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Astronomy
Science, Maths & Technology

Astronomy

...course S282 Astronomy... Astronomy A short introduction to this album. Our Invisible Sun Scientists investigate sun spots, solar flares and arcs using x-ray telescopes, featuring the Big Bear Observatory in LA. VLA, HEIDI What would the sun look like if we had magnetically sensitive eyes? How the most sensitive radio telescopes on earth work. Is Our Sun Normal?...
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A school reaches for the stars with an online astronomy course
Science, Maths & Technology

A school reaches for the stars with an online astronomy course

...badged course allows participants the unique opportunity to use one of The Open University’s two telescopes located at the Observatorio del Teide in Tenerife. The COAST (Completely Autonomous Service Telescope) is a 14-inch (355 mm) reflecting telescope mounted on a computerised mount. Fitted with a CCD imaging sensor, COAST can be operated remotely over the internet...
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Free badged courses from the Social Partnerships Network
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Free badged courses from the Social Partnerships Network

...The Open University, who champions workplace and lifelong learning. Below you will find a series of free online courses aimed at those who wish to improve their skills, knowledge and career prospects in a number of specific areas. The following courses have been created with the Social Partnerships Network. You can study these courses now or at any time you wish....
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Open Pathways
Education & Development

Open Pathways

...course before moving on to gain a badge on one of our badged open courses. You decide the pace and level you want to learn at. Open Pathways is also available as guide for learners (pdf). The guide contains a learning log for you to keep track of what you’re learning, ideas for reflecting and planning your next steps, study tips, and pathways from ......
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Open Mathematics
Science, Maths & Technology

Open Mathematics

...course MU120 Open Mathematics... Open Mathematics A short introduction to this album. Running Trains Safely Steam trains in the valley of the River Severn - ensuring the train service meets customer demand and ensures safety. Journeys as Graphs The timetable in action and the practical challenges a timetabler faces. Representing a journey as a position-time graph....
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Open Thinking
OpenLearn Ireland

Open Thinking

...Open Thinking' encapsulates The Open University's approach to Research. This video sequence hints at the rich diversity of the world class research that is undertaken both on the main Walton Hall campus and in collaboration with top ranked institutions elsewhere in the UK and worldwide. Follow the listed links to find out more about the depth and breadth of Open...
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Open Corporates
Society, Politics & Law

Open Corporates

...Open Corporates logo] OpenCorporates is bringing together corporate data and government data relating to companies and exists to make this information more accessible, more discoverable, and more usable, and thus give citizens, community groups, journalists, other companies, and society as a whole the ability to understand, monitor and regulate them. It was initiated by...
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Opening the wardrobe
Money & Business

Opening the wardrobe

...Open University asked you to open your wardrobe and share your secrets with us in our wardrobe audit...[Searching a wardrobe] We'd like you to audit your wardrobe The ESRC Festival aimed to engage non-academic audiences with social science research and shed light on how it can be used in practice. The event helped explain how social marketing research is used to influence...
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