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Working with our environment: an introduction
Nature & Environment

Working with our environment: an introduction

...open in a separate browser window throughout your study. To help you manage your studies, and if you plan to study further, you might like to think about obtaining a copy of The Sciences Good Study Guide by A. Northedge et al., published by Open University Worldwide. Where particular skills, such as reading, note taking and using diagrams may be needed to help your study,...
The future of rural Ireland - nuances, scale and fighting back
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The future of rural Ireland - nuances, scale and fighting back

...sources for further reading: http://muintir.ie/save-rural-ireland/ http://www.irishcentral.com/news/irishvoice/Rural-Ireland-is-in-serious-trouble-.html http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/behind-the-news-save-rural-ireland-campaigner-bernard-kearney-1.2138781 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/the-battle-for-rural-ireland-is-worth-winning-31049237.html...
This is not a city: Milton Keynes
Society, Politics & Law

This is not a city: Milton Keynes

...sources of funding, or new powers for the local authority; it simply confers the right for a local authority to refer to itself as a ‘city’. However, as a visit to the MK Council’s MK50 website will reveal, this is already the case. After all, as the researcher John Beckett suggests, there is little the government can do to stop any local authority calling itself a...
The 2001 Glasgow NHS Medical Secretaries Grading Dispute
Society, Politics & Law

The 2001 Glasgow NHS Medical Secretaries Grading Dispute

...Open University's Social Sciences courses Background In early 2000 Medical Secretaries in North East Glasgow (NEG) NHS Trust, which included Stobhill Hospital, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow Western Infirmary and Gartnavel General Hospital, became aware that they were being paid up to £2000 per year less than Management Secretaries. Management Secretaries were on grade...
Detecting fake images
Society, Politics & Law

Detecting fake images

...source shines a light on an object, the luminance (brightness) of the object and its surrounding should be similar. If an image of an object is superimposed into another image, their luminance is likely to be different. By carefully analysing the luminance differences of the superimposed image, it is possible to detect where images are superimposed together. Spot a fake...
DIY: Generate your own electricity
Science, Maths & Technology

DIY: Generate your own electricity

...Open University's Science qualifications. Do it yourself A generator is simply a device that converts mechanical energy (itself derived from coal, oil, natural gas, wind, water, nuclear reactions or other sources) into electrical energy. Here, we describe how to use readily available materials to make a simple generator. Although it will only be powerful enough to light a...
Building a crystal radio set
Science, Maths & Technology

Building a crystal radio set

...Open University's Science courses and qualifications A crystal set is the most basic type of radio receiver. It is capable of receiving AM (amplitude modulated) transmissions, which are generally found on the long, medium and short wave bands. The magic of the crystal set is that no power source is required; a tiny fraction of the transmitted signal provides sufficient...