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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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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
Reducing the digital carbon footprint of the cloud
Nature & Environment

Reducing the digital carbon footprint of the cloud

...Open University's Environment courses Cloud technologies continue to be an accelerating factor in digital transformation and innovation, but as the ‘cloud’ is out of sight, the term can portray cloud computing as a lighter-than-air panacea for both computing and the environment – this, though, it is not. Cloud technologies still rely on the same fundamental...
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QATAR 2022 must impart a positive coaching legacy for Africa and the Caribbean member associations
Health, Sports & Psychology

QATAR 2022 must impart a positive coaching legacy for Africa and the Caribbean member associations

...Open University's Sport and Fitness courses and qualifications. On 10th December 2022, Morocco beat Portugal to reach the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup. Before this, Senegal qualified for the 2nd round, with Ghana, Cameroon and Tunisia also disproving the myth that African coaches are tactically naïve. So, what is the history of head coaches (in men’s football)...
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Museums in contemporary society
History & The Arts

Museums in contemporary society

...Open University; Laurajane Smith, Reader in Heritage Studies at the University of York; and Rodney Harrison, Lecturer in Heritage Studies at The Open University. This material forms part of The Open University Course AD281 Understanding global heritage... Museums in contemporary society An introduction to this album. Secrets of the V The director, staff and visitors to...
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Audio 2 hrs 6 mins
Children’s rights
Society, Politics & Law

Children’s rights

...John and Melanie (nee Illingworth) Kotsopoulos: http://www.flickr.com [Details correct as of 7th December 2007] Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...
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Teaching the people of the Calais camp: Lessons in 'The Jungle'
Education & Development

Teaching the people of the Calais camp: Lessons in 'The Jungle'

...education I have had.” An uncertain future The French government plans to dismantle the camp by the end of October. It is said evictions will start on October 24. A last-minute attempt by a group of charities to stop the closure was just rejected by the French courts. There is concern over what will happen to those living there, particularly 600 unaccompanied minors. In...
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How do Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic students experience their undergraduate dissertation module?
Education & Development

How do Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic students experience their undergraduate dissertation module?

...Education Statistics Agency [HESA], 2023). This awarding gap remains even when prior qualifications are accounted for (see, for example, Richardson et al., 2015). So it’s not because Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic students are not sufficiently qualified when they start their degree. Which begs the question: What is happening at university that contributes to Black,...
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