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Social science and participation
Society, Politics & Law

Social science and participation

...resources. You will see that both of these dimensions of participation are important in social scientific accounts of participation. Some participation involves deliberate decisions to act together with others, such as when people march in a demonstration, vote in an election or join a group formed to pursue a shared purpose, such as protecting the environment. Other...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Entrepreneurial impressions – reflection
Money & Business

Entrepreneurial impressions – reflection

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Entrepreneurial impressions – reflection: Introduction - In this course, we take a closer look at the entrepreneurial individual. During the course, you will be examining recent research evidence on entrepreneurial personality and behaviour, and comparing it with the...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
What is aquaponics - and how can fish poo help feed the world?
Nature & Environment

What is aquaponics - and how can fish poo help feed the world?

...resources, such as oil. [Trout fry in a tank] These trout fry could help provide the fertilizer to make chips... It begins with fish poo and pee, both of which contain lots of ammonia. Worms that live in rooting substrates break the solids down and then bacteria convert the ammonia into nitrate, which acts as a fertiliser. The plants absorb the nitrate and effectively...
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Article 5 mins
Charting new reading research directions
Education & Development

Charting new reading research directions

...Open University. Natalia studies social justice in early childhood literacy, focusing on the role of technology in children’s reading and agency. She is also examining how children engage their senses when reading. Annie Brookman-Byrne talks with Natalia about changes in reading research – and a possible future in which children learn with edible books. Annie...
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Article 5 mins
What was The Schlieffen Plan?
History & The Arts

What was The Schlieffen Plan?

...Open University's BA (Honours) History qualification. [Alfred Von Schlieffen] Alfred von Schlieffen, pictured in 1906 Schlieffen’s idea was perfected in the winter of 1905 when, as a result of the Russo-Japanese war, Russia was eliminated as a serious threat to the European status quo for the foreseeable future. It would first of all have to recover from a lost war and...
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Article 5 mins
Mycoprotein - could this meat alternative be a food for the future?
Science, Maths & Technology

Mycoprotein - could this meat alternative be a food for the future?

...Open University's Environment courses Feeding a hungry planet The global population is growing, with numbers projected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050. Such a population requires a large quantity of food, yet the current trend of continually expanding agricultural land is a significant driver of climate change, with agricultural emissions accounting for 10% of the UK’s...
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Article 5 mins
Methods in Motion: Occupying spaces in Hong Kong and London
History & The Arts

Methods in Motion: Occupying spaces in Hong Kong and London

...Resource’. My research for the project has included a field trip to Hong Kong to document the Occupy camp that was established under the HSBC (Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation) building (designed by Norman Foster) in Central Hong Kong on October 15, 2011, and documentation of various Occupy events organised in London since the dissolution of the camp outside...
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Article 5 mins
Economic incentives for countries to decarbonise
Money & Business

Economic incentives for countries to decarbonise

...Open University academics, suggests that this climate policy ‘game’ is beginning to look outdated. OK, so what’s changed? We identified three factors: Our understanding of the economic impacts of climate policy is developing. The traditional modelling approach, still widely used, assumes an ‘optimised equilibrium’. Think of perfect markets, where supply always...
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Article 10 mins