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A brief history of sex education
Health, Sports & Psychology

A brief history of sex education

...human animals. It seems likely that boys, especially if educated in the public school (i.e. fee-paying) boarding system, may still have sometimes received warnings about the dangers believed to follow from masturbation. At the same time, teaching about the human reproductive system became much more typical than it had previously been. Sex education was largely seen as...
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Owen's Law: the case for written allergen information in every food business
Health, Sports & Psychology

Owen's Law: the case for written allergen information in every food business

...human cost of the current system, what good allergen practice looks like, and why culture and law must work together to protect people with food allergies...When the system fails, people die For the 2 million people in the UK living with a diagnosed food allergy, eating out is never entirely straightforward. Despite clear regulatory guidance from the Food Standards...
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Tomorrow's World
Science, Maths & Technology

Tomorrow's World

...resources - from articles on whether robots should have rights, to explainers on how gene editing could improve our health in future, to OU research that's landed us on a comet - we've got it covered. We're also co-producing a number of programmes with the BBC for Tomorrow's World, including Britain's Greatest Invention and Horizon: 10 Things You Need to Know about the...
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Article 3 hrs
The world of water
Nature & Environment

The world of water

...back to 22 March 1993 after the United Nations General Assembly designated this day to the celebration of water , the first World Water Day and has been held annually since then. To find out more about water, dive in to the related free content below. We have free courses, videos, podcasts and articles on water resource, bottled water, the science of water and much more....
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Try something popular
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Try something popular

...resources across OpenLearn – from quick quizzes and interactive games to full-length online courses – it can be hard to know where to begin. That’s where our Top 10s come in. These lists give you a real-time snapshot of what’s most popular right now on OpenLearn. Think of them as your shortcut to the hottest topics and most in-demand courses, chosen not by us but...
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Video 5 mins
A future for languages in schools?
Languages

A future for languages in schools?

...resources. In addition, through cooperation with a project led by the University of Westminster and Network for Languages London, the LCLC has begun to work with primary schools. The Open University has taken the lead in working with teachers, helping practitioners to keep abreast of the latest academic developments in language pedagogy by providing subject-based and...
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Solving the care crisis with public investment
Society, Politics & Law

Solving the care crisis with public investment

...resources and video highlights from the OU Economics Seminar Series on the crisis in care. What are the benefits that may come from care-led recovery? Dr Jerome De Henau is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at The Open University, principal investigator on international projects for organisations including the ILO (International Labour Organization) and FEPS (Foundation for...
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Crowdsourced annotation: what do you think?
History & The Arts

Crowdsourced annotation: what do you think?

...resources to help understand ‘The Histories’ alongside the Hestia project. We direct you to other resources so that you may extend your enquiry by comparing accounts, cross-referencing evidence, or verifying sources...In this third intermediate activity in the OpenLearn Herodotus Collection, we suggest you take a look at two different annotations for the first few...
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