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Double trouble: my experience of studying part-time as a mixed-race individual
Education & Development

Double trouble: my experience of studying part-time as a mixed-race individual

...families of graduates know how to celebrate! I graduated in a beautiful cathedral and will forever have the memory of the stained-glass windows, the lanterns and the joy all around that you can’t help but absorb even when your minute of high-stakes walking is done. The OU are fairly relaxed so despite the formal outfits and hand-shaking, the audible whoops and just...
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The influence of From A Distance on audiences and participants
Society, Politics & Law

The influence of From A Distance on audiences and participants

...families experience when they become refugees. During the event audiences were invited to take part and to reflect on their own positioning, ethical responsibility towards refugees and how this affects their own identities. Below you can view how visitors felt about and reflected upon the influence that these drawings had on their perceptions of the refugees’...
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How the sausage links us together
History & The Arts

How the sausage links us together

...history lamented his inability to render into English the more than 60 different Italian words that exist to describe pork and beef sausages alone. Warm, dry climates encourage the preparation of air-dried sausage varieties, while Britain’s damp climate is more conducive to fresh, cooked bangers. Seasonings also typically reflected the larger flavour complexes of local...
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Dominic Weston - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Dominic Weston - Earth in Vision

...history programming, discusses the place of storytelling in natural history filmmaking, whether environmental messages can be packaged as entertaining television, and the future of wildlife television...Dominic Weston Dominic is a television producer, director and writer who delights in programmes with strong narratives and ambitious scope - from real life to wildlife. He...
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Lawrence Breen - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Lawrence Breen - Earth in Vision

...history and environmental broadcasting. ...Lawrence Breen Lawrence started working for the BBC Natural History Unit in 1988 as a Library Clerk, after gaining a degree in American Studies from Hull University. Following a series of successful attachments (including work at BBC Sound Archives and at BBC Worldwide) he progressed to a career as a staff Archive Researcher, and...
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Black Blue Plaques
Languages

Black Blue Plaques

...under-representation in the public space and imagination. Transcript Featuring the work of Black History Walks, the Nubian Jak Community Trust, and English Heritage, and narrated by Karen Arthur. With thanks to the BAAL Applying Linguistics fund for support for the project. Written, produced and directed by: Lab Ky Mo, Philip Seargeant, Korina Giaxoglou and Frank Monaghan...
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The Graeco-Roman city of Paestum
History & The Arts

The Graeco-Roman city of Paestum

...history and culture can be traced through its buildings, inscriptions, and decoration. After it became a colony of Rome in 273 BCE, it became known as Paestum, and Roman customs and styles superceded those of the Greeks in the city. This material forms part of The Open University course A219 Exploring the classical world... The Graeco-Roman city of Paestum An audio...
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Darwin and Evolution
Science, Maths & Technology

Darwin and Evolution

...History Museum in Tring reveal a striking shared ancestry between the hippo and the dolphin. Birds and breeding Darwin's study of the bizarre results of artificial breeding of pigeons shed light on evolutionary processes. Dogs and breeding Dogs used to be bred for their ability to help humans. Now selective breeding accentuates physical features at the expense of ability...
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