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Closing the awarding gap: practical actions to support Black and minority ethnic students
Education & Development

Closing the awarding gap: practical actions to support Black and minority ethnic students

...research and Open University scholarship (2020–2024), Rajvinder Samra explores how educators can help to close the awarding gap for Black and minority ethnic students. ...Awarding gaps between Black and minority ethnic students and their white peers remain a persistent challenge across higher education. While the causes are complex, evidence emerging since 2020 –...
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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

...research explores the full impact...We all know that physical activity (PA) should be part of our lives and is something we should do regularly, but it is not always possible. For people who care for others, it is especially challenging for them to exercise, but it’s very important that they do so as regularly as they possibly can. PA can be seen as a potentially...
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The hidden history of learning disability
Society, Politics & Law

The hidden history of learning disability

...researchers on equal terms. The significance of capturing real-life stories through oral history is described by one academic contributor as a way of showing people ‘not as victims but as survivors’, while for another it ‘opens your eyes to corners of social life’. Featuring Professor Dorothy Atkinson of The Open University based Learning Disability History...
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Black British Jazz
History & The Arts

Black British Jazz

...research carried out by The Open University research team led by Dr Jason Toynbee who has been examining the history of Black British Jazz and the stories of the artists who have performed it. This video looks at the history of jazz and how the story dates back as far as 1919, documenting how successive waves of black musicians have contributed to developing new and...
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What LGBTQ+ Relationships Can Teach Us About Love
Health, Sports & Psychology

What LGBTQ+ Relationships Can Teach Us About Love

...researchers now have hundreds of studies under their belt for why this is. Download the Paired app for LGBTQ+ dating and relationship advice, daily questions, quizzes and more. A study published by the Open University has found that gay couples are likely to be happier in their relationships than their heterosexual counterparts and several reasons have been posed, from...
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A linguistic toolkit for health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

A linguistic toolkit for health and social care

...research to situations you, or someone you know, might find themselves in. Explore different advising strategies in three real-life scenarios in this interactive...[The family are dining together at a table] Click on the image above, to start your interactive experience... INSTRUCTIONS: For best results, use a modern web browser. Upgrade to the latest version of Edge or...
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World Social Work Day
Health, Sports & Psychology

World Social Work Day

...children in care?' Listen to our podcasts on social work practice, work and law. Take a look at our free courses on social work and care. Take it further with the OU with our social work degrees and modules. You may also like to check out our Social Work webpage from the Faculty of Health and Social Care at The Open University where we have more details about our courses...
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Methods in Motion: What does Open Methodologies mean?
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: What does Open Methodologies mean?

...research. Elizabeth Silva explains more...[Removal men at work] The starting premise is that open methodologies do not assume a reflective person as the originator of knowledge and meaning, but neither do they wholly relinquish the notion of the human, or favour anonymous forces. Central to the approach is a concern with the formation and nature of subjectivities that are...
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