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My unique path to university: real stories
Education & Development

My unique path to university: real stories

...family to go to university. [My Path to University: Andrea's Story] Liam's story Liam shares his experience of joining university later in life and his hopes for the future. [My Path to University: Liam's Story] Chris's story Chris shares his experiences as a student with autism joining university later in life, as well as the support he's received along the way. [My Path...
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Quiz: Which Brontë sister wrote it?
History & The Arts

Quiz: Which Brontë sister wrote it?

...find out. @@PLUGINFILE@@/QuizWhichBront%C3%ABsisterwroteit.h5p?embed=1 Find out more Written in blood: Family, sex and violence in Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre Prof. Sara Haslam on the Brontë sisters’ work Explore the OU/BBC drama on the Brontë sisters, To Walk Invisible. Practise the Brontë’s art with our free courses Take it further with The Open University...
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The effects of self-isolation and lack of physical activity on carers
Health, Sports & Psychology

The effects of self-isolation and lack of physical activity on carers

...family carers’ health, reduce carers’ burden and use of care services. PA is also reported to reduce anxiety and depression, both of which carers are also often reported to suffer from. [This shows the feet and lower legs of a person about to go for a run.] Depression and anxiety are illnesses that have a substantial impact on how we feel and think, as well as on how...
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Collaborative leadership in voluntary organisations
Money & Business

Collaborative leadership in voluntary organisations

...family member and organisational partner define participative practice and its significance for leadership work in the voluntary sector describe some of the main aspects of your own identity and practices you value reflect on the kinds of practices that seem to define the organisations you work on behalf of...Week 2: Identity and participative practice in collaborative...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Brexit and the Irish border
OpenLearn Ireland

Brexit and the Irish border

...family moved to England for my Dad’s job in the early 1970s. Born in Ireland, raised in England, I have now lived in Belfast for 25 years, so issues of national identity, where you belong, and where people think you belong, were impressed upon me from quite an early age. The Irish border revisited Firstly, a potted (imperfect) history of the border for those unfamiliar...
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Five Inspiring Black Trailblazers from across Europe
History & The Arts

Five Inspiring Black Trailblazers from across Europe

...History Month, we've complied a list and short biography of five black trailblazers from across Europe. ...1: Peter Bossman [Peter Bossman portrait] Peter Bossman is mayor of the Slovene town of Piran. A small town on Slovenia's Adriatic Coast, Piran's choice of Bossman for mayor is noteworthy as he's not just the first black mayor of Piran, or of any place in Slovenia....
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The birth of (synthetic) dyeing
History & The Arts

The birth of (synthetic) dyeing

...family life. Fifty years after his discovery of mauve, he was knighted for his contribution to the British chemical industry. His achievement was not just the discovery of the dye but its development and exploitation. Perkin showed that: Chemical research can give rise to useful and valuable materials. It’s possible to produce specialised chemicals on a large scale in...
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Arnold Circus, London: social housing for the 'deserving poor'
Society, Politics & Law

Arnold Circus, London: social housing for the 'deserving poor'

...history of comings and goings. The Boundary Street Estate, with Arnold Circus at its centre, was a ‘model development’ providing all that the residents would need. It was at the heart of London County Council’s Boundary Estate, one of the first attempts by a local authority to create social housing. Some of its first tenants were Jews escaping pogroms in Europe. In...
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