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My Interest in Cities is Really an Interest in the Way People Live
Society, Politics & Law

My Interest in Cities is Really an Interest in the Way People Live

...meet, as Professor Allan Cochrane explains the motivations running through his work. It threads together studies of how people live, manage and organise their lives, drawing in both local and global networks of power and ideas. Cities allow us to understand, and are key parts of how, abstract theories and sweeping trends become grounded in local and everyday experiences....
Can renewable energy sources power the world? Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Can renewable energy sources power the world?

...manage your digital badges online from My OpenLearn. In addition, you can download and print your OpenLearn statement of participation – which also displays your Open University badge. The Open University would really appreciate a few minutes of your time to tell us about yourself and your expectations for the course before you begin, in our optional start-of-course...
Language in professional life
Languages

Language in professional life

...Introduction - To start this course, take a look at the following slideshow of logos. You’re probably familiar with many of the items in the slideshow. Think for a moment on what one or two of these mean to you. You may have thought that ‘Ferrari’ denotes status symbols, ‘BBC’ conjures up solid reliability whereas IKEA has a practical vibe. All of these images...
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Education & Development

Succeeding in postgraduate study

...manage your studies, and reflect on your own learning. Parts of this course will introduce you to aspects of studying for Master's by distance learning, and communicating in an online environment. The course covers four thematic areas (over eight sessions): The nature of Master's level study and distance learning Essential information and digital literacy skills for...
Everyday English 2
Languages

Everyday English 2

...manage your digital badges online from your OpenLearn Profile. In addition, you can download and print your OpenLearn Statement of participation – which also displays your badge. This course has been produced as part of the Department for Education's Flexible Learning Fund, the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales and with the kind support of Dangoor Education,...
Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
Jury Hub Conversation: Hannah Fawcett, Matt Brooks, Hayley Ness
Society, Politics & Law

Jury Hub Conversation: Hannah Fawcett, Matt Brooks, Hayley Ness

...projects. Hannah Fawcett's research interests lie in the provision of witness evidence. She is particularly interested in how evidence is provided in court, and the way in which jurors understand, evaluate and use evidence in their decision making process. Her PhD research focused on the provision and evaluation of alibi evidence in the courtroom. Hannah has provided...
How to become an ethical researcher
Education & Development

How to become an ethical researcher

...projects through to the dissemination of results. The resource complements the Becoming an ethical researcher OpenLearn course and connects with The Open University website Our voices: research ‘about’, ‘with’ and ‘by’ children and young people. @@PLUGINFILE@@/FINAL%20-7db.mp4 Transcript IMAGE ATTRIBUTION Special thanks to Flat Icon for the following:...
Neither land nor sea
Nature & Environment

Neither land nor sea

...and locate yourself in this learning journey The Learning Journey will take approximately 6 hours to work through. It's broken into short sections like this, so there are lots of natural stopping points if you want to pause and come back to it later. This Learning Journey is part of the Creative Climate project on OpenLearn. Move to the next part of the journey....