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Unequal journeys: exploring the contradictions of citizenship and asylum regimes
Society, Politics & Law

Unequal journeys: exploring the contradictions of citizenship and asylum regimes

...OU) to develop an interactive, e-learning module designed to explore some of the inequalities inherent in access to citizenship and freedom of movement. Focusing on the UK, the module, which will be freely available on the OU’s OpenLean platform, will explore some of the contradictions and fundamental inequalities of citizenship and asylum regimes. In the interview...
All my own work: exploring academic integrity Badge icon
Education & Development

All my own work: exploring academic integrity

...student. Thus what should have been a high-level intelligence analysis turned out to be a ‘cut and paste job’ designed to influence MPs to vote for military action in Iraq (White, MacAskill and Norton-Taylor, 2003). There may be different standards and expectations around copying material depending on what you are doing, what material you are using, how you are using...
Supporting and developing resilience in social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting and developing resilience in social work

...become a resilient practitioner in social work? This free course, Supporting and developing resilience in social work, will guide you through some important concepts. An understanding of ‘emotional resilience’ and ‘professional leadership’ will help to guide you through taking a positive approach to problems that arise in social work practice. You will also be...
Recording women's experiences and resilience during Covid-19
Society, Politics & Law

Recording women's experiences and resilience during Covid-19

...OU) have helped her to support Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) members during this challenging time: OU/EIS Microcredentials Case Study: https://www.open.ac.uk/scotland/partnerships/unions/pauline-mccolgan Scottish Union Learning Fringe event on the impact of COVID-19 in 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvkjNg31gaI EIS ‘Teacher Professional Identity and...
The life and times of Cyril Lakin
Society, Politics & Law

The life and times of Cyril Lakin

...OU’s research and aims to make academics’ work inspiring and accessible to communities in Wales. This supports institutional aims to make education open to all and supports wider OU work to build an informed, engaged and prosperous Wales. To keep up to date on our upcoming OpenTalks events, you can sign up to our newsletter or follow us on Facebook, Twitter or...
The story of the Welsh national anthem
History & The Arts

The story of the Welsh national anthem

...become the national anthem for Wales?...Find out more about The Open University’s music courses_.  _ When does a song become a national anthem? Some have been written for that purpose (France), others have been adopted (Scotland). Many take the form of a prayer or supplication (England), and some are a call to arms (Ireland), but it was the rural ballad ‘Glan...
Sartre & de Beauvoir, Guevara & Castro: When the existentialists met the revolutionaries
History & The Arts

Sartre & de Beauvoir, Guevara & Castro: When the existentialists met the revolutionaries

...students, factory workers and cane-cutters. Sartre spent long hours locked in conversation with Castro, many of which he recorded in the series of articles he later published with France-Soir entitled Hurricane over the Sugar. He was praised and condemned in equal measure for his admiration of Castro and the revolution. But although he did write quite breathlessly about...
Thinking Outside the Box
Society, Politics & Law

Thinking Outside the Box

...becoming increasingly powerful and you can see them being used more in journalism and advertising. Perhaps it is due to the assault of information we face daily that people yearn for meaningful content, the kind they can relate to on a personal level. This is nothing new but I see the connections between individual stories and inspiring social change becoming stronger. I...