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Art, Loot and Empire: The Benin Bronzes
History & The Arts

Art, Loot and Empire: The Benin Bronzes

...Open University's History courses and qualifications. This is the remarkable story of the Benin Bronzes, beautiful artworks in their own right, but also artefacts of cultural significance to the West African kingdom that produced them. Join retired Open University associate lecturer Linda Buckley, as she explores the history behind these objects. [Benin Bronzes head...
Daisy Main
Miscellaneous

Daisy Main

...Open University, and she continues to use it for study, and fun!...[Daisy standing in a Chinese style garden ]‘OpenLearn has enriched my life,’ Daisy explained. ‘The vast array of free resources means that there truly is something for everyone. My favourite part is that each time I log in, there’s always new content that catches my eye! Each course has made a...
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Using art and creative methods to interrogate identity, citizenship and migration
Society, Politics & Law

Using art and creative methods to interrogate identity, citizenship and migration

...Open University, Loughborough University, University of Warwick and Counterpoints Arts, an arts organization whose mission is to support and produce art by and about migrants and refugees. The programme generated a great deal of interest and involved the participation of a large and diverse audience. Dip into the programme and discover more about this, more about...
World in transition: Migration and Trade
Nature & Environment

World in transition: Migration and Trade

...Open University, provides insight into the educational value of the audio-visual material and explains the course structure. This material is taken from The Open University Course U213 International Development: Challenges for a World in Transition... World in transition: migration and trade Introducing the album's content Small change for a better world Micro-credit...
Proud of nursing associates: who they are and why they are important
Health, Sports & Psychology

Proud of nursing associates: who they are and why they are important

...Open University's Nursing and Healthcare courses and qualifications. Who are nursing associates? Firstly, and most importantly, nursing associates (NAs) should not be viewed as a ‘cheap nurse’ – they bring essential knowledge and skills to a healthcare team. When valued and deployed effectively, they facilitate high quality patient care. The nursing associate (NA)...
Can we overcome cyber-fatigue to secure ourselves online?
Digital & Computing

Can we overcome cyber-fatigue to secure ourselves online?

...Open Internet Order, policymakers must ensure we all benefit – not just a select few companies or industries. They must treat the internet as a public resource and a public trust whose security and stability are not to be subverted to the service of private special interests. As customers and users, when evaluating new technologies, systems, products and services, we...
The impact of online media reporting of family crimes on children
Health, Sports & Psychology

The impact of online media reporting of family crimes on children

...Open University and Your Support Services explores how this media exposure impacts their wellbeing...The far-reaching impact on children and ‘left behind’ parents/carers when a family member is imprisoned are well documented (Minson, 2019). Parental imprisonment is recognised as a potential risk factor for many adverse outcomes for children, including anti-social...
The Who Are We? project
Society, Politics & Law

The Who Are We? project

...Open University, in collaboration with Counterpoints Arts, The University of Warwick and Loughborough University organized a free six-day cross-platform event, spanning the visual arts, film, photography, design, architecture, the spoken and written word as well as live and digital art as part of Tate Exchange Programme. The event took over a year to produce and was...