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Understanding economic inequality
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding economic inequality

...education should be paid the same wage. This is often not the case, and it has been shown that women and people from BAME backgrounds tend to be paid less than men and non-BAME people respectively, even at the same level of skills. Others refer to equality of opportunity: All people should be given the same opportunity, for example to gain education and skills, regardless...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Using Turnitin effectively: building integrity into your writing
Education & Development

Using Turnitin effectively: building integrity into your writing

...education and assessment, reflecting your commitment to producing and submitting work that is authentically your own — something to be genuinely proud of as a student. Through guided activities and practical examples, this free course will show you how Turnitin can be used as a learning tool before you submit your final assessments, helping you to develop confidence in...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
The Moon
Science, Maths & Technology

The Moon

...Education, 2000, 2003. Copyright © David Rothery In this chapter you will learn: about the nearest planetary body to the Earth about the long record of impact cratering on its surface, and about the ancient eruptions that flooded many low-lying areas. PLANETARY FACTS Equatorial radius (km) 1738 Mass (relative to Earth) 0.0123 (7.35 × 1022 kg) Density (g/cm3) 3.34...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
52 things you never knew about OpenLearn
Miscellaneous

52 things you never knew about OpenLearn

...Educational Film (University) Award at the Learning on Screen Awards 2020. We condensed Homer’s enormous poems The Iliad and The Odyssey into two award-winning animations. Brad Pitt doesn’t feature, but the dulcet tones of Don Warrington do (see the video below). Our most popular course over the years is, Start Writing Fiction. Give it a whirl if you aspire to be the...
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Article 5 mins
The 2015 Autumn Statement: First responses
Society, Politics & Law

The 2015 Autumn Statement: First responses

...Education Roger King, visiting professor, School of Management, University of Bath With the 17% cut to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills budget lower than feared thanks to a more optimistic economic outlook, higher education does not appear to have been badly treated in the spending review. Science spending will continue to be protected – but this time...
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Article 5 mins
53 things you never knew about OpenLearn
Education & Development

53 things you never knew about OpenLearn

...Educational Film (University) Award at the Learning on Screen Awards 2020. We condensed Homer’s enormous poems The Iliad and The Odyssey into two award-winning animations. Brad Pitt doesn’t feature, but the dulcet tones of Don Warrington do (see the video below). Our most popular course over the years is, Start Writing Fiction. Give it a whirl if you aspire to be the...
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Article 20 mins
Medicine transformed: on access to healthcare
History & The Arts

Medicine transformed: on access to healthcare

...educators – they became passive consumers of medical services. At the same time, the medical profession no longer simply dealt with the sick, but increasingly took a role in monitoring the lifestyle and behaviour of healthy people. As a result, people became increasingly dependent on medical practitioners to guide their lives. In this course, I explore these issues...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Afrodite: Untangling the Routes of Black Women’s Hair
Education & Development

Afrodite: Untangling the Routes of Black Women’s Hair

...education and in society in general. Lurraine Jones looks at the politicisation of Black hair and microaggressions experienced by Black women. ...Google ‘Unprofessional Hairstyles for Women’. Now have a look at ‘Professional Hairstyles for Women’. Notice anything? In a popular magazine article about the understudied relationship between Black women and their hair,...
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Article 5 mins