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The Centre for Children and Young People’s Wellbeing at The Open University
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Centre for Children and Young People’s Wellbeing at The Open University

...work also includes adult-focused projects that seek to build wellbeing among children and young people – so we work with children, young people, their families, and those who seek to support them, such as health advocates or policy makers. Addressing children and young people’s wellbeing in body, mind and media, the Centre currently builds research and advocacy on:...
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New free courses and hobbies to try while Coronavirus restrictions are in place
Miscellaneous

New free courses and hobbies to try while Coronavirus restrictions are in place

...Work Beginners' Italian: Food and Drink Beginners' French: A Trip to Avignon Explore how you can dig a little deeper in languages with The OU. Succeed in the workplace Perhaps this time has made you revaluate your working life? Check out our badged course, and if you are returning to a in Science, Technology, Engineering or Maths (STEM), feast your eyes on our interactive...
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Past-Time Lover: Charles Darwin
History & The Arts

Past-Time Lover: Charles Darwin

...work on the theory of evolution? I published a book entitled On the Origin of Species, which provided evidence towards the theory of evolution, but also proposed my theory on how exactly evolution works. Modern biology stems from this theory and life on Earth is much better understood due to my theory of natural selection. I have become quite the household name. My theory...
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Larry Achiampong – Challenging Colonial Narratives with Art
History & The Arts

Larry Achiampong – Challenging Colonial Narratives with Art

...work spans various media, including video, installation, and performance, allowing him to engage with audiences in diverse ways. He blends personal narrative and collective memory, often drawing on his Ghanaian heritage while addressing broader socio-political issues and raising important questions about the legacies of colonialism. Using digital media Achiampong creates...
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Managing my money for young adults: in partnership with the Harrison Foundation
Money & Business

Managing my money for young adults: in partnership with the Harrison Foundation

...work and, therefore, contribute to the production of goods and services. More importantly, young adults are literally the future of the UK economy. This is because young adults will play a big role in creating innovative products and services. Some of these innovations will create large successful businesses and, at the same time, help the society to solve major...
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Ratting out disease: How animals are detecting disease - and other threats to life
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ratting out disease: How animals are detecting disease - and other threats to life

...work here in Morogoro, a few hundred kilometres west of Tanzania’s largest city, Dar es Salaam, on a programme to sniff out tuberculosis (TB). TB is a disease that can destroy the lungs. About 9 million new cases are diagnosed worldwide every year, one-quarter of them in Africa. Africa also has the highest TB death rate per head of population. Antibiotics can cure TB,...
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Fatih Birol - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Fatih Birol - Stories of Change

...work in the energy field, Dr. Birol joined the IEA in 1995. Most recently prior to his elevation to Executive Director, he held the positions of Chief Economist and Director of Global Energy Economics, with responsibilities that included directing the flagship World Energy Outlook publication. He is also the founder and chair of the IEA Energy Business Council, which...
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Why do some cities thrive?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why do some cities thrive?

...work in Milton Keynes] Building the dream: Development work in Milton Keynes Arguably, everything about Milton Keynes is deliberate: its site, its transport, its housing, its business sectors, its jobs. From the moment of its ‘birth’ in 1967 as one of the country’s ‘new towns’, Milton Keynes was planned as a whole. Over the past three decades, it has out-smarted...
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