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Language in professional life
Languages

Language in professional life

...working life, this course should have something of interest to everyone. Interested in taking your learning further? You might find it helpful to explore the Open University’s English language courses and qualifications....Week 1: Exploring the language of branding: Introduction - To start this course, take a look at the following slideshow of logos. You’re probably...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Tim Lenton - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Tim Lenton - Stories of Change

...work won the Times Higher Education Award for Research Project of the Year 2008. He has also received a Philip Leverhulme Prize 2004, a European Geosciences Union Outstanding Young Scientist Award 2006, the British Association Charles Lyell Award Lecture 2006, and the Geological Society of London William Smith Fund 2008. He is a Fellow of the Linnean Society, the...
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The history of female protest and suffrage in the UK
History & The Arts

The history of female protest and suffrage in the UK

...Social and Political Union, the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies and the First World War shaped and affected the battle for the vote...This free course focuses on one example of democratic protest: the campaign to extend the vote to women in the UK. In the course you'll be introduced to two key figures in the campaign, Ada Nield Chew and May Billinghurst, and...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
The Legacy of Nuclear Power: Part 1
Nature & Environment

The Legacy of Nuclear Power: Part 1

...Social Sciences who has spent most of his academic career at the Open University. And he has always had a strong interest in political geography, but he has also been actively involved in the field of environmental politics and policy making as a politician, government advisor and environmental activist. He was a member of the first Committee on Radioactive Waste...
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Finding women in Greek literature
History & The Arts

Finding women in Greek literature

...social historian has the most to work with. The subject of female virtue is a good case in point. Perhaps most interesting is the tendency of authors to offer up examples of what men consider to be bad female behaviour – caused, according to Greek male thought, by women failing to fulfil their natural potential (physis). Interestingly, a negative model is often...
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Owen's Law: the case for written allergen information in every food business
Health, Sports & Psychology

Owen's Law: the case for written allergen information in every food business

...work together to protect people with food allergies...When the system fails, people die For the 2 million people in the UK living with a diagnosed food allergy, eating out is never entirely straightforward. Despite clear regulatory guidance from the Food Standards Agency, people continue to be seriously harmed — and some lose their lives — because allergen...
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Who are Europeans?
Society, Politics & Law

Who are Europeans?

...social issues confronting contemporary Europe. Can a genuine European identity be constructed within Europe, and if so on what basis? This question is of even greater importance as the European Union expands and becomes ever more multicultural in character. This course examines the ways in which European identities are – or are not – being forged across Europe. It...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
1722 to 2021 - a history of Scotland's railway
Society, Politics & Law

1722 to 2021 - a history of Scotland's railway

...the development of Scotland's railway industry? Find out in this brief interactive guide to key points in its history. ...Find out more about The Open University's History and Social Sciences courses. The magnificent Glenfinnan Viaduct, built between 1897 and 1901. Click the icons to reveal key events. Click here to view the accessible version of this interactive content...
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