3,636 search results
“Pobal Teanga Faoi Bhláth”: why Good Friday Agreement affects the Irish language
Languages

“Pobal Teanga Faoi Bhláth”: why Good Friday Agreement affects the Irish language

...resources exploring why the Good Friday Agreement is relevant to our lives 25 years since its signing. The Good Friday Agreement was to herald a ‘new era of equality’ for communities, and bespoke commitments were given in the Agreement to the Irish Language community. To fully assess the progress made on those commitments in the last 25 years, we must initially cast...
View article “Pobal Teanga Faoi Bhláth”: why Good Friday Agreement affects the Irish language
Article 5 mins
Wales and music: a conversation with Huw Stephens
History & The Arts

Wales and music: a conversation with Huw Stephens

...Open University’s music courses  Dr Martin V. Clarke and Dr Helen Barlow sit down to talk with radio DJ and TV presenter Huw Stephens about the idea of Wales as a ‘musical nation’. This discussion took place on 28 November 2022, following the OU / BBC TV series Wales: Music Nation, presented by Huw Stephens. Read more about the OU experts who took part below. [Dr...
View video Wales and music: a conversation with Huw Stephens
Video 40 mins
Understanding refugee experiences: Refugee Week
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding refugee experiences: Refugee Week

...resources from The Open University...From free online courses and research on how refugees are navigating life during the COVID-19 pandemic, to creative and artistic projects in refugee camps, and with child migrants separated from their families, there is so much to learn. The Open University has a rich archive of material that we want to share with you – material...
View article Understanding refugee experiences: Refugee Week
Article 15 mins
My career goal: Hair and beauty
Money & Business

My career goal: Hair and beauty

...resources will help you to perfect your craft and make your mark in the beauty industry - perhaps by starting your own business...Apprenticeships in hair and beauty Learning on the job could be your way into hairdressing. Here Kate, aka Dollybowbow, discusses apprenticeships in a top London salon: Transcript Watch this video for some tips from Aaman Birk on finding work...
View article My career goal: Hair and beauty
Article 20 mins
Get started with OpenLearn
Get Started

Get started with OpenLearn

...resources, this guide walks you through everything you need to start learning anywhere, anytime, at your own pace...Welcome to OpenLearn Welcome to OpenLearn – the home of free learning from The Open University. We deliver bite-sized learning experiences designed to fit easily into daily life. Any one of our hundreds of courses can be studied anywhere, anytime and...
View article Get started with OpenLearn
Article 5 mins
Why worldviews?
History & The Arts

Why worldviews?

...educator or working in the public sector, chances are sooner or later you will come across ‘worldviews’. The term has increasing currency as a means of encompassing the range and complexity (and often very personal nature) of ways of thinking about and being in the world. One of the themes at the heart of The Open University’s Religion, Belief and Worldviews Hub is...
View video Why worldviews?
Video 5 mins
Teaching a robot how to speak
Languages

Teaching a robot how to speak

...communicate? What are the challenges faced by researchers into trying to teach a machine how to speak? And what does this tell us about the nature of language itself? Transcript This material is from the Open University module L101 Introducing English language studies. See below for some other resources about the topics of artificial intelligence and the English language....
View video Teaching a robot how to speak
Video 10 mins
Sex stats for the British population
Health, Sports & Psychology

Sex stats for the British population

...Open University’s statistics qualifications. [Illustration of a public park scene, full of people doing various activities.] Click on the image above, to start your interactive experience... Instructions For best results, use a modern web browser. Upgrade to the latest version of Internet Explorer or try a free alternative like Google Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Mae'r...
View activity Sex stats for the British population
Activity 15 mins