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Free Course: An Introduction to Public Leadership
Money & Business

Free Course: An Introduction to Public Leadership

...recognition for your learning. - Subscribe to our newsletter and stay in touch with what's new in the world of free courses and other free educational material produced by The Open University. Take your learning further with our free resources on leadership Videos on leadership Articles on leadership Interactives on leadership Relevant FREE courses Preparation for study...
Free course: Childhood in the digital age
Education & Development

Free course: Childhood in the digital age

...recognition for your learning. Subscribe to our newsletter and stay in touch with what's new in the world of free courses and other free educational material produced by The Open University. Take your learning further with our free resources The digital impact on children's learning Online identities and cyberbullying Child psychology and development Suceed with study...
Postcards From The Past: Belfast
Society, Politics & Law

Postcards From The Past: Belfast

...world's largest liners have been built here in the shipyards. (The Titanic was built in the Harland and Wolff shipyard.) Other industries associated with Belfast have been the manufacture of rayon, aircraft and machinery. Agricultural and livestock products have formed the main exports. The decline of manufacturing industry in the early 1980's devastated the economy of...
Darwin in context
Science, Maths & Technology

Darwin in context

...world. © The British Council 2009... Darwin in context A brief introduction to this album. Evolution versus Creationism In Darwin's day, most of the scientific establishment was Christian. His theory of evolution was a radical break from the traditional scriptural version of the origins of life on Earth. Darwin's manuscript How Darwin was so worried about the impact of...
Archaeology: the science of investigation
Science, Maths & Technology

Archaeology: the science of investigation

...world together under one roof. Excavations in Jordan by the British Museum: part 1 The practical approach to the exacavation of Tell es-Sa'idiyeh, Jordan in 1989. Excavations in Jordan by the British Museum: part 2 An archaeologist explains the probable reasons for settlement at Tell es-Sa'idiyeh. Excavations at Wetwang in Yorkshire, UK The discovery of an Iron Age burial...
Doreen Massey: Space, Place and Politics
Society, Politics & Law

Doreen Massey: Space, Place and Politics

...world. This lecture is a celebration of her work which has had a profound influence on theorising around space and place and has taken the study of geography into new inter-disciplinary directions... Introduction by Doreen Massey Doreen talks about her life and work at The Open University. Why geography matters OU Professor John Allen introduces the lecture Relational...
Religion Today
History & The Arts

Religion Today

...world, as almost any newspaper or news broadcast will make clear. Inextricably linked with nationalism, popular culture, social norms and the lives of individuals, it touches almost every area of public and private life. This course examines many of the most exciting and controversial issues in religion today, including the impact of globalisation/Evangelicalism, feminism...
Audio 2 hrs 34 mins
Social Science
Society, Politics & Law

Social Science

...world as we know it, and the differences between scientific and religious knowledge. The material forms part of the course DD100, An introduction to the social sciences: understanding social change... Social Sciences - what are they? Two social scientists explain what attracts them to the subject, and explore the differences between 'knowing' and 'doing' social science....
Audio 1 hr 24 mins