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Milton Keynes and the roots of 'Smart' transport
Society, Politics & Law

Milton Keynes and the roots of 'Smart' transport

...part of the experiment. ...Professor Stephen Potter has studied and lived in Milton Keynes since the 1970s. In the following interview, he explains how Milton Keynes was built, the unique vision of the Milton Keynes Development Corporation, and how the New Town’s culture of social radicalism is incubating a new era of digital, transport and design innovation. Transcript...
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Video 10 mins
What is Applied Linguistics?
Languages

What is Applied Linguistics?

...is, start here...Transcript Want to know more? If you're curious - and feel this could be the perfect subject for you, discover how to study Applied Linguistics as a student with The Open University This video was produced at The Open University with the help of: Zsófia Demjén, Vicky Eves, David Hann, Matthew Holley, Sue Lowe, Barney Savage, Sean Scrivener, Jackie Tuck...
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Video 5 mins
Inclusive Leadership: Effecting change
Education & Development

Inclusive Leadership: Effecting change

...studying this course you should be able to: understand a range of perspectives on the nature of inclusive leadership engage with positive strategies for leading diverse teams identify the challenges of being an effective leader across a range of contexts consider how inclusive leadership can support change within an educational institution...Inclusive Leadership:...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Women’s sport: insights from a researcher’s journey
Health, Sports & Psychology

Women’s sport: insights from a researcher’s journey

...skill, the intense focus: it’s more than just a race for many women, it can be a fierce battle for empowerment and mastery...But what drives these women to race motorcycles at the highest levels where the stakes are so high? And what inspires others to take it even further, diving into research with a PhD to uncover the untold stories of women in motorcycling? Lorna...
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Article 5 mins
What the Applying Psychology to Work hub is about
Health, Sports & Psychology

What the Applying Psychology to Work hub is about

...skills and experience needed to successfully prepare for new work, or enhance current career journey. See the Signposts for Work article. We used themes in our design thinking to organise these articles under the above headings and additional themes to make the articles groupable on the hub. The themes available are shown below: [Psychology for work theme map] You can...
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Article 10 mins
Inclusive education: knowing what we mean (Wales)
Education & Development

Inclusive education: knowing what we mean (Wales)

...skills and reflections that may assist you in your role as a governor....Introduction: Introduction - This course introduces school governors to the contested area of educational inclusion. Regardless of the type of school in which you find yourself, their approach to inclusive education will be a determining factor towards the culture that identifies their learning and...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
I-SPY: Find out more about the research on Internet infidelity
Health, Sports & Psychology

I-SPY: Find out more about the research on Internet infidelity

...study by two psychology academics at The Open University is the first in the UK which asked people with experience of internet infidelity how it impacted them, providing a fascinating insight into how internet infidelity is directly affecting 21st century relationships. The study was based on an anonymous online survey with 239 adults from 18 to 73 years old. The research...
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From ‘refrigerator mothers’ to paracetamol: why harmful autism myths are so common
Health, Sports & Psychology

From ‘refrigerator mothers’ to paracetamol: why harmful autism myths are so common

...studies – and the experiences of autistic people – have repeatedly debunked both claims, yet they continue to surface in public debate. From the earliest theories of autism, researchers looked for someone or something to blame. In the 1950s and 1960s, psychiatrists such as Leo Kanner – an Austrian-American physician who first described autism as a distinct condition...
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