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Budget 2016: The Experts Respond
Society, Politics & Law

Budget 2016: The Experts Respond

...introduction of Lifetime ISAs, and more land was released for developments to sell to first-time buyers. The chancellor also pledged £120m to tackle homelessness. The priority is to address rough sleeping, which has doubled since 2010. But homelessness extends beyond rough sleeping. And long-term solutions like affordable rented housing – historically provided by local...
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Article 10 mins
Enterprising Times
Money & Business

Enterprising Times

...Aston University’s Innovation Voucher Scheme. The challenges facing Mike Clarke, Managing Director of IT firm, Aura Q during the recession are considered, and we discuss small business confidence with Mike Ashton, Chief Executive of Hereford... Enterprising Times How are Britain's small business entrepreneurs leading the country out of the recession? Research by The Open University Business School suggests that innovative ......
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Audio 18 mins
The football World Cup: where sport and politics collide
Health, Sports & Psychology

The football World Cup: where sport and politics collide

...Managing Sport and Leisure, 25(1–2), pp. 1–6. Rinke, S. and Schiller, K. (2014) ‘Introduction’, in Rinke, S. and Schiller, K. (eds) The FIFA World Cup 1930–2010: Politics, Commerce, Spectacle and Identities. Göttingen: Wallstein Verlag. Ronay, B. (2022) ‘Uefa and Fifa are too late: Russia’s sportswashing has served its purpose’, The Guardian, 25 February....
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Let’s Talk About Uni – a podcast about real student experiences
Education & Development

Let’s Talk About Uni – a podcast about real student experiences

...managing your finances and living independently, as well as Student Finance and practical ways to juggle a job and your studies. Episode 5: Can I make the leap to higher academic study? Are you worried about the challenges of university study? What is higher education study actually like? In this episode we get to grips with academic life at university. We hear about real...
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Audio 5 mins
Brady’s Rogue Reagent?
Science, Maths & Technology

Brady’s Rogue Reagent?

...management for the requirement that DNPH is kept wet at all times. The issue of concern for DNPH is that the molecule has an inherent level of structural instability that puts it in the explosives risk category, indeed its storage is governed by the Explosives Regulations, the same regulations that are in place to cover fireworks, civil use explosives (demolition), and...
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What is Systems Thinking in Practice Hub about?
Society, Politics & Law

What is Systems Thinking in Practice Hub about?

...management or international development. Some of the courses may cover similar topics but do note that they are set at different levels - introductory (Level 1) through intermediate (level 2) to advanced (level 3) - or can take different times to study, from 1 hour to 75 hours! One of them, Mastering systems thinking in practice, is specifically designed as a primer for...
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Article 10 mins
Candles and campfires: creativity and the menopause transition
Health, Sports & Psychology

Candles and campfires: creativity and the menopause transition

...manager of mental health services, it shocks me how little I was ever taught about this process, experienced by everyone with female sex organs. Now I am making up for lost time educating and agitating. While positive for some, this transition can also be accompanied by grief at the loss of years of life that might have been better. Arts, talking, nature, sound, and low...
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Note taking in relation to the Social Sciences
Society, Politics & Law

Note taking in relation to the Social Sciences

...Introduction - This course will help you identify the value and best ways of note taking. It is based on listening to an audio file that contains a discussion between teaching team members of D218 Social Policy: Welfare, Power and Diversity, a current Open University course. It was originally 23 minutes in length and was recorded in 1998. This OpenLearn course provides a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr