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Will the next Secretary-General of the United Nations be a woman? article icon

Society, Politics & Law

Will the next Secretary-General of the United Nations be a woman?

As the lead up to the appointment of the next UN Secretary-General picks up pace, Dr Georgina Holmes explains the selection process and reflects on why there is growing momentum to appoint a woman.

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5 mins
Can we design places to combat loneliness? article icon

Health, Sports & Psychology

Can we design places to combat loneliness?

How might where people live affect how lonely they feel?

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5 mins
Voices from the Global South: an international field trip article icon

Society, Politics & Law

Voices from the Global South: an international field trip

The following learning is from the Geography strand in The Open University level 1 module D113 ‘Global challenges: social science in action’.

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5 hrs
Drivers and hand-held mobile phones: extending the ban won’t solve the problem – here’s why article icon

Health, Sports & Psychology

Drivers and hand-held mobile phones: extending the ban won’t solve the problem – here’s why

Dr Gemma Briggs and Dr Helen Wells look at the changes to the law for using a mobile phone whilst driving and why attitudes towards this activity need to change.

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5 mins
Think you’re better at driving than most? How psychological biases are keeping our roads unsafe article icon

Health, Sports & Psychology

Think you’re better at driving than most? How psychological biases are keeping our roads unsafe

Overconfidence in your driving ability can be highly dangerous. Dr Gemma Briggs explains how can we change driver behaviour.

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5 mins
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Crime fiction

Explore the world of crime fiction with The Open University, a world leader in distance learning. Discover free courses, articles, video and audio resources, and interactive activities, free to study and available to start right away.

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5 mins
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Education & Development

Citational politics

Azumah Dennis and Jenny Douglas explore the importance of paying our thanks and respect to the work of those who have inspired us.

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20 mins
Bullying and Manipulation: Join the Resistance activity icon

Health, Sports & Psychology

Bullying and Manipulation: Join the Resistance

When a person is being bullied, who’s at fault - the bully, the enablers, or the bystanders? This interactive explores bullying at work, school and even on Twitter at the hands of Donald Trump.

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15 mins
In-car technology: are we being sold a false sense of security? article icon

Digital & Computing

In-car technology: are we being sold a false sense of security?

Our new cars come equipped with technology to read out text messages and let us use voice commands to make phone calls. Allocating attention to other tasks, can lead to our driving performance suffering and putting lives at risk.

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5 mins
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Society, Politics & Law

Inequality: Have your say

Does the pursuit of growth increase inequality? How much inequality is too much inequality? Take an interactive tour through the different positions on these matters in our fictional country Economica, and have your say!

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10 mins
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Society, Politics & Law

Crime scene officer

Put yourself in a crime scene officer's shoes and try to solve a suspected murder when time and resources are tight. Can you link the suspects to the forensic evidence? 

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15 mins
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Society, Politics & Law

Policing practice and leadership

Grow your knowledge and understanding of policing with this collection of free learning resources, bought to you by the Department for Policing at The Open University.

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