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How do we learn language?
Education & Development

How do we learn language?

...Open University's Education and Early Years courses and qualifications. Human nature [A group of children sitting on the floor looking up]Humans are not the strongest, fastest, or fiercest of creatures. And yet, put a group of us together and we have been able to inhabit every continent; develop science, law, art and medicine. The rise to our current position of influence...
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How long would it take to colonise the galaxy?
Science, Maths & Technology

How long would it take to colonise the galaxy?

...resources to create a copy of itself, exploiting as much material as it can from planets, asteroids and comets in the host system. Ten years after arrival, one hundred years after its departure from Earth, two ships can depart Stellar One, leaving behind a self-sustaining colony if a suitable location is available. In another 100 years, another two ships will be...
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The planet as the stakeholder
Money & Business

The planet as the stakeholder

...resources are largely omitted and may only be heard through specialist lobbying groups. In my own experience, as an Open University tutor and business consultant, I’ve conducted many stakeholder analyses, often classified by the following dimensions: Power – those able to marshal the means to impose their will. Legitimacy – those who have little input in the...
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Five tips for making friends at university
Education & Development

Five tips for making friends at university

...open up new opportunities and meet new people. Ask questions When meeting new people, the hardest step can be knowing what to talk about. Remember that the person you’re talking to may well be feeling nervous, and finding out about them can set you both at ease. Ask about them – and before you know it, they’ll be asking about you too. Smile If we feel anxious in a...
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Workshops on gender diversity – helping us move from insults to inclusion.
Health, Sports & Psychology

Workshops on gender diversity – helping us move from insults to inclusion.

...education. But bullying school cultures, where transgender students feel unsafe and unable to learn, pose a major threat to this fundamental right. In 2011, the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon identified that sexual orientation and gender identity and expression–based bullying is “not restricted to a few countries but goes on in schools… in all parts of...
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Is being a student good for your mental health?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is being a student good for your mental health?

...educational benefits that go with it. This vulnerability does not seem to be linked to the type of person who chooses to go to university as, in general, graduates enjoy better mental health than non-graduates (HEFCE, 2017). So it seems likely that there is something about the student experience that is destabilising for a significant number of individuals. Two recent...
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Poverty in Scotland 2016: Tools for Transformation
Society, Politics & Law

Poverty in Scotland 2016: Tools for Transformation

...Open University in Scotland’s national office in Edinburgh. Each of the main Scottish political parties had representatives attending and speaking to the question of poverty and how to tackle it. The audience included politicians, academics, researchers, trade unions, campaigners, third sector organisations and students. The Scottish media were also in attendance. The...
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What is Talk Factory?
Education & Development

What is Talk Factory?

...education described in the English National Curriculum (2014) as follows: “Pupils should be taught to speak clearly and convey ideas confidently using standard English. They should learn to justify ideas with reasons; ask questions to check understanding; develop vocabulary and build knowledge; negotiate; evaluate and build on the ideas of others, and select the...
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