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What you need to know about carbon footprints
Nature & Environment

What you need to know about carbon footprints

...they are produced and measured, why we need to address our carbon footprints, as well as some easy and manageable steps you can make to reduce your environmental impact. The recording also features a Q&A with Jo from the OU staff audience. Transcript Questions and Answers Transcript [Aerial view of a forest] For more ideas on living sustainably, click on the banner above...
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Video 30 mins
Happy Birthday Harry Potter!
Miscellaneous

Happy Birthday Harry Potter!

...managed!...July 31st is Harry Potter's birthday, and while you may not be able to give him a copy of much-coveted Twelve Fail-Safe Ways to Charm Witches, like his best pal Ron Weasley did on his 17th birthday, you can dig into our range of magical resources. We've got articles on the a range of exciting themes, spells and observances in Harry Potter, a piece on the use of...
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Article 5 mins
Working with young people: roles and responsibilities
Education & Development

Working with young people: roles and responsibilities

...projects that are concerned with young people....Working with young people: roles and responsibilities: Introduction - In this course, we look at the roles that are taken when working with young people. We focus on what those working with young people actually do, starting with some analysis of roles. We show that, in the context of work with young people, the term is...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Kropotkin, anarchism and geography: A discussion
Society, Politics & Law

Kropotkin, anarchism and geography: A discussion

...managed a sort of roof top escape into a waiting carriage where they sped through the streets of Saint Petersburg. And in fact that night he dined with friends and family in the most expensive restaurant in Saint Petersburg because he thought it was the last place the police would look for him. He led a very very interesting life. AM: He certainly did by the sounds of it....
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Audio 10 mins
Impossible Peace 2: The murders at Massereene
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: The murders at Massereene

...managed to launch mortar bombs at Downing Street and still managed to smuggle in Libyan-supplied weapons. In that surveillance world you don't see and hear everything. The latest dissident attacks are not just about targeting the security forces. These are attacks on the peace process and on the Sinn Feinn strategy. The dissidents consider Gerry Adams and Martin...
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Article 5 mins
Has Jeremy Corbyn saved Labour simply by standing for election?
Society, Politics & Law

Has Jeremy Corbyn saved Labour simply by standing for election?

...projects is that the IER registers will provide the exclusive base for the boundary review. Their completeness or otherwise will determine the electoral sizes and political balance of the 600 new constituencies. IER was a long time reaching the UK, and even in 2002 it was adopted only in Northern Ireland. It is finally being extended to Great Britain through the...
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Article 5 mins
What are your views about technologies to support and assess writing skills?
Education & Development

What are your views about technologies to support and assess writing skills?

...management systems that facilitate easy citations and technologies to detect plagiarism. There are also various studies about technologies to detect plagiarism and cheating with the purpose of quality assurance. These technologies have been used by publishers to ensure the authenticity of written work, as well as by educational institutions to prevent fraud and to...
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Article 5 mins
Supporting sustainable and responsible space exploration
Science, Maths & Technology

Supporting sustainable and responsible space exploration

...managed by national and multi-national space agencies, but commercial companies are playing an increasingly important role. The debate over the ethical, philosophical, governance, legal, scientific and commercial aspects of space exploration must evolve to consider the interests of all stakeholders. Do stakeholders’ different concerns about contamination mean we should...
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Article 10 mins