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Supporting adult learners’ positive mental health free course icon level 1: introductory icon Badge icon

Education & Development

Supporting adult learners’ positive mental health

This free course provides educators with an introduction to adult learners’ mental health. The course is designed to develop understanding of the impact mental health has on learning, as well as to explore the variety of strategies that can be employed to support adult learners experiencing a range of mental health related challenges.

Free course
24 hrs
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History & The Arts

Ramadan Mubarak!

The holy month of Ramadan, determined by the lunar cycle, runs from 28th February- 30th Marchthis year. Discover how this isn't just a time for abstaining but a time for celebration while showing devotion to Islam.

Article
10 mins
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Education & Development

Exploring stereotypes in STEM

Who belongs to STEM? This collection of videos explores stereoptypes in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths.

Video
5 mins
Larry Achiampong – Challenging Colonial Narratives with Art video icon

History & The Arts

Larry Achiampong – Challenging Colonial Narratives with Art

In this film, a collaboration with The Open University, Larry gives an overview of his art practice describing how he became an artist and how he reaches his audiences across an ever-expanding platform of dynamic visual, sonic and digital media.

Video
5 mins
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Languages

Year of the Snake: Chinese Lunar New Year

Happy Year of the Snake! Learn more about what this year means and how to say some traditional New Year greetings to celebrate.

Article
5 mins
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Society, Politics & Law

Voices from the Global South: confronting climate coloniality

Professor Farhana Sultana delivered a keynote to launch the ‘Voices from the Global South’ project, a collaboration between the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) (with the Institute of British Geographers), the International Geographical Union and The Open University. It was held at the RGS, London in June 2024. In her keynote Professor Sultana ...

Video
50 mins
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Society, Politics & Law

Learning from the Global South

Voices from the Global South is a series of six short films made to stimulate thinking about and reflection on the difference that geography makes to understanding the climate crisis and its impact.

Video
45 mins
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Education & Development

Introducing Union Black

This free course, Introducing Union Black, aims to build your confidence as a change agent for equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging.

Free course
3 hrs
Broken Pipeline for Black Coaches in World Football video icon

Health, Sports & Psychology

Broken Pipeline for Black Coaches in World Football

With ‘Reclaiming Narratives’ the theme for Black History Month 2024, I watched the players of African heritage showcase their talents in the Nottingham Forest v Fulham Premier League fixture in September 2024 (Calvin Bassey, Taiwo Awoniyi, Alex Iwobi and Ola Aina), but pondered if they would be given the same opportunities as their white ...

Video
5 mins
Navigating Black Irish identity in the music of Phil Lynott article icon

Health, Sports & Psychology

Navigating Black Irish identity in the music of Phil Lynott

Lauren O’Hagan explores the music of Phil Lynott and how his lyrics helped him make sense of his dual identity as Black and Irish.

Article
5 mins
Should we read John Locke today? article icon

Society, Politics & Law

Should we read John Locke today?

These days, political parties of all persuasions can agree on at least one thing: they are all in favour of freedom. Of course, freedom is a highly slippery term. Freedom for who, and to what extent? And how do we recognise and manage the boundaries where one person’s ‘freedom’ might harm another person?

Article
10 mins
Why I created a podcast to celebrate the OU’s BME community article icon

Education & Development

Why I created a podcast to celebrate the OU’s BME community

In this article, Katherine Jegede shares her story of starting the OU BME staff Network Podcast, what she has learned so far, and her hopes for the project’s future.

Article
5 mins