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Technology in sport since 1969
Health, Sports & Psychology

Technology in sport since 1969

...World in the past 50 years. From drug cheats to how we watch sport - it's all covered...Back in 1966, three years prior to the charter date of The Open University (23 April 1969), the spaghetti Western - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly was released. The film grossed over $25million at the box office in North America alone. The relevance of this, well it’s all in the...
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Studying natural sciences bilingually
Science, Maths & Technology

Studying natural sciences bilingually

...world. Watch Snowdon warden Helen's story, about her experience of looking after the mountain and working in a bilingual community...Studying natural sciences bilingually: OK, but... is my Welsh good enough? - Not sure whether your Welsh is good enough to be able to study a science subject through the medium of Welsh at university? This can be a concern for some...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
North Sea, air safety and Brexit
Nature & Environment

North Sea, air safety and Brexit

...world. In the early 1980s, I contributed to these statistics when working on one of the deep-water platforms. Before each trip I remember an adrenalin-fed focus that took in every word of the flight safety briefing. That’s still how it’s done, even for seasoned oil-workers. Over those last four decades, accidents have claimed the lives of around 130 oil staff and...
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Opening up history: art in the Reformation
History & The Arts

Opening up history: art in the Reformation

...world. We all engage with the world through objects. Objects provoke thoughts, feelings and memories. My work thinks about these human experiences within the context of the Reformation. For historians of the Reformation, my work shows the diversity within Lutheran culture and that it was not just a religion concerned with text. To the broader field of history, it...
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What Human Rights Day means to me
Society, Politics & Law

What Human Rights Day means to me

...World War. Three articles of the UDHRs delve deeply into the area we have been covering over the last 12 months on the Year of Mygration portal. Article 13 states that everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state. Everyone has the right to leave any country, including their own, and to return to that country. Article 14...
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The UK votes out: Instant reaction
Society, Politics & Law

The UK votes out: Instant reaction

...worlds of politics, economics, and beyond. The Conversation polls a group of academics for their instant reaction...Andrew Scott Crines, British politics lecturer, University of Liverpool Now is the moment of truth for the Brexiters. They promised the world, and now must deliver. The voters were convinced that leaving the European Union is the best thing to do, entirely...
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The health impacts of FGM
Health, Sports & Psychology

The health impacts of FGM

...World Health Organisation identifies four types. All have consequences that unfold across the lifetime. Type 1: Partial or total removal of the clitoral glans (the external and visible part of the clitoris), and/or the clitoral hood (the fold of skin surrounding the clitoral glans). Type 2: Partial or total removal of the clitoral glans and the labia minora (inner folds...
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Looking globally: the future of education Badge icon
Education & Development

Looking globally: the future of education

...world itself and therefore education: the environment, demographic changes and the impact of technological advances. The key question is this: is education fit for this future?...The next generation will need many different skills to those we can easily imagine today. Young people will need to be able to learn quickly and efficiently, to think critically and dismiss fake...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs