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The Oldest Generation
Society, Politics & Law

The Oldest Generation

...document their day to day routines, with the aim of showing how major events affect the lives of the older generation... The Oldest Generation project Using diary excerpts, this audio track documents the lives of older people, how and why certain family relationships endure or change over time, and how these processes affect the lives of members of the oldest generation....
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Audio 18 mins
Understanding Fitness to Practise
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding Fitness to Practise

...family member had died or believed that someone seriously harmed them. The project involved input from members of the public, regulators, professionals, employers, lawyers and the public. Its aim was to find out about public experiences of the Fitness to Practise process and what regulators can do to improve it. As part of the project, the OpenLearn course Improving...
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Article 5 mins
Get in touch
Education & Development

Get in touch

...familial learning, topics or specific initiatives relevant to learning within and across formal schooling. The resources are offered at different learning levels, suitable for anyone receiving or facilitating home education, including those who work with home-educating families. While we can’t guarantee that there is content on every topic area, we will continue to add...
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Article 5 mins
How did Trump win the White House?
Society, Politics & Law

How did Trump win the White House?

...history, Donald Trump won a truly historic victory in the U.S. presidential election. Trump’s remarkably decisive win stunned most political pundits, myself included. Throughout the campaign, Trump seemed to have a polling ceiling of about 44 percent and he consistently had the highest unfavorability rating of any major party nominee in history. Accordingly, months ago...
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Article 5 mins
Wholly Trinity: Abortion, Art and Activism in Ireland
OpenLearn Ireland

Wholly Trinity: Abortion, Art and Activism in Ireland

...artists themselves, it describes how artists used creativity and performance to inspire people to action, ignite powerful conversations and build communities of solidarity. It explores how art can change opinions, transcend barriers, shape narratives and make history, her story and their story. [Wholly Trinity: Abortion, Art and Activism in Ireland] Download transcript...
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Video 30 mins
Issues in women’s football
Health, Sports & Psychology

Issues in women’s football

...history of women’s football Steph and Carrie discuss the development of women’s football including key moments and periods from the 1920s to the 1970s. Transcript Fan engagement in women’s football Steph and Carrie discuss the differences regarding how fans engage in women’s World Cup tournaments compared to the men’s. Transcript The 2015 Women's World Cup Steph...
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Article 5 mins
Rugby: A game of risk and reward
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rugby: A game of risk and reward

...family is astounding. In particular I was interested to hear both George and his father’s views on rugby and the current debate whether to remove tackling from the school game. Talking to The Times George’s father Simon Robinson said: “We have discussed it as a family…I would do anything for this not to have happened but I just think [that] it is the nature of...
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Article 10 mins
Do whales commit suicide?
Nature & Environment

Do whales commit suicide?

...families centred around the females – mothers and their daughters are the family focal points. Based on this social structure, the common assumption has long been that healthy animals strand themselves as an altruistic gesture, that they do so to continue caring for distressed family members. Recent work, however, casts doubt on this analysis, with genetic tests showing...
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Article 5 mins