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Are you estranged from your family and considering university?
Education & Development

Are you estranged from your family and considering university?

...resources to help you in their student support portal. Stand Alone Student Finance Wales have put together important information for estranged students and help with making an application. Each university has their own support package for estranged students, so check each university website. The UCAS website has lots of useful information to help you. And if you are...
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South Asian young adult carers: Balancing their caring roles and planning for the future
Health, Sports & Psychology

South Asian young adult carers: Balancing their caring roles and planning for the future

...Resources The animations below tell the stories of Bilal and Aisha. While these are fictionalised characters, their stories are based on the experiences of the young people who took part in our study, using their own words. You can find out more about the experiences of South Asian young adult carers by reading the articles provided. Urdu/Punjabi versions are also...
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The history of Spanish in about six minutes
Languages

The history of Spanish in about six minutes

...resources Acknowledgements Beatriz Bond, Anna Comas-Quinn, Mercedes Cuenca Franco, Rocío Díaz Bravo, María Ángeles García Aranda, María José García Folgado, Gema B. Garrido Vílchez, Sara Gómez Seibane, Esteban T. Montoro del Arco, David Rodríguez Gómez, Santiago Sánchez Moreano and Maricela Taylor. Resources Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española:...
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Parent and guardians: Your questions answered
Education & Development

Parent and guardians: Your questions answered

...belonging when they move away to university. In this video Alexandra offers practical ways to get involved so they feel part of the community before they arrive and as they are settling in. [University of South Wales logo] This resource was provided by the University of South Wales and is part of the University Ready hub. Find more resources like this on the hub homepage....
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A Support Net: Can you help someone in need?
Health, Sports & Psychology

A Support Net: Can you help someone in need?

...resources and helplines: Mind's information and support pages Call the Samaritans on 116 123, for free or look at the other ways of contacting them. The NHS Mental health - live well pages The NHS overcoming addiction pages This resource is part of the 'Wellbeing and Mental Health Collection' created by the Open University in Wales. You can learn more and find courses,...
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Crime fiction
Languages

Crime fiction

...resources, and interactive activities, free to study and available to start right away...Find out about The Open University's Languages, cultures and communication courses. Crime fiction is the best-selling literary genre in Great Britain and other European countries. People’s reasons for reading, watching and listening to crime stories are many and varied. Maybe you...
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Why this hub was created
Education & Development

Why this hub was created

...resource should be developed that collated expertise on race and ethnicity, not only for general learning and personal interest to everyone, but also to directly inform BAME OU staff and students on topics that might affect their wellbeing and mental health. [This is a poster from a Black Lives Matter protest of 2020] A poster from a Black Lives Matter protest in 2020 We...
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Entrepreneurial Lives
Money & Business

Entrepreneurial Lives

...resource acquisition, and the fascinating, messy realities of entrepreneurs are themes explored in this series by Dr. MariaLaura Di Domenico of The Open University... Invisible Boundaries: When Home is the Business MariaLaura examines the challenges of running a home-based business, the coping strategies used - including time / spatial management - and the need to act-out...
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