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Recovery strategies in sport and exercise
Health, Sports & Psychology

Recovery strategies in sport and exercise

...research evidence and media perceptions of recovery from sport and exercise, and reflect on future directions for the topic. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course E314 Exploring contemporary issues in sport and exercise...Recovery strategies in sport and exercise: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to:...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Enterprising Times
Money & Business

Enterprising Times

...Research by The Open University Business School suggests that innovative enterprises have performed best among Britain's five million small businesses throughout the economic downturn. Young entrepreneurs and students in the West Midlands are recorded attending their first ever business networking event. We also hear how business innovation is sprouting on the site of...
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Audio 18 mins
The physical world: collisions
Science, Maths & Technology

The physical world: collisions

...Research, in Geneva. This cutting edge machine may detect the elusive Higgs boson, and with it reveal the origin of mass, the missing piece in our understanding of matter. If it succeeds, it will begin the next era of research into the nature of the universe. This material forms part of The Open University course S207 The physical world... The physical world: collisions...
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Audio 17 mins
Crime fiction: past, present and future – a discussion between Bill Alder and Simon Brett OBE
Health, Sports & Psychology

Crime fiction: past, present and future – a discussion between Bill Alder and Simon Brett OBE

...Centre for Languages and Cultures short course on European crime fiction. The meeting featured a discussion between Bill Alder of the OU and acclaimed crime fiction author Simon Brett OBE. In the conversation, Simon and Bill guide attendees on a journey of discovery of crime fiction, through different types of narrative, from the ‘golden age’ mystery to the...
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Video 30 mins
Art history: modern and contemporary
History & The Arts

Art history: modern and contemporary

...centre of art. But the art world in New York was surprisingly small. Professor Michael Corris gives you a tour. Abstract Expressionism in New York 2 Bringing the New York art-scene of the 1950’s and 60’s to life: Professor Michael Corris and artist Lawrence Weiner in conversation. Salcedo installation Can a crack in the floor be considered as art? This slideshow peers...
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Audio 31 mins
Glastonbury and the festival
History & The Arts

Glastonbury and the festival

...centre of goddess worship? Dr Marion Bowman, Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies, investigates. Transcript “A party that started in the 1970s with a handful of people in a field, and grew into a famous festival” - Dr Marion Bowman, Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies, discusses the history of Glastonbury festival, and what really goes on beyond the pyramid stage....
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Video 10 mins
Citational politics
Education & Development

Citational politics

...research questions, the literature you engage with shapes what is accepted as the evidence base for your research project. It has the capacity to determine priorities in your field of interest. In the video below, Professors Carol Azumah Dennis and Jenny Douglas talk about their own experiences as academics of citational politics. Transcript. Beyond this, citations matter...
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Article 20 mins