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The rise of the Roses
Health, Sports & Psychology

The rise of the Roses

...World Cup being played this summer, attention returns once again to the potential of the England Roses to achieve success and inspire a nation. ...Research demonstrates strong links between national success and grassroots participation, meaning that the Roses are playing for more than just a medal. For those unfamiliar with the current game, netball is a fast-paced...
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Climate change: transitions to sustainability
Nature & Environment

Climate change: transitions to sustainability

...world that had taken place only a couple of hours before; they only knew about it because of the satellite TVs in many of the cafés. The same TVs bring English Premier League football and American soaps. Taken together, these forces both unite and divide people in my home town in the English Midlands and the people of Trabzon. They make the world in some senses smaller...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
A brief history of sex education
Health, Sports & Psychology

A brief history of sex education

...world war to the modern day...Find out more about The Open University's Health and Wellbeing courses and qualifications. There is still a great deal we don’t know about the history of sex education. The research that has been done is largely about school sex education during the 20th century. School sex education is important, yet most of us learn little of what we know...
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Back To The Future Part IV: What will 2045 be like?
Science, Maths & Technology

Back To The Future Part IV: What will 2045 be like?

...world of flying cars, hover boards and 3D holographic technology. Some of the technologies predicted are now a reality of sorts, but the world of Back to The Future II is not quite what we see around us today. The movie makers didn’t envisage the abundance of smartphones and other technologies that dominate our lives today. Transcript But Hollywood is always a little...
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Theo on... getting celebrity endorsements
Money & Business

Theo on... getting celebrity endorsements

...world isn't simple. The Open University Business School can help you sharpen your skills as a manager in charge of marketing. Selling direct to the public? The Open University has a course offering An introduction to retail management and marketing. The whole story Join Theo Paphitis as he follows nine companies seeking to expand their overseas markets: Theo's Adventure...
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International Men's Day
Miscellaneous

International Men's Day

...celebrates the “positive value men bring to the world, their families and communities” and this collection of OpenLearn resources is designed to reflect that message. This year we also acknowledge the theme of “zero male suicide”, and hope our article on the subject, and accompanying content, offers some insight, encouragement and positivity to those who need it....
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The story of the Welsh national anthem
History & The Arts

The story of the Welsh national anthem

...heritage: its poets, its musicians, and its language. A distinctive feature is its central pause for the poignant refrain ‘Gwlad! Gwlad!’ (literally ‘Country! Country!’). The report of the St David’s Day dinner in the Cardiff press was routine, but it prompted a letter in the South Wales Daily Post from Frederick Atkins, an Oxford-educated, English-born, Cardiff...
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Where are you really from?
Education & Development

Where are you really from?

...but my answer is still going to be Milton Keynes or maybe England, perhaps the UK. This is where I’m really from. As for my heritage and ethnic origin … well, it’s complicated. I’m extremely proud of it, but it’s personal and I should be permitted to share this information on my terms because I don’t need to justify the legitimacy of my identity to anyone....
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