Giving free access to education and training to students and staff is important if we want to bring about real change in institutions across the UK.” Over 450 applications were made for the first two cohorts of 50 students on the scholarship scheme. Study at the OU typically takes six years, studying at part-time intensity to achieve an undergraduate degree. More places will be available for Autumn 2024. Of course, there are other ways the game could go, some of which can lead the game into very sharp territory. Other variations to consider include the Exchange Variation, the Classical variation (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6), the Winawer (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d53.Nc3 Bb4), the French Tarrasch, and more… Depending on how deep you want to go into the French, we’ve got the resources for you: Santander UK is a financial services provider in the UK that offers a wide range of personal and commercial financial products and services. At 30 June 2021, the bank had around 20,900 employees and serves around 14 million active customers, via a nationwide branch network, telephone, mobile and online banking. Santander UK is subject to the full supervision of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) in the UK. Santander UK plc customers’ eligible deposits are protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) in the UK.

The programme was developed by leading academics, including Professor Marcia Wilson, Dean of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at The Open University – and former Dean of OIE here at UEL. Over the past month, Kyiv’s forces have significantly ramped up its strikes on Russian military bases and other installations, including air defences, across Crimea.

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The programme has been developed by leading academics including Professor Marcia Wilson, Dean of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at The Open University and includes contributions from BAFTA-award-winning film-maker David Olusoga, Shadow Secretary of State for Justice David Lammy MP, human rights activist Baroness Shami Chakrabarti, artistic director of The Young Vic Kwame Kwei-Armah, and former England goalkeeper David James MBE, among many others.

Kyiv has successfully used the tactic of thinning out Russian defences before launching a critical strike on several occasions across Crimea in the past month. Banco Santander (SAN SM, STD US, BNC LN) is a leading retail and commercial bank, founded in 1857 and headquartered in Spain. It has a meaningful presence in 10 core markets in the Europe, North America and South America regions, and is one of the largest banks in the world by market capitalization. Its purpose is to help people and businesses prosper in a simple, personal and fair way. Santander is building a more responsible bank and has made a number of commitments to support this objective, including raising over €120 billion in green financing between 2019 and 2025, as well as financially empowering more than 10 million people over the same period. At the end of the first half of 2021, Banco Santander had €1.1 trillion in total funds, 150 million customers, of which 24.2 million are loyal and 45.3 million are digital, 10,000 branches and 190,000 employees. It's the first programme of its kind to be made freely available – so this is an exciting opportunity to gain the knowledge and tools to make positive change happen.

Giving an understanding of the origins and experience of Black British history

recipients of the Santander grants will be selected by random allocation each academic year. The awards are being offered by Santander Universities and will be administered via The Open University. An initial 50 grants will be offered in late 2021, with an additional 50 grants being offered in early 2022. As is to be expected, there are a few variations that could follow on from your first two moves. One of the most common is the Advance Variation: