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There is a biological reason why teenagers struggle to wake up early!
Health, Sports & Psychology

There is a biological reason why teenagers struggle to wake up early!

...Open University's Honorary Associate in Sleep, Circadian and Memory Neuroscience, Dr Paul Kelley...In societies the world over, teenagers are blamed for staying up late, then struggling to wake up in the morning. While it’s true that plenty of teenagers (like many adults) do have bad bedtime habits, researchers have long since proven that this global problem has a...
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Do children have agency as authors?
Education & Development

Do children have agency as authors?

...Education at The Open University explores whether children are given enough autonomy when it comes to writing...Over the last three months the Craft of Writing team, (Debra Myhill and I, Becky Swain, Becky Coles and Sara Venner) have been recruiting schools to this new project. Funded by EEF and the RSA, it’s a partnership study between the OU, the University of Exeter...
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Design and Creativity
Science, Maths & Technology

Design and Creativity

...Open University course T211 Design and designing... Design and Creativity A short introduction to this album. New Designs: Charger Harnessing the power of technology: a designer talks about developing and testing a new charger that turns kinetic energy into electricity. New Designs: Postmobile Design for a specific market: a new designer explains how he secured...
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Audio 1 hr 39 mins
Belfast - healthy city
Society, Politics & Law

Belfast - healthy city

...Open University course K311 Promoting public health: skills, perspectives and practice... Belfast - healthy city A short introduction to this album. Healthy Cities: the idea Ilona Kickbusch on how the Healthy Cities Movement began in the mid nineteen eighties as a European initiative. Healthy Cities: the reality Ilona Kickbusch on how the initiative spread out from Europe...
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Audio 40 mins
Urban trees - could towns and cities become forests?
Nature & Environment

Urban trees - could towns and cities become forests?

...open heaths, bogs and grasslands. Today, although only about six percent of the land in Britain is urban, almost 85% of the population lives in towns and cities. The ancient woods that once covered much of Britain now make up a tiny proportion of the landscape, and even less in these urban areas. If you live in a British town or city today, you probably still encounter...
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Video 8 mins
Reading and motivation: focusing on disengaged readers
Education & Development

Reading and motivation: focusing on disengaged readers

...educators, who are readers in their personal lives and teachers of reading in their professional lives, constantly reflect on reading and being a reader in order to enrich their provision and more effectively nurture recreational reading (Cremin et al., 2022). However, even for Reading Teachers, motivating disengaged readers is not easy. Some of these young people will...
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An introduction to public leadership
Money & Business

An introduction to public leadership

...resources and courses on OpenLearn. Making the decision to study can be a big step and The Open University has over 40 years of experience supporting its students through their chosen learning paths. You can find out more about studying with us by visiting our online prospectus. You may be particularly interested in our courses and qualifications in Business and...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
The science of making musical instruments
Science, Maths & Technology

The science of making musical instruments

...Open University's Music courses and qualifications Interested in the technology of music? You can study that with The Open University What is the science of music? Music is generally thought to be an art rather than a science but what is the science behind the production of music? And can three 'tone-deaf' scientists use these principles to make musical instruments and...
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