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The Anniversary of D-Day
Miscellaneous

The Anniversary of D-Day

On the 6th June 1944 the Allied invasion of Normandy began. This year marks the 80th Anniversary of 'D-Day' so we've put together a great range of resources on the Second World War...To mark the anniversary, we've compiled some of our Second World War resources...
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Change in the West of Ireland
OpenLearn Ireland

Change in the West of Ireland

...Open University Geography Department who looked at the West of Ireland in the early 1980s for an Open University course ‘Changing Britain, Changing world: geographical perspectives’. The course was studied by Open University students between 1985 and 1995. The collection of articles uses the course materials to give an overview of issues past and present in the West...
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What should I expect when I am nearing the end of my life?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What should I expect when I am nearing the end of my life?

...Open University's Health and Social Care courses and qualifications. In the UK, many deaths occur in hospital and few people have witnessed someone dying. This article addresses some of the common key questions people have about dying and the end of life, written by a palliative care consultant, Victoria Hedges, as part of The Ageing Well Public Talk (AWPT) Series. In...
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Do I have mental health problems and should I get some help?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Do I have mental health problems and should I get some help?

...open up about their mental health problems, especially in the workplace. In addition to this legal advancement, large-scale public campaigns have sought to challenge mental health stigma, and increase awareness of its negative impact. For example “Time to Change” in England, which has sought to reduce mental health-related stigma and discrimination since 2009. [Time...
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Olympic and Paralympic Games, Paris 2024
Health, Sports & Psychology

Olympic and Paralympic Games, Paris 2024

Paris is the host of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Explore our related free resources...The 2024 Summer Olympics, held in Paris, will run from 26 July until 11 August. The Paralympics will then follow from 28 August until 8 September. Explore our related resources below.
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Supporting women musicians in the workplace
History & The Arts

Supporting women musicians in the workplace

...resources for parents and carers within the performing arts and those seeking to support them, including the PiPA Best Practice Charter. Within the field of opera, SWAP’ra – Supporting Women and Parents in Opera – also does important work to support women and parents. Their website also offers valuable resources for women and parents working within opera, including...
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How did the referendum polls get it wrong - again?
Science, Maths & Technology

How did the referendum polls get it wrong - again?

...education. Graduates tend to be social liberals, while those with few, if any, educational qualifications are inclined to be social conservatives. Age also matters too, with younger people tending to be more socially liberal. Pollsters in the UK have less experience of measuring this dimension of politics. They do not, for example, necessarily collect information on the...
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Has media literacy become self-destructive?
Education & Development

Has media literacy become self-destructive?

...education approach, but I don’t remember how the topic of pregnancy came up. What I do remember is her telling me that she and her friends talked a lot about pregnancy and “diseases” she could get through sex. As I probed further, she matter-of-factly explained a variety of “facts” she had heard that were completely inaccurate. You couldn’t get pregnant until...
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