@_OpenVoice

Your voice matters, I’m here to listen and put your concerns and comments into action. OU Students Association Vice President Student Voice 2024-26 @OUstudents

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The North-West "In-Person" Meetup Event. 15th March 2025 1pm - 3pm Manchester Central Library, St. Peters Square, Manchester. Look forward to seeing you there. @OpenUniversity @OUstudents @OU_STEM
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Katie Hickmott retweeted
OpenLearn@OUFreeLearning20 Feb 2025
'Introduction to adolescent mental health' has already helped more than 15,000 learners understand the multifaceted nature of #adolescent #mentalhealth, and to appreciate the variety of strategies that can be employed to support #youngpeople. Enrol today: ow.ly/5cRT50V02QA
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Katie Hickmott retweeted
OU Students@OUstudents19 Feb 2025
Be in with a chance to win £500 by completing our Commercial Services survey today! 🎉 Exciting changes are coming to the Association, and we want your input! Have your say on the OU Shop, merchandise, and other services that impact you. 🔗 oustudents.co/4hIknxr
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Katie Hickmott retweeted
OU Students@OUstudents11 Feb 2025
The 2025 By-Elections are just around the corner, and if you're interested in finding out more about what it's like to lead your Association, these drop-in sessions will allow you to meet current Student Leaders and ask any questions you have. 🔗oustudents.co/3CIxzmB
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If you want to do something to help hedgehogs in 30 seconds, sign this petition. It proposes adding hedgehogs to the Wildlife and Countryside Act. This will add more protection for these animals which are now on the endangered species list.  @OUstudents petition.parliament.uk/petit…

Petition: Add hedgehogs to schedule 5 of the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981

Add hedgehogs to schedule 5 of the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 to give them greater protection and help save the species from total extinction. We think hedgehogs should be given the same level...

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Play Wales@PlayWales4 Feb 2025
It’s #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek (3 – 9 Feb) Play is essential for children’s mental health. Through play, children develop resilience, which contributes to their emotional wellbeing. Take a look at our film, where children explain the importance of play for mental health.🎥
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Race Equality Week Day 3- Inclusive Language Being inclusive, It’s about the way we communicate. These can be seen as a barrier to how someone feels included into communities but I see it as a gift because it allows other people to educate themselves to be non-judgmental.
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Race Equality Week Day 2: You might catch yourself thinking, "I’ve had it tough, too" or "I have worked hard to get where I am." Having privilege does not negate your hard work or personal challenges.
You can’t control how much privilege you have but you do have some control over how to use your privilege to demonstrate allyship

ALT You can’t control how much privilege you have but you do have some control over how to use your privilege to demonstrate allyship

Wheel of Privilege, You might catch yourself thinking, "I’ve had it tough, too" or "I have worked hard to get where I am." Having privilege does not negate your hard work or personal challenges. We all have existing forms of privilege. Allyship involves using your privileges to support those who have less, and recognising that some individuals have more advantages than others.

ALT Wheel of Privilege, You might catch yourself thinking, "I’ve had it tough, too" or "I have worked hard to get where I am." Having privilege does not negate your hard work or personal challenges. We all have existing forms of privilege. Allyship involves using your privileges to support those who have less, and recognising that some individuals have more advantages than others.

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Race Equality Week @OUstudents #OUstudents Day 1: 44% of respondents say their company’s hiring practice do not reflect an understanding of intersectionality What actions will you take? I’ll post mine in the comments.
Race Equality Week Image

ALT Race Equality Week Image

Intersectionality Image 1)Race 2)Ethnicity 3)Gender Identity 4)Class 5) Language 6)Religion 7)Ability 8) Sexuality 9) Mental Health 10) Age 11)Education 12) Body Size and many more Intersectionality is a lens through which you can see where power comes and collides, where it locks and intersects. It is the acknowledgment that everyone has their own unique experience of discrimination and privilege - Kimberle Crenshaw

ALT Intersectionality Image 1)Race 2)Ethnicity 3)Gender Identity 4)Class 5) Language 6)Religion 7)Ability 8) Sexuality 9) Mental Health 10) Age 11)Education 12) Body Size and many more Intersectionality is a lens through which you can see where power comes and collides, where it locks and intersects. It is the acknowledgment that everyone has their own unique experience of discrimination and privilege - Kimberle Crenshaw

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Action I will take: - Post around Race Equality Week to educate others. - Encourage appropriate language in meetings to make the environment more inclusive. - Attend a ‘Race And’ event hosted by race Equality Matters
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The government have difficult decisions to make, but neglecting mental health funding mustn't be one of them. Our communities won't benefit from investment in other areas when they're too unwell to thrive. We're proud to sign this open letter and will keep advocating for you 🧡
Rethink Mental Illness@Rethink_10 Dec 2024
🚨 Mental health services are already stretched beyond capacity. Yet there are reports that the government may axe vital safeguards for mental health funding. Alongside 17 organisations, we've written to the PM asking to protect funding for services 👇
An image of the letter we have sent, alongside 17 mental health organisations, to the Prime Minister calling for government to protect funding for mental health services.

ALT An image of the letter we have sent, alongside 17 mental health organisations, to the Prime Minister calling for government to protect funding for mental health services.

An image of the letter we have sent, alongside 17 mental health organisations, to the Prime Minister calling for government to protect funding for mental health services. Organisations who have written the letter include: Rethink Mental Illness Mental Health UK Centre for Mental Health Young Minds Samaritans MQ Mental Health Research Black Thrive Global Mind Anna Freud Mental Health Foundation Place2Be The Mix Mental Health First Aid England Association of Mental Health Providers Royal College of Psychiatrists Mind Forward Alliance Student Minds

ALT An image of the letter we have sent, alongside 17 mental health organisations, to the Prime Minister calling for government to protect funding for mental health services. Organisations who have written the letter include: Rethink Mental Illness Mental Health UK Centre for Mental Health Young Minds Samaritans MQ Mental Health Research Black Thrive Global Mind Anna Freud Mental Health Foundation Place2Be The Mix Mental Health First Aid England Association of Mental Health Providers Royal College of Psychiatrists Mind Forward Alliance Student Minds

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Please join our @Open Wales Representative and our Vice President Tommorrow at 7.30 pm for a Christmas Social further information can be found here oustudents.com/ents/event/14…
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UN Development
@UNDP13 Dec 2024
Ensuring no one is left behind is at the 💙 of what we do. Let’s deliver on the promise of the Sustainable Development Goals and reduce inequality within and among countries. Learn more on why the #GlobalGoals matter: go.undp.org/SDGs
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Great event for student carers to join :)
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It is nearly time for the first #ScholarshipMatters Seminar, 16th December 24 at 14.00. Dr Liz King will speak on Practice Tutors' views on supporting student nurses requiring reasonable adjustments in placement. Register. @OU_WELS #StudentNurses #HealthcareEducation
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⭐ EXCITING NEWS ⭐ We're thrilled to share that the team behind Planet Earth III have won a Shorty Impact Award 🏅🤩 The team won Gold Honor in Creative Use of Technology for the series. 🌎 HUGE congrats! More info ⬇️ connect.open.ac.uk/planetear… #shortyawards #PlanetEarth
Colourful graphic features planet earth and the text 'Planet Earth: Habitat Explorer'

ALT Colourful graphic features planet earth and the text 'Planet Earth: Habitat Explorer'

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Congratulations 🎉 Let’s go OpenUni 🤞🫶
OU Students@OUstudents9 Dec 2024
Replying to @OUstudents
At the gong it’s Open 180, Durham 115. A thrilling performance from #TeamOpen sees them heading into the quarter-finals! GO TEAM!
Team Open smiling at camera on the set of University Challenge, from left to right Maving, Barber, Westermann, Payne. A blue border is around the image with text reading ‘We’re in the quarter-finals! #TeamOpen’.

ALT Team Open smiling at camera on the set of University Challenge, from left to right Maving, Barber, Westermann, Payne. A blue border is around the image with text reading ‘We’re in the quarter-finals! #TeamOpen’.

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Just to remind students that: Open Learn will be offline for maintenance tomorrow (4th December) between 8am to 10.30am. @OUstudents
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This is interesting having no fees at all or minimial fees to pay for tuition.
UCU
@ucu3 Dec 2024
General secretary @DrJoGrady outlines how marketisation is destroying higher education. Vice-chancellors have lobbied for and built business models around unregulated, eye-watering fees for international students. Listen to @BBCfileon4 👇 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0025k…
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Our Professor @GiniHarrison is holding a talk on Support for mothers in pregnancy and post natal care - read more 👇 oupsychology.wordpress.com/2… and register 👇events.teams.microsoft.com/e…

Supporting Mothers in Pregnancy and the Post-Natal Period: Online lecture on 11th December 2024

This lecture is presented by Professor Gini Harrison of the School of Psychology & Counselling, and Co-Director of the Open Psychology Research Centre.  It focuses on the profound changes and c…

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