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Methods in Motion: Getting on your bike, and looking for answers
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Getting on your bike, and looking for answers

...becoming the way that I move between them in a structured manner. Focusing on the process of applying the methodology required me to really think about whether the assumptions in the literature make any sense in the practical situation - and if not, why not? Of course, such an iterative process of building theoretical, empirical and methodological expertise is not the...
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Article 5 mins
Why cancer cells go to sleep: the mystery of cancer dormancy
Science, Maths & Technology

Why cancer cells go to sleep: the mystery of cancer dormancy

...become resistant to the attacks of the immune system. So it is important to learn how to detect dormant cancer cells, and how to kill them. Detecting dormant cells is not easy, though. Dormant tumours are often small and don’t produce symptoms, so patients are often unaware of them and conventional diagnostic tools are unable to “see” them. Also, dormant cancer...
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The meaning of home in later life
Health, Sports & Psychology

The meaning of home in later life

...become more pronounced as people get older. Only a small percentage live in retirement or extra care housing with those living in care homes being predominantly in their 80s or 90s (Age UK, 2016). Innovative cohousing or intergenerational housing is still a minority experience that could be developed. Maintaining and recreating home? So, how can home be maintained or...
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Article 5 mins
How teams work
Money & Business

How teams work

...becoming increasingly common in a globalised world. Although the concept is simple, time zone, culture and communication issues make this a challenging project to manage...How teams work: 1.1.1 Project teams in practice - In reality, few teams are exactly as described in the previous section and they are usually some hybrid or mixture of these basic forms. For example, an...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Why we allow comments - and what we expect from you if you share your views
Get Started

Why we allow comments - and what we expect from you if you share your views

...OU co-production, we may choose to create a 'discussion hub' to keep all the debate in one place, and to prevent duplicated or fragmentary conversations. For some interactive pieces of content, the comment box will appear on the launching page, rather than within the body of the content itself. Who can comment? Everyone is welcome to comment - although you will need to...
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Article 5 mins
DRM explained
Digital & Computing

DRM explained

...OU/BBC programme The Virtual Revolution, and we were lucky enough that he agreed to offer some extra insights for OpenLearn. For John Perry Barlow, DRM locks fundamentally break the system they're supposed to protect. Watch Listen Read John Perry Barlow I said that that was going to be a temporary and probably not very effective solution. I mean I think if I, I hope I...
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Cultural differences in mental health?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Cultural differences in mental health?

...OU's Jonathan Leach asks: Are mental health problems the same across the globe? ...[A mental health awareness rally at Periyar University, Salem, India, marking World Mental Health Day 2014] A mental health awareness rally at Periyar University, Salem, India, marking World Mental Health Day 2014 With most medical conditions it could be expected that, regardless of what...
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Article 5 mins
Understanding management: I'm managing thank you!
Money & Business

Understanding management: I'm managing thank you!

...become more aware of your own approaches to these aspects of your work life. The majority of the ideas and techniques in this course form the basis of many short management training courses of the type you or your manager(s) may have attended. The course concludes with some study advice on writing for academic purposes. We will consider some of the different forms of...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs