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Veiling: Tradition, Identity and Fashion
History & The Arts

Veiling: Tradition, Identity and Fashion

...University Lecturer in Religious Studies, talks to the anthropologist Emma Tarlo, of Goldsmiths, University of London, about different attitudes among British Muslims towards veiling, fashion and the commercialisation of the hijab. This material forms part of the Open University course A332 Why is religion controversial?... Veiling in the Southern Indian City of Calicut...
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Video 33 mins
About Earth In Vision
Nature & Environment

About Earth In Vision

...University, and led by Professor Joe Smith. The project explores the BBC archives of environment themed television and radio programmes from the last 7 decades, with two central aims. The first is to think through the potential of these archives as a digital resource that will be attractive across many areas, from teaching and learning to amateur media production and...
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Article 5 mins
Witnesses and Evidence
Society, Politics & Law

Witnesses and Evidence

...Slapper, Professor of Law at The Open University, and Frances Gibb, Legal Editor of the Times, discuss whether jurors and expert witnesses are suited to roles they undertake... Witnesses and Evidence Professor Gary Slapper of The Open University, and Frances Gibb, Legal Editor of The Times discuss how well jurors and expert witnesses are suited to the tasks they perform....
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Skills for study
Education & Development

Skills for study

...University, or can help you improve your literacy, numeracy or digital skills at your own pace. Our badged open courses even give you a way to get recognition for your learning achievements with a statement of participation and digital badge for your online profile. Your first steps to success with study Are you ready to study in English? Check your language skills......
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Article 5 mins
Shall I Compare Thee? Poetry, Education, Seduction - An OpenMinds talk
History & The Arts

Shall I Compare Thee? Poetry, Education, Seduction - An OpenMinds talk

...University...Watch the lecture in full "I’ll start by asking how were people like Shakespeare and Spenser educated – what did they learn at school? What were their models of literature? How are they different from our models? And from this, what is the purpose of literature? At the end of the lecture, I’ll look at how Shakespeare and Spenser use those comparisons...
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Compassion and care: staff experiences of death, the role of bereavement policies in higher education
Health, Sports & Psychology

Compassion and care: staff experiences of death, the role of bereavement policies in higher education

...University's Health and Social Care courses and qualifications. Researchers have known for some time that the way employers treat their staff can have a huge impact on their mental health and wellbeing, especially around life events. Paid employment can impact health and wellbeing positively by generating a sense of self identity and purpose, the act of being in paid work...
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Medical statistics
Science, Maths & Technology

Medical statistics

...University course M249 Practical modern statistics, a second level course that provides a broad perspective on modern statistics by introducing you to four important topics: medical statistics, time series, multivariate analysis and Bayesian statistics. Each of these is given a practical introduction with an emphasis on real problems and real data. Students are expected...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Exploring Greek vases
History & The Arts

Exploring Greek vases

...into Greek civilisation by observing the designs on the ceramics that have been acquired by these museums. The Open University’s Jessica Hughes analyses their religious mythology and Lucilla Burns discusses presentation at the Fitzwilliam museum in Cambridge... Encountering a Greek Vase Jessica Hughes from The Open University examines the history of a Greek vase....
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