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The 'repo-to-maturity' game

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Introductory Level Updated 01 May 2013
By Martin Upton
The collapse of MF Global not only exposed the vagaries of the ‘Repo-to-Maturity’ game, but also the issues posed by the application of different accounting...
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Tracking a group of bonobos

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Introductory Level Duration 15 mins Updated 18 Feb 2013
By Theo Webb, Gottfried Hohmann
Theo Webb and Gottfried Hohmann track a group of bonobos in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Are you a good sort?

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Introductory Level Duration 10 mins Updated 13 Jan 2013
By The OpenLearn team
When it comes to waste, are you a good sort?
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Microbes – friend or foe?

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Introductory Level Duration 10 hours Updated 19 May 2013
By The Open University
Microbes often get a bad name. Whilst some of them do cause disease, others play vital roles in recycling nutrients in the soil to enable...
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Studying Darwin

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Introductory Level Duration 1 hour Updated 19 May 2013
By The Open University
This unit brings together a collection of units from the OpenLearn site that would be of interest to anyone wishing to study Darwin’s theory of...
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School activities: Evolutionary tree of mammals

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Introductory Level Duration 5 hours Updated 19 May 2013
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This introduction to the evolution of mammals considers Darwin’s observations on mammals, and how he noticed that species fell into natural groups. The unit looks...
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Environmental management 1

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Intermediate Level Duration 300 hours Updated 26 Apr 2013 Register by 05 Sep 2013
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Why is environmental management vital for our sustainability? What kind of environmental management do we need now? Explore systemic answers to these and related questions.You...
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Renewable energy

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Advanced Level Duration 300 hours Updated 26 Apr 2013 Register by 05 Sep 2013
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You’ll review the eight main renewable energy technologies and develop your ability to practically apply this knowledge – especially for solar thermal, solar photovoltaic and...
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Environment

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Intermediate Level Duration 600 hours Updated 10 May 2012 Register by 10 Jan 2013
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This course introduces a wide range of environmental concerns, exploring and debating our responses to them and investigating their scientific, technological and social backgrounds.The study...
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