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‘Land grab’: an environmental issue?
Nature & Environment

‘Land grab’: an environmental issue?

...think both about the fact that environmental change always touches down in particular places and at particular moments, and the fact that to understand the full impact of these changes we often need to look further afield. Geographers and Environmental Studies researchers use the concepts of risk and uncertainty to draw attention to the fact that decisions about...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Success in Interviews - How to Use Psychology to Gain that Job!
Health, Sports & Psychology

Success in Interviews - How to Use Psychology to Gain that Job!

...thinking to be more positive, optimistic and constructive, which then influences our emotions and behaviour, towards being more self-assured in an interview situation. Negative thoughts tend to just pop into our heads and can often be self-sabotaging; for example, ‘you will never get that job because...’, ‘you are not good enough...’. Often, we accept them as...
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Article 10 mins
The People on the Notes: Adam Smith
History & The Arts

The People on the Notes: Adam Smith

...think-tank dedicated to the pursuit of economic liberalism bears his name, and Margaret Thatcher famously carried a copy of his book Wealth of Nations with her at all times. Smith is widely celebrated – often by people who haven’t read his works – as a “prophet” of individualism, as the man who foresaw the rise of industrial capitalism and provided the...
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Article 10 mins
Lifecycle of the Car Industry
Money & Business

Lifecycle of the Car Industry

...think that car manufacturers have understood that the car is an important part of our lives so they're interested in two things – using digital technology to augment the cars, the products themselves, with new functionality for the cars; and also a way to deliver services to people. As we're going places we may want to just generally carry out other things that we do...
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Article 10 mins
Reducing the carbon footprint of on-premises IT
Nature & Environment

Reducing the carbon footprint of on-premises IT

With more buildings becoming ‘smart’, IT managers are increasingly responsible for the operation of building management systems. This article examines the carbon costs of the on-premises IT digital carbon footprint. ...Find out more about The Open University's Environment courses Reducing digital carbon footprints of digital assets The digital carbon footprints of our...
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Article 5 mins
Prison Abolition in Question(s): Part Two
Education & Development

Prison Abolition in Question(s): Part Two

...system to keep these natural human impulses under control? It is inaccurate to suggest that human beings are “naturally” interested mainly in themselves. No person is an island and we are all social beings. We cannot thrive without the help and support of other people. Human nature and human survival is dependent on us being grounded in notions of mutual aid and...
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Article 12 mins
Diary of a new Life Peer
Society, Politics & Law

Diary of a new Life Peer

...system of the first position being held by a woman, the second position open, and then alternating in the same way. The ranked choice or instant runoff proportional voting system would be used to determine a position on the list. The candidate at the top of the list would be nominated by the party leader to the House of Lords. The other names in turn would be proposed if...
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Article 5 mins
Histology, microscopy, anatomy and disease
Science, Maths & Technology

Histology, microscopy, anatomy and disease

...system. Histology is also used extensively in biomedical research, to identify the causes and possible treatments for disease. This type of research may take place in a hospital laboratory but it is more often carried out in universities, research institutes and pharmaceutical companies. The conventional view of a histopathologist is someone looking down a microscope....
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs