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Digital carbon footprints and remote working
Nature & Environment

Digital carbon footprints and remote working

...Open University's Environment courses. Digital carbon footprints and the remote workforce Today many companies find themselves at the intersection of two global workforce megatrends – distributed, remote workforces and the phenomenon known as the Great Resignation. These two trends have disrupted the notion of the workplace and the employer’s sphere of workforce...
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Article 5 mins
Film as a Historical Source
Health, Sports & Psychology

Film as a Historical Source

...educational projects of many sorts, in schools, colleges, local history societies, evening classes and universities are discovering new material and making it available in digital format via the Internet or on DVD. But as with all types of primary historical source material, the evidence does not “speak for itself”. It requires historical interpretation in order to...
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Article 15 mins
Crime fiction: past, present and future – a discussion between Bill Alder and Simon Brett OBE
Health, Sports & Psychology

Crime fiction: past, present and future – a discussion between Bill Alder and Simon Brett OBE

...Open University’s Bill Alder and distinguished crime fiction author Simon Brett OBE on the past, present and future of crime fiction...Find out about The Open University’s Languages, cultures and communication courses. In April 2024, The Open University (OU) held an online meeting attended by over 150 participants to launch the new Open Centre for Languages and...
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Video 30 mins
Exploring issues in women's health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring issues in women's health

...Open University course K219 Critical issues in health and wellbeing...Exploring issues in women's health: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the impact of social and cultural contexts on women describe how the women’s movement has influenced the health and social care sector identify pertinent health issues in the field of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
First steps in innovation and entrepreneurship
Money & Business

First steps in innovation and entrepreneurship

...overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. 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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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Emmy Noether: Bucking the historical trends
Science, Maths & Technology

Emmy Noether: Bucking the historical trends

...education, women are opting to work in sciences such as biology and medical sciences, rather than mathematics and physics. Historically, women have not enjoyed educational equality. Indeed, Oxford only began awarding degrees to women in the 1920s. Even today the number of women receiving degrees in mathematics is half that of men. In turn, this lack of access has seeded a...
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The Funny Thing About...
Society, Politics & Law

The Funny Thing About...

...Open University's Richard Heffernan discusses civil servants, spin doctors and politics, using clips from "Yes, Minister" and "The Thick of It". The Funny Thing About…Scientists Are scientists all geeky, bearded men in white lab coats? Featuring clips from "The Fast Show" and "A Bit of Fry and Laurie", The Open University's Professor Hazel Rymer dispels the stereotype....
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Audio 24 mins
Getting started with German 1
Languages

Getting started with German 1

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Week 2: Places in Germany, Austria and Switzerland: Introduction - [Described image] Figure 1 This week, we’d like to take you on a journey through the German speaking countries. You’ll be finding out a bit more about some places and how to pronounce them the...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs