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Why you should visit the OpenLearn sustainability hub
Nature & Environment

Why you should visit the OpenLearn sustainability hub

...resource for anyone passionate about creating a greener, fairer future. From climate change to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, explore free, expert-led content that turns knowledge into action...We all know the planet’s facing some serious challenges - from the climate crisis to rising inequality - and many of us want to make a difference, but aren’t quite...
Introduction to ecosystems
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to ecosystems

...humans. In this free course, Introduction to ecosystems, you will discover how organisms are linked together by complex interrelationships, how such links are studied and how the physical properties of a particular habitat interact with the organisms that inhabit it. Using case studies, you will come to learn how knowledge of ecosystems leads to understanding of their...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Methods in Motion: What does Open Methodologies mean?
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: What does Open Methodologies mean?

...human, or favour anonymous forces. Central to the approach is a concern with the formation and nature of subjectivities that are set in motion by methods, as well as the social worlds that are created by applying such knowledge of the social. In other words, open methodologies imply that there is no pure, original or universal human, or social. Instead, the knowledges,...
Investigating environmental futures through speculative design
Society, Politics & Law

Investigating environmental futures through speculative design

...human beings to envision forms of care that would entangle people and environments in new ways. At the same time, we were wondering how we might frame empathy as an acquired sensibility in need of ongoing effort and cultivation. These ideas took shape as we were exploring whether different synthetic and organic materials, such as electronic components and twigs, bark and...
A Letter to Earth
Nature & Environment

A Letter to Earth

...human generations who have been nurtured by them. And who knows how many generations of humans have been raised on this Earth? But one thing we know for sure that for eons and eons, we have received a constant stream of pure love from you. And for this, we are grateful to you, Earth. Let’s not forget that we will need to return you to those from whom we have borrowed...
Genomic “dark matter”: a key to understand cancer biology?
Science, Maths & Technology

Genomic “dark matter”: a key to understand cancer biology?

...human genome is transcribed into RNA, but just the 1-2% encodes for proteins. The transcripts lacking the capability to encode for proteins are called non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs). Based on the aforementioned paradigm, it has been supposed for many years that RNAs were “junk genome”. Emerging evidence indicates that ncRNAs play important biological functions, particularly...
How does Coronation Street bring politics home?
Society, Politics & Law

How does Coronation Street bring politics home?

...resource for examining everyday life. We focused in particular on a 2007 storyline in Coronation Street about conflicts between English and Polish workers at a garment factory. Our interpretive coding of the 10 episodes featuring the storyline uncovered four key themes: race, gender, fear, and political agency. By continually returning to these themes without offering any...
On the loss of a baby
Health, Sports & Psychology

On the loss of a baby

...resources is important to help navigate such a challenging time. There isn’t just one “right way” to grieve after the loss of a baby so it’s important to find the support and care that will work best for you. Is this a rare tragedy? Sadly, this is an experience shared by many mothers, fathers, siblings and grandparents in the UK. So no, it is not a rare tragedy:...