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World Day of Social Justice
History & The Arts

World Day of Social Justice

...session of the General Assembly. Observance of World Day of Social Justice should support efforts of the international community in poverty eradication, the promotion of full employment and decent work, gender equity and access to social well-being and justice for all. Source: UN World Day of Social Justice Explore content on this social justice, conflict and rights......
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Would you recognise county lines exploitation?
Society, Politics & Law

Would you recognise county lines exploitation?

...multi-media sources and engaging activities to immerse you in key issues and debates relevant to the Criminal Justice System of England and Wales. The module focuses on a range of criminal offences, such as murder and theft using real case studies, as well as aspects of criminal defences. The module is also built around themes of law reform, campaigning, and inequality....
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Explore Welsh & Wales with OpenLearn
Languages

Explore Welsh & Wales with OpenLearn

...their plans being overheard? Or perhaps you were unaware that one of the 55 languages sent out to greet possible alien lifeforms on the NASA Voyager spacecraft was Welsh? You can find the Open University’s home of bilingual, free learning in Wales over at OpenLearn Cymru (linked below). And be sure not to miss OpenLearn's other fantastic features on all things Welsh:...
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World Heart Day 2016
Miscellaneous

World Heart Day 2016

...Open University's Health and Wellbeing qualifications. World Heart Day was created in 2000 to inform people around the globe that heart disease and stroke are the world’s leading cause of death, claiming 17.3 million lives each year and the numbers are rising. By 2030, it is expected that 23 million people will die from Cardiovascular diseases annually–more than the...
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Diorite
Science, Maths & Technology

Diorite

...Open University's Science courses and qualifications Diorite is a coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock. It contains large interlocking, randomly oriented crystals. It is a dark coloured rock, usually medium to dark grey, containing many mafic crystals. Mostly it looks like dark coloured granite. [Diorite] How was it formed? Diorite formed deep within the Earth’s crust...
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Could you be a code breaker?
Science, Maths & Technology

Could you be a code breaker?

...Open University's Mathematics courses and qualifications Code Break is an interactive Web app consisting of three ciphers: Pigpen, Caesar and simple substitution (solved by frequency analysis). Earn stars for each challenge, and learn about code-breaking through the ages by playing our interactive ‘Could you be a code breaker?’ [Front image capture for the game 'CODE...
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Why worldviews?
History & The Arts

Why worldviews?

...Open University’s Religion, Belief and Worldviews Hub is the growing currency of the term ‘Worldviews’. Worldviews includes a whole spectrum of religious and non-religious ideologies and convictions, and can include concepts like spirituality and Philosophy. In this video we consider what is meant by ‘worldviews’ by imagining a public demonstration – and the...
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Getting your Bearings
Science, Maths & Technology

Getting your Bearings

...Open mathematics... Getting your Bearings A short introduction to this album. Ordnance survey maps Learn how ordinance survey maps are accurately produced and quality controlled. Contour lines Three walkers begin a field trip navigating a route in the peak district. Taking a bearing Discover how to get your bearings with a compass and a map. A saddle point Using contour...
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