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Why Study Philosophers?
History & The Arts

Why Study Philosophers?

...OU's series Journeys In Thought explored philosophy through six programmes about six philosophers: Arendt, Kierkegaard, Wittgenstein, Nietzsche, Marx, and Rousseau. But how representative of philosophy are these six? This is a more controversial question than it sounds. According to some philosophers they are representative, according to others they are hardly...
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Haymaking is critical to our heritage meadows, but is later really better?
Nature & Environment

Haymaking is critical to our heritage meadows, but is later really better?

...student, Vicky Bowskill, explains how researching seasonal changes in the nutritional content of hay can help conserve the UK's precious species-rich floodplain meadows... [farmers in a field haymaking in the early 1900s] Haymaking in the early 1900s, newspaper cutting from my grandmother's scrapbooks. [farmers on a tractor haymaking during the 1950s post-war agricultural...
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Free course: Histology
Science, Maths & Technology

Free course: Histology

...Don't miss out - If you use our free courses sign up for a free OU account to track your progress and gain recognition for your learning. - Subscribe to our newsletter and stay in touch with what's new in the world of free courses and other free educational material produced by The Open University. Take your learning further with our free resources Preparation for study...
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Free course: Health and Wellbeing in the Ancient World
History & The Arts

Free course: Health and Wellbeing in the Ancient World

...Don't miss out - If you use our free courses sign up for a free OU account to track your progress and gain recognition for your learning. - Subscribe to our newsletter and stay in touch with what's new in the world of free courses and other free educational material produced by The Open University. Take your learning further with our free resources Preparation for study...
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Busting the language-learning myths
Languages

Busting the language-learning myths

...OU' (accessed from the right-hand side of the screen). [An example set of the myths to be busted on a table top] Select the image to start busting those language-learning myths! Tip: If you are using a mouse, hold your pointer towards the top, bottom, left or right of the screen to navigate. For best results, use a modern web browser. Upgrade to the latest version of...
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Protest Banners: Women's Suffrage
Society, Politics & Law

Protest Banners: Women's Suffrage

...OU, and Chair of Y031, the Arts and Languages Access module. I’m researching the work of suffragette medics at the moment, so it’s a real pleasure to be able to focus my thoughts on a suffrage banner today as I talk about popular protest in history. When I hear the word ‘suffragette’, or come across it in print somewhere, I see visual images. The most powerful...
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A year in review 2022
Education & Development

A year in review 2022

...OU, Milton Keynes earned city status… at last! New to OpenLearn: delve into the past with our Medea Myth animation, or discover if microplastics can really find their way onto your plate… [Blue banner says, the court action that's not so supreme] For the first time since 2019, the festival season was back in business, and didn’t everyone make the most of it during...
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Exercising at 50
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exercising at 50

...become less active (Scholes, 2017). As well as having the potential to extend life, physical activity can increase energy, mood, and overall quality of life (Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee [PAGAC], 2018) and therefore should be prioritised with age. If you are close to your 50th birthday, three types of exercise are recommended to achieve these benefits...
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