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Hip Hop and the Institution: Darren Abracadazra
History & The Arts

Hip Hop and the Institution: Darren Abracadazra

...Open University’s Hip Hop and the Institution conference. Here, he talks about his influences, poetry and ‘X Factor’... ...‘My name is Darren Paul and I've been performing poetry for around 4-5 years. I am a British-born Jamaican import with mixed ancestry that grew up in London before moving to Milton Keynes at a young age. My poetry is sometimes existential in...
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Article 8 mins
The Anniversary of D-Day
Miscellaneous

The Anniversary of D-Day

On the 6th June 1944 the Allied invasion of Normandy began. This year marks the 80th Anniversary of 'D-Day' so we've put together a great range of resources on the Second World War...To mark the anniversary, we've compiled some of our Second World War resources...
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Article 5 mins
A gift of life at the end of life
Health, Sports & Psychology

A gift of life at the end of life

...Open University's Health and Social Care courses. There are currently around 7,000 people on the UK transplant waiting lists and over 420 people died waiting for a transplant last year (2021). The Organ donation law in parts of the UK has recently changed to an ‘opt out’ system. This should increase the numbers of potential organs available for transplant and help...
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Video 15 mins
iSpot: Your place to share nature
Nature & Environment

iSpot: Your place to share nature

...Open University’s award-winning citizen science platform for biodiversity and helps the public and scientists get involved in monitoring species worldwide. Celebrating 12 years of science learning and research it builds species identification skills and contributes to biological data recording in the UK and globally. iSpot is a network of tens of thousands of nature...
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Article 10 mins
Introduction to making political and social change
Society, Politics & Law

Introduction to making political and social change

...resources are a great place to start: The Open University’s Changemakers: A Guide to Making Political and Social Change – a handy PDF guide to making change, focused on the UK Parliament. The Open University Wales Active Citizenship Hub, a collection of free resources to help promote active citizenship in Wales. UK Parliament Week: sign up and join in, plus discover...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Mental health: Survivor suggestions
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mental health: Survivor suggestions

...people with, but if something bothers you it is important I think mental health is all about life balance; which sounds easy but it's not always so easy to achieve This resource is part of the 'Wellbeing and Mental Health Collection' created by the Open University in Wales. You can learn more and find courses, articles and other activities on the collection's homepage....
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Article 5 mins
Introduction to the Amazon System
Nature & Environment

Introduction to the Amazon System

...resources in the Amazon,with trees at the centre of the web.] At the centre of the Amazon system are its billions of trees. These trees generate the climate which allows the recycling of water, brought in as moisture from the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea, to reach mountain tops many thousands of kilometres inland. They protect the fragile soils from the torrential...
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Article 5 mins
Is English squeezing out local languages in Uganda?
Languages

Is English squeezing out local languages in Uganda?

...education because parents believe that it opens doors to urban life. But it has also been repeatedly turned down as the potential national language. According to speakers of other languages, the strong ethno-linguistic identity displayed by its primary speakers has acted as a turn off. Secondly, naming Luganda the national language would be viewed as favouring the...
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Article 5 mins