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The impact of COVID-19 on Black children and young people living in London
Education & Development

The impact of COVID-19 on Black children and young people living in London

...Open University aims to find out…...How has COVID-19 and the related lockdown restrictions affected children and young people aged 7-25 from African or Caribbean heritage and how their daily lives have changed under COVID? A research study led by The Open University’s Dr Michael Boampong, together with colleagues Dr Clare Choak, Dr Anthony Gunter, Professor Heather...
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World Toilet Day
Health, Sports & Psychology

World Toilet Day

...resources to help raise awareness for the 3.6 billion people who do not have access to toilets and proper sanitation...[World Toilet Day 2014 logo] Did you know? [Basic toilet in the desert] Nearly half the world’s population live without a 'safely managed sanitation service': a toilet, not shared with other households, that either treats or disposes of human waste on...
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Sanctuary Tales: Fighting Speciesism One Animal at a Time
Health, Sports & Psychology

Sanctuary Tales: Fighting Speciesism One Animal at a Time

...Open University’s Social Sciences qualifications. In this film, we reflect on some of the reasons why animal sanctuaries are needed. Other animals are often victims of neglect or harm, due to how humans perceive and use them, such as for food and clothing. Sanctuaries such as Hillside provide us with a unique insight into how animals can survive these difficult...
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Supply chains: the supermarket
Science, Maths & Technology

Supply chains: the supermarket

...Open University course T882 Supply chain innovation, strategy and management... Supply chains: the supermarket A short introduction to this album Shaping Tesco overseas How leading retailers have been expanding their global reach, introducing Tesco's burgeoning operations in Korea The Korean hypermarket How cultural values in Korea differ from Britain and how this impacts...
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Afterword to Representing Religions: Race, Rationality, Colonialism and Anthropology
History & The Arts

Afterword to Representing Religions: Race, Rationality, Colonialism and Anthropology

...openness. Bibliography Asad, T. (1973) ‘Introduction’ in Anthropology and the Colonial Encounter, Atlantic Highlands, NJ: Humanities Press. Barofsky, R. (2020) ‘Rethinking Ethnography: A Study in Public Anthropology’, Anthropology Today, 36(5): pp. 1-2. Harvey, G. (2020) ‘Trans-Indigenous Festivals: Democracy and Emplacement’ in Pike, S.M., Salomonsen, J. and...
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The role of business development in AstrobiologyOU
Science, Maths & Technology

The role of business development in AstrobiologyOU

...educational experiences. Taking a broader view, working with business can open opportunities for our students and researchers that add substantially to the benefits of a university degree or a postdoctoral position. Right now, we’re in the early stages of our business development journey but this is the virtuous circle we aspire to complete. Can you give me some...
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Supporting Lifelong Learning with Blockchain
Digital & Computing

Supporting Lifelong Learning with Blockchain

...education...This article presents a scenario investigated by the QualiChain project for supporting lifelong learning through the use of Blockchain technology. Within the £40M budget, the Institute of Coding applied our work to transform how Computer Science is accredited in the UK. This scenario is based on the use of Smart Badges, which are dynamic records of...
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Life Beyond Earth: The Big Debate
Science, Maths & Technology

Life Beyond Earth: The Big Debate

...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 LinkedIn....
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