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Many people unknowingly live with the condition, also known as prosopagnosia, and shrug off the fact they can’t recognise their partner or […]</p> <p class="ou-articles__more"><a href="https://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/news/arts-social-sciences/academics-quest-to-help-people-with-facial-recognition-blindness/"><strong>Read more</strong><span class="screen-reader-text"> about Academic’s quest to help people with facial-recognition blindness</span></a></p> </div> </div>  <div class="ou-articles__article "> <div class="ou-articles__image"> <img width="1000" height="668" src="https://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/pexels-ivan-samkov-8963947-lilies.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Five books to help if you are dealing with death and bereavement" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/pexels-ivan-samkov-8963947-lilies.jpg 1000w, https://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/pexels-ivan-samkov-8963947-lilies-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/pexels-ivan-samkov-8963947-lilies-768x513.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /> </div> <div class="ou-articles__text"> <h2><a href="https://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/news/arts-social-sciences/five-books-to-help-if-you-are-dealing-with-death-and-bereavement/">Five books to help if you are dealing with death and bereavement</a></h2> <p class="ou-articles__date"> <time datetime="2024-11-15">15 November 2024</time> </p> <p>CONTENT WARNING: This article contains references to death, bereavement and loss Dr Bethan Michael-Fox is a Staff Tutor in English Literature at The Open University and co-host of The Death Studies Podcast. 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Now at 20 years old, Krishangi shares how studying flexibly with the OU helped her land a job at an international law firm, where she’s realising her dream […]</p> <p class="ou-articles__more"><a href="https://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/news/business-law/law/there-was-no-other-university-that-offered-me-everything-i-needed-says-youngest-ou-law-graduate/"><strong>Read more</strong><span class="screen-reader-text"> about ‘There was no other university that offered me everything I needed’, says youngest OU law graduate</span></a></p> </div> </div>  <div class="ou-articles__article "> <div class="ou-articles__image"> <img width="1200" height="800" src="https://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/pa_national_engineering_11-scaled-e1731489164815.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="The OU marks National Engineering Day with tribute to trailblazing graduate" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/pa_national_engineering_11-scaled-e1731489164815.jpg 1200w, https://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/pa_national_engineering_11-scaled-e1731489164815-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/pa_national_engineering_11-scaled-e1731489164815-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/pa_national_engineering_11-scaled-e1731489164815-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /> </div> <div class="ou-articles__text"> <h2><a href="https://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/news/science-mct/the-ou-marks-national-engineering-day-with-tribute-to-trailblazing-graduate/">The OU marks National Engineering Day with tribute to trailblazing graduate</a></h2> <p class="ou-articles__date"> <time datetime="2024-11-13">13 November 2024</time> </p> <p>The Open University (OU) is proud to commemorate National Engineering Day on 13 November by celebrating extraordinary engineering talent. 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