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Insights into Policing and Racism in the UK – a collection
Education & Development

Insights into Policing and Racism in the UK – a collection

...worked in partnership with The Freedom Law Clinic (FLC), a not-for-profit company providing pro bono research and advice on appeals for people who have been convicted of very serious criminal offences but who are maintaining their innocence. Over the summer of 2020, FLC recognised that students needed additional virtual experiential learning opportunities and therefore...
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Reflecting on Race at The Open University
Education & Development

Reflecting on Race at The Open University

...work on ending violence, dismantling the prison industrial complex and transformative justice and supporting youth leadership development. Transcript Race Equality Charter: Lessons Learned The next session involved a presentation by Professor Marcia Wilson from the University of East London on her experience of leading a successful submission for the Race Equality...
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Active Citizenship in Wales
Society, Politics & Law

Active Citizenship in Wales

...work with them have a role to play in enabling change. The media has an important role in influencing it and informing people about politics and current affairs. Education is also essential in giving people the skills and knowledge they need to do it well. That’s why The Open University in Wales has brought together this collection of free online resources to help you...
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Irish Women’s Poetry: Colette Bryce
OpenLearn Ireland

Irish Women’s Poetry: Colette Bryce

...work of Colette Bryce...Colette Bryce was born in 1970 in Derry, Northern Ireland. The Troubles were part of everyday life for her, as a child and a teenager. She emigrated to Britain in 1988 and has since lived mainly in London and the north of England. Bryce describes emigration as a key experience in her adult life: it informs an ‘outsiderness’ in her poetry. Bryce...
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Black and Minority Ethnic students: Mental wellbeing and study support
Health, Sports & Psychology

Black and Minority Ethnic students: Mental wellbeing and study support

...working group set up as part of The Open University’s Access and Participation Plan...We did it! The role of study support in student success Transcript ‘We did it! The role of study support in student success’ was created by Suki Haider, Alice Uwizera, Allan Kavuma, John Butcher, Rehana Awan and Darren Gray. Suki is an OU Associate Lecturer, and Alice and Allan are...
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Multidisciplinary study: the value and benefits Badge icon
Education & Development

Multidisciplinary study: the value and benefits

...Working with Children and Young People. And this year is Teaching Young People and Children. SPEAKER 2 So students studying more than one subject have the benefit of being able to develop a qualification that's unique to them so they can choose modules that are of interest to them, or are relevant to them in terms of their personal interests, but also their career...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Modern slavery
Society, Politics & Law

Modern slavery

...work on land belonging to another person. The reward for labour is optional, but the person subjected to serfdom is unable to change their status. Furthermore, the status of a serf was hereditary in nature, which often affected entire families. In the late fourteenth century, following the Black Death, Europe began to engage in the transatlantic slave trade. The slave...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Discover Moon minerals
Science, Maths & Technology

Discover Moon minerals

...work by Professor Mahesh Anand and Dr Andy Tindle heavily draws upon the rich literature of published work to contextualise Virtual Microscope images of Moon Minerals. The book has two substantive chapters - Chapter two “Major Minerals” and Chapter three “Accessory Minerals”. They both have the same format, although Chapter three has significantly fewer...
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