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Robert Owen and New Lanark
History & The Arts

Robert Owen and New Lanark

...children and a patron of the poor, all of which paint an essentially accurate picture of the man. But he also attracted considerable criticism, being described by his detractors as a knave, a charlatan and a speculative, scheming, mischievous individual. He had enormous wealth, much of it spent on his propaganda campaigns and, it has to be admitted, on self-promotion. Yet...
Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Building over farmland: Will city expansion leave the world hungry?
Nature & Environment

Building over farmland: Will city expansion leave the world hungry?

...researchers found that 30 million hectares of crop lands will be lost to growing cities – an area equivalent to the Philippines. Of this, Asia and Africa will lose 24 million hectares of prime agricultural land. With cities becoming hubs of economic activity, large-scale changes are expected. However, the authors say this is the first study to quantify the effect of...
Questions in science
Science, Maths & Technology

Questions in science

...research into how bats use waves to identify their prey. What is a metal? is essentially a taster in chemistry. It has been adapted from a topic called Why do metals corrode? which was written by the chemist Dr Maria Velasco-Garcia. This block will introduce you to the properties of metals and you will also get to undertake an online laboratory experiment called a flame...
Milton Keynes: energy capital of the UK?
Nature & Environment

Milton Keynes: energy capital of the UK?

...Research Group (ERG), mainly consisting of new PhD students. Through the 1970s and 1980s Jake and members of ERG worked with MKDC on a range of projects, such as: Analysing the performance of an active solar house (with thermal solar panels) Helping design and monitor nearly 200 low energy passive solar houses (where the solar gains come in through south-facing windows)...
Rastafari in Israel
History & The Arts

Rastafari in Israel

...research on diasporic and transnational contexts of Rastafari in this article...My doctoral research focuses on diasporic and transnational contexts of Rastafari. I am interested in de-essentialising Rastafari, and over the next year or so I will be conducting fieldwork in Rome and London with different Rasta communities and groups. I see my approach as one that focuses...
Being a boy
Health, Sports & Psychology

Being a boy

...contemporary boyhood, drawing on research conducted at The Open University and elsewhere...[The family are dining together at a table] Click on the image above, to start your interactive experience... Instructions For best results, use a modern web browser. Upgrade to the latest version of Internet Explorer or try a free alternative like Google Chrome, Firefox or Safari....
Activity 10 mins
Reading visual images
Society, Politics & Law

Reading visual images

...centre, her burning clothes torn off, flees with other children after US planes mistakenly dropped napalm on South Vietnamese troops and civilians’ It could be that one particular image jumps into your mind. We think there's a good chance that it may be a 1972 photograph by a Vietnamese photographer, Huynh Cong (Nick) Ut. This picture (Figure 1) shows a young South...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Coronavirus: Dealing with Death, Dying and Grief
Health, Sports & Psychology

Coronavirus: Dealing with Death, Dying and Grief

...How do you tell someone that they're dying? And how will they respond to the news? Did you know death, dying and bereavement has been a major research and teaching theme at the OU for over twenty years? Find out more on our research page. We have curated a collection of free learning content from OpenLearn to open up the subject. Take a look at the extra resources below....