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We invented the weekend!
Money & Business

We invented the weekend!

...Open University's Open degree courses A free festival celebrating the invention of the weekendUp until the 19th century, everyone in the UK worked a six day week. Then in 1843, in Greater Manchester, workers’ rights activists launched a campaign to finish early on Saturdays. They won, and in doing so, invented the weekend – a gift to workers the world over! We’re...
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Free employability and training courses to support your Kickstart Scheme journey – for candidates and employers
Education & Development

Free employability and training courses to support your Kickstart Scheme journey – for candidates and employers

...Open University has partnered with Jobcentre Plus to offer free training tools designed to fit flexibly around any six-month Kickstart Scheme placement...[Kickstart joint logos with JCP and the OU] The Open University has partnered with Jobcentre Plus to offer free training tools designed to fit flexibly around any six-month Kickstart Scheme placement. Our free online...
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An informal and friendly introduction to British Sign Language
Education & Development

An informal and friendly introduction to British Sign Language

...Open University Students Association has created a series of video tutorials to introduce British Sign Language...Find out more about The Open University's Combined Studies qualifications [British Sign Language introduction] There are around 125,000 deaf adults in the UK who use British Sign Language (BSL), along with an estimated 20,000 children. Reports of sign language...
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Art and architecture
History & The Arts

Art and architecture

...Open University course A216 Art and its histories... Art and architecture A short introduction to this album. The pyramid at the Louvre Architect, I M Pei, discusses the design brief for his pyramid entrance to the Louvre. English Philistines, French Sophisticates How a British King's art collection became a French King's art collection. Subversive classicism How French...
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Tomorrow's World
Science, Maths & Technology

Tomorrow's World

...Open University, has brought back Tomorrow's World to discover how our lives are changing with advancements in science...[Tomorrow's World Logo] BBC Tomorrow's World has partnered with leading UK science institutions, including The Open University, to discover how our lives will be inspired and changed by science. To celebrate this, we've curated some of our most popular...
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Project Fear: Order your free graphic novel
Science, Maths & Technology

Project Fear: Order your free graphic novel

...Open University's Design courses and qualifications. We are all victims of fear. Project Fear has been with us for hundreds of years. So far, we have made little attempt to map fear or understand how it is used. Find out how fear is weaponised and targeted and how to avoid making things worse! Disclaimer: The views expressed in the video, the graphic novel and the book...
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About the Design Hub
Science, Maths & Technology

About the Design Hub

...Open University...At the OU we see design as a catalyst for change. Our work and teaching recognise social, ecological, and technological challenges, and build the capability, knowledge and skills needed to deliver creative and critical responses to these challenges using design thinking, practices, and processes. The design hub provides an overview of the wide-ranging...
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Try something popular

Need inspiration? Start with what’s trending on OpenLearn: our Top 10s showcase the content learners are loving right now..._Find out more about The Open University's Open degree. _ With thousands of free learning resources across OpenLearn – from quick quizzes and interactive games to full-length online courses – it can be hard to know where to begin. That’s where our...
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