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What is National Insurance and what is it used for?
Society, Politics & Law

What is National Insurance and what is it used for?

...OU's Jonquil Lowe explored why the proposals had proved so controversial...[National insurance form ] A tax called national insurance has become the centre of a row within Britain’s ruling Conservative Party. The recent budget announced a rise in the tax for the self-employed (from 9% to 11% on profits above £8,060 – still less than the 12% paid by employees). But a...
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Indigenous ceremonies and climate change
Nature & Environment

Indigenous ceremonies and climate change

...OU film made about the festival: “Indigenous in London”. Transcript This year, because of the Covid pandemic, the festival is extended temporally and geographically, continuing into 2022 and hosting events beyond London. It will highlight the interlinked themes of Covid, Climate Change and Colonialism. This is the context for the Latamat totem’s journey to Glasgow...
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Article 10 mins
The physical impacts of ADHD
Health, Sports & Psychology

The physical impacts of ADHD

...from headaches or becoming exhausted. This shift of focus can mean that ‘effectiveness’ is not the only goal of accommodations. It also recognises that ADHD does not only impact a person’s thinking and behaviour but also how the combination of environment and ADHD can be felt within the body. A longer version of this article was previously published on OU News....
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Article 5 mins
The Hunt: a natural history series that challenges us to side with the predators
Nature & Environment

The Hunt: a natural history series that challenges us to side with the predators

...OU lecturers Miranda Dyson and Vicky Taylor look at the remarkable strategies predators and prey deploy...We’re here to reveal another side to “nature, red in tooth and claw”. Predators are commonly perceived as being ferocious successful hunters and their prey as having little or no chance of survival once the hunt is on. The truth however, is that hunts often...
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Article 10 mins
Networked practitioner: open or closed practice?
Education & Development

Networked practitioner: open or closed practice?

...students using the internet for learning. In this short course, you will review the idea of openness in networked practice and the links from this into wider areas and broader behaviour. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course H818 The networked practitioner...Networked practitioner: open or closed practice?: Learning outcomes - After...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Personal development planning for engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Personal development planning for engineering

...students: become more effective, independent and confident self-directed learners understand how they are learning and relate their learning to a wider context improve their general skills for study and career management articulate personal goals and evaluate progress towards their achievement develop a positive attitude to learning throughout life. (Houghton and...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Solving the perplexing mathematicians' problem of the spectre
Science, Maths & Technology

Solving the perplexing mathematicians' problem of the spectre

...OU mathematics MSc students can write a masters dissertation on in the module M840, Dissertation in mathematics. Research at The Open University: The hat and spectre tilings are currently being investigated by our mathematicians and engineers as part of their research into new materials. Visit A class of aperiodic honeycombs with tuneable mechanical properties for more...
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Make your learning count towards an Open University qualification
Education & Development

Make your learning count towards an Open University qualification

...OU level 1 course, Making your learning count will build on the learning that you may have already gained via OpenLearn, or other open educational resources (OER). The module Making your learning count can be counted towards one of our Open qualifications, and is therefore an ideal way for you to start building a qualification that's unique to you. Options include: BA/BSc...
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