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Buddhist Economics
Society, Politics & Law

Buddhist Economics

...community. The implications of Buddhist Economics for a new business model Dr Mike Lucas looks at the social implications of a new business model based on Buddhist economics. Successful alternatives Alan Shipman highlights the range of partnership, family, mutual and cooperative enterprises which have successfully resisted pressures to become a ‘public limited...
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Audio 44 mins
Museums in contemporary society
History & The Arts

Museums in contemporary society

...communicating with them. The rewards are many: to maintain status and respect, to win hearts and influence people, even to foster a warm sense of nationhood. This album also contains academic perspectives from Tim Benton, Professor of Art History at The Open University; Laurajane Smith, Reader in Heritage Studies at the University of York; and Rodney Harrison, Lecturer in...
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Audio 2 hrs 6 mins
The Internet at 40
Science, Maths & Technology

The Internet at 40

...Communities. The interviews are presented by radio journalist Penny Boreham... The Internet at 40 A short introduction to this album. A brief history of the future Professor John Naughton of The Open University reveals some of the key players in the history of the internet, and explores some of the surprises it has sprung. Pioneers: Vint Cerf Vint Cerf, often known as...
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Audio 1 hr 33 mins
Environmental responsibility
Nature & Environment

Environmental responsibility

...community-based ecotourism in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in south-western Uganda – home to half of the world’s remaining mountain gorillas. Bwindi has been designated a World Heritage Site, but the consequences of ecotourism – some good, others not so good – raise some stark ethical and policy issues, prompting further questions regarding responsible...
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Audio 1 hr 42 mins
Think like a scientist
Science, Maths & Technology

Think like a scientist

...communicating your results. Explaining negative numbers Negative numbers can seem hard to understand, but looking at different temperatures around the world shows that it's not that difficult. Why keep a journal Keeping a lab notebook is a vital skill for any scientist and beginners to the subject often underestimate its importance. Potato experiment: How much water is in...
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Video 49 mins
Working with children and families
Health, Sports & Psychology

Working with children and families

...Community dental work A dental nurse visits a school to give pupils a fun and informative lesson on dental hygiene and the importance of a balanced diet. Play groups and facilities Interviews that examine a small rural playgroup, the rigorous rules necessary to begin looking after children and what the work is like. Initiatives in Belfast Two child-oriented services, the...
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Audio 2 hrs 46 mins
Succeeding in postgraduate study Badge icon
Education & Development

Succeeding in postgraduate study

...communicate original ideas or a new perspective clearly and within coherent structures, making use of appropriate scholarly and research literature. You will explore the need to draw on theories, models, frameworks and evidence to support your writing, compare contrasting theoretical arguments, explain convincingly why you find an argument (position or standpoint)...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
What are premature babies telling us about antibiotic resistance?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What are premature babies telling us about antibiotic resistance?

...communities living in the preterm babies’ guts. Using new techniques they developed, the investigators identified almost 800 genes in these bacterial communities that confer resistance to antibiotics. They noted that about 80 percent of these genes had not previously been associated with antibiotic resistance. “Our study demonstrates that even well-studied bacteria...
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Article 5 mins