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The Oldest Generation
Society, Politics & Law

The Oldest Generation

...study of older people to be funded in the UK. This audio recording samples parts of the diaries from members of The Oldest Generation project, who have been asked to document their day to day routines, with the aim of showing how major events affect the lives of the older generation... The Oldest Generation project Using diary excerpts, this audio track documents the...
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Audio 18 mins
Fire and Ice
Science, Maths & Technology

Fire and Ice

...Anne Forbes as they explore exciting lava formations that have never been reported before... Fire and Ice How are volcanoes created? On a field trip to Iceland, Dr Dave McGarvie visits a range of volcanoes. They include Askja, a spectacular and active volcano in the remote interior of the country - whose evolution he is studying with scientists from Iceland and the USA....
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Audio 14 mins
The Amartya Sen interviews
Society, Politics & Law

The Amartya Sen interviews

...'The Idea of Justice'. The ideas in this album can be studied further in The Open University course DD309 Doing economics: people, markets and policy... Amartya Sen on justice and injustice Amartya Sen discusses justice and injustice. Amartya Sen on welfare Amartya Sen discusses welfare. Amartya Sen on the economic crisis Amartya Sen discusses the 2010 economic crisis....
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Video 35 mins
Introducing Health Sciences: Paramedics
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing Health Sciences: Paramedics

...part of The Open University course SDK125 Introducing health sciences: a case study approach... Introducing health sciences: paramedics A short introduction to this album. A road traffic accident Paramedics arrive at the scene of a car crash and assess the driver's injuries. Extracting the injured driver The paramedics evacuate the injured driver from a crashed vehicle....
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Audio 11 mins
Sut beth yw dychwelyd i addysg wrth weithio?
Education & Development

Sut beth yw dychwelyd i addysg wrth weithio?

...o hyd i’r cydbwysedd cywir rhwng gwaith, bywyd a’i hastudiaethau, yn ogystal â’r gefnogaeth y mae wedi’i chael ar hyd y ffordd. [Ffion shares her experience of studying while working] [Logo Prifysgol Bangor] Darparwyd yr adnodd hwn gan Brifysgol Bangor ac mae'n rhan o'r hwb Barod ar gyfer Prifysgol. Gallwch ddod o hyd i fwy o adnoddau fel hyn ar hafan yr hwb....
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Video 5 mins
Beginners’ Italian: food and drink
Languages

Beginners’ Italian: food and drink

...skills. This OpenLearn course provides a taster for studying other Italian short courses at The Open University’s Open Centre for Languages and Cultures. Some activities in this course use an audio-recording tool. This may not work correctly in the Safari browser on Apple Mac computers. Please try another browser such as Google Chrome to run this...Beginners’ Italian:...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Budget 2017: Instant reactions
Money & Business

Budget 2017: Instant reactions

...skills infrastructure. New funding will be made available to support the creation of 110 free schools. These will, controversially, include new selective schools and specialist maths schools. While it is widely recognised that students attending selective schools can benefit from the experience, average performance across all students in areas served by such schools is...
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Article 5 mins
Getting started on ancient Greek
History & The Arts

Getting started on ancient Greek

...study of one of its most distinctive and enduring features: its language.The course approaches the language methodically, starting with the alphabet and effective ways to memorise it, before building up to complete Greek words and sentences. Along the way, you will see numerous real examples of Greek as written on objects from the ancient world...This free course, Getting...
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Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs