booklet 'Young People: Changing times'

...People: Changing times' to accompany the 'Child of Our Time 16' series. ...To download your free booklet, please click here. Download this free, 28 page booklet produced by The Open University, covering a wide range of topics relating to young people, including: The history of youth Changing bodies Young people: what's the problem? Thinking about social media Futures...
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Article 10 mins
Milton Keynes and the roots of 'Smart' transport
Society, Politics & Law

Milton Keynes and the roots of 'Smart' transport

...history of transport innovation, and how The Open University has been a part of the experiment. ...Professor Stephen Potter has studied and lived in Milton Keynes since the 1970s. In the following interview, he explains how Milton Keynes was built, the unique vision of the Milton Keynes Development Corporation, and how the New Town’s culture of social radicalism is...
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Today’s immigration laws have teeth, and their bite is toxic for people seeking asylum
Society, Politics & Law

Today’s immigration laws have teeth, and their bite is toxic for people seeking asylum

...family at any point, without choice or negotiation, with little notice, to a place they may have never been. Eventually, from speaking with the two women, it transpired that they had been approached by staff from one private sector provider at the accommodation block they lived in at 1pm on a Friday afternoon and informed they would need to move “temporarily”. They...
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Article 10 mins
The People on the Notes: Jane Austen
History & The Arts

The People on the Notes: Jane Austen

...family and eventually inherited this estate. The biographical record suggests that Austen spent a total of some ten weeks in this house on a number of visits, during which she made use of the library. This image is based on a contemporary engraving, and the horse-drawn carriage clearly engaged in a pleasure outing that trots briskly through a Capability Brown landscape...
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Article 10 mins