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Palaeobiology: The Riddle of the Stomach Stones
Nature & Environment

Palaeobiology: The Riddle of the Stomach Stones

...the light air and act as ballast, stopping the animal floating to the surface. Hypothesis 3 - accidental ingestion Reptiles that feed on animals living on the sea floor (benthic animals) will accidentally swallow stones, gravel and sand as a consequence. In this case, gastroliths really have no function. Next: Find out what the evidence says... and reach your conclusion...
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What is a Professional Doctorate?
Education & Development

What is a Professional Doctorate?

...out whether they are relevant to you...What is a Professional Doctorate? PD programmes aim to equip practitioners, experts and advocates with the knowledge, expertise and confidence to develop their research skills and become champions of change within their professional areas. The programmes promote the creation and interpretation of new professional knowledge and...
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Jury Hub from OpenLearn - a video introduction
Society, Politics & Law

Jury Hub from OpenLearn - a video introduction

...out about The Open University's Law courses. Transcript Whether it is a civil or a criminal trial, jury’s and judges make important decisions to that influence the lives of accused individuals. In criminal trials jury’s make decisions in relation to different verdicts, commonly the verdicts open to jurors in trials are the guilty and not guilty verdicts. Researchers...
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The history of Spanish in about six minutes
Languages

The history of Spanish in about six minutes

...out about the fascinating history of Spanish, its speakers, and how it has evolved from its origins into becoming a global language widely spoken across the world, through the series of short animations below, plus listen to how the Spanish language sounded over the course of history. ¡Adelante! Before the Romans Transcript Latin gets everywhere Transcript Germanic...
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My career goal: Engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

My career goal: Engineering

...now. Take a look at all Open University courses. If you are new to university level study, find out more about the types of qualifications we offer, including our entry level Access courses and Certificates. Not ready for University study? Then browse over 1000 free courses on OpenLearn and sign up to our newsletter to hear about new free courses as they are released....
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My career goal: Legal, finance and accounting
Society, Politics & Law

My career goal: Legal, finance and accounting

...now. Take a look at all Open University courses. If you are new to university level study, find out more about the types of qualifications we offer, including our entry level Access courses and Certificates. Not ready for University study? Then browse over 1000 free courses on OpenLearn and sign up to our newsletter to hear about new free courses as they are released....
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EPQs: help and tips
Education & Development

EPQs: help and tips

...out more about The Open University’s Open degree qualification. This series of articles includes help and tips from members of AstrobiologyOU, a research group at The Open University, UK. They are all researchers, and the advice they offer comes from their different experiences. They focus on the process of undertaking a dissertation/research review EPQ. If you are...
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Crime fiction
Languages

Crime fiction

...out about The Open University's Languages, cultures and communication courses. Crime fiction is the best-selling literary genre in Great Britain and other European countries. People’s reasons for reading, watching and listening to crime stories are many and varied. Maybe you like the puzzle element, testing your wits against those of the detective, or you could enjoy...
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