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From Zero Day to Doomsday – Public Lecture
Digital & Computing

From Zero Day to Doomsday – Public Lecture

...OU Module TM112 Introduction to computing and information technology, which will run from April October 2018. In From Zero Day to Doomsday, Mike will focus on the potential threat from hidden software bugs that are being exploited by criminals and governments alike with the intention of causing harm to the computer systems that we all rely on. After his lecture, Mike will...
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Professionals negotiating different ways of knowing
Education & Development

Professionals negotiating different ways of knowing

...become social workers. She used an approach known as Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. In this interview, Dr Fiona Audrey-Smith talks with Dr Ferguson about how changing her job midway through her Prof Doc affected her studies. In recounting her doctoral journey, she explains that what started with a very practical exploration (how people learn to be an effective...
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W.E.B. Du Bois – A Man for All Times
Society, Politics & Law

W.E.B. Du Bois – A Man for All Times

...become Professor at the OU.) Cultural Studies courses and projects are still very popular around the world, particularly in the USA and East Asia. Studying a community through a discussion of its culture – songs, habits of life and vignettes of individual lives is prefigured in The Souls of Black Folks. Du Bois sets out at the start the key concepts in his thinking:...
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Donald Trump, President elect: A collection
Society, Politics & Law

Donald Trump, President elect: A collection

This Friday, Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States. Experts from the OU and beyond share their insights into the man - and what his policies might mean for the world...[Donald Trump gives a thumbs up to a crowd in Arizona] To the victor, the spoils
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Communication in the healthcare sector
Education & Development

Communication in the healthcare sector

...students studying level 3 concepts in the field such as Principles and Contexts or A levels. Open this resouce. Communication (Principles and Contexts Level 3) [Communication in the healthcare sector page images] This is a resource to encourage and support effective communication in Health and Social Care. The resource is suitable for students studying level 3 concepts...
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Why is FGM practised?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is FGM practised?

...become an issue for countries such as the UK and Ireland due to international human migration. There are no evidence-based health indications or benefits to justify FGM. Instead, a multitude of complex cultural and socio-economic factors that can differ within and across countries, and within ethnic communities and families, provide some explanation for the persistence of...
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Perspectives on social work: individual stories
Health, Sports & Psychology

Perspectives on social work: individual stories

...become a teacher. I've been poorly for over twenty years now. But after suffering kidney failure things changed a lot. I worked part-time for a period. Things became more difficult for me in school. I had to cut my hours and eventually I finished working. Everything changes completely when you're on dialysis because you're tied to the hospital on Mondays, Wednesdays and...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Discussion Hub - Exodus: Our Journey to Europe
Society, Politics & Law

Discussion Hub - Exodus: Our Journey to Europe

Share your views on the OU/BBC co-production 'Exodus: Our Journey to Europe'. ...[illustration of people debating] What did you think of the series 'Exodus: Our Journey to Europe' and the refugees' stories in the series? Have your say using the comment section below.
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