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53 things you never knew about OpenLearn
Education & Development

53 things you never knew about OpenLearn

...Open University is 53 on 23rd April 2022, to coincide with the celebrations we put together 53 surprising things about the OU's FREE online learning resources...​...ABOUT OPENLEARN OpenLearn was born in 2006, the same year Bernard Matthews discontinued Turkey Twizzlers (thanks for that, Jamie Oliver) and Pluto got declassed as a planet. We’ve had more than 100 million...
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A new union flag
History & The Arts

A new union flag

...open, more participatory, more held in common? ...Transcript This video is published as part of an editorial partnership between openDemocracy, The Open University and Counterpoints Arts to reanimate the Tate Exchange project in which academics and artists together ask who – during a time when the lines marking out citizens, borders and nations are being redrawn, or...
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Migrant businesswomen and the census
Society, Politics & Law

Migrant businesswomen and the census

...Census: migration, gender, and business, and shows how art-based approaches such as storytelling can be used to communicate quantitative Census data. Project team: Dr Carry van Lieshout (The Open University), Gunjan Sondhi (The Open University). Partners: ReWomen (Women of Management and Enterprise Network), CREME (Centre for Research in Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship)...
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My career goal: Business and administrative
Money & Business

My career goal: Business and administrative

...Open University has over 40 years’ experience delivering flexible learning and 170,000 students are studying with us right now. Take a look at all Open University courses. If you are new to university level study, find out more about the types of qualifications we offer, including our entry level Access courses and Certificates. Not ready for University study? Then...
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My career goal: Creative and design
History & The Arts

My career goal: Creative and design

...Open University has over 40 years’ experience delivering flexible learning and 170,000 students are studying with us right now. Take a look at all Open University courses. If you are new to university level study, find out more about the types of qualifications we offer, including our entry level Access courses and Certificates. Not ready for University study? Then...
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You, me and the future of Wales
Society, Politics & Law

You, me and the future of Wales

...partnership with the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, Welsh Government and The Open University in Wales. [Future Generations Commissioner for Wales logo, Welsh Government Logo and The Open University in Wales Logo] Explore more resources [AC Collection] This resource is part of the Active Citizenship in Wales collection. Discover more on the collection homepage....
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Investigating fungi: the wood-wide web
Science, Maths & Technology

Investigating fungi: the wood-wide web

...Open University delves deeper into the techniques scientists use to learn more about the woodwide web. This material forms part of The Open University course S204 Biology: uniformity and diversity... Investigating fungi: the wood-wide web A short introduction to this album. Investigating symbiotic relationships Dr David Robinson explains the relationship between fungi and...
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English: Language of opportunity
Languages

English: Language of opportunity

...Open University course U214 Worlds of English... English in Indian schools In Bangalore private schools teach English whereas most state schools teach in the local dialect. English in science In science English is currently the language of choice. English in China Since the Chinese economy has opened up, interest in speaking English has increased. English in Malaysia In...
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