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Design for urban living: how we live and how we might live
Science, Maths & Technology

Design for urban living: how we live and how we might live

...that has proven to be flexible to changes in city life over time. Solidspace’s typology is a split-level design that uses the volume within a dwelling to create a greater sense of space, light and character. Solidspace do pose a design challenge to policy makers and the house-building infrastructure, asking ‘Don’t we all deserve to live in well-designed housing’?...
Extinctions at World Heritage Sites aren't just environmental disasters
Nature & Environment

Extinctions at World Heritage Sites aren't just environmental disasters

...warns that populations of some fish, lobsters and molluscs have declined dramatically in recent years, leaving local fishermen and traders with less stock to sell. “It's a constant battle” she says. “Unless NGOs, society and government work together, we will not see a major change”. This article was originally published by SciDevNet under a CC-BY licence...
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
Education & Development

British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy

...changes lives. If you would like further information about us and what we do, please visit www.bacp.co.uk. The Open University and the BACP have teamed up and have a course on OpenLearn create, as a response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The aim of the course is to offer a primer on working online as a counsellor or psychotherapist at a time when face-to-face...
Narratives of COVID
Health, Sports & Psychology

Narratives of COVID

...changes to everyday life on a global scale. At The Open University, we reached out to students, staff and alumni to hear about their experiences. ...Find out more about The Open University's Health and Social Care qualification. These have been collated into a book – Narratives of COVID: loss, dying, death and grief during COVID-19 with over 30 authors from the OU...
The delivery service to fix your brain
Science, Maths & Technology

The delivery service to fix your brain

...change is to suit the goal of keeping the customer happy. In our system we have our cargo which in the future could be interchangeable, but we have started with a special molecule which we believe could be effective in treating a number of problems in the brain. Nicknamed the “miracle grow for the brain”, we are aiming to transport therapeutic cargoes which have been...
How to make a mountain: Investigating crustal melting in the Himalaya
Science, Maths & Technology

How to make a mountain: Investigating crustal melting in the Himalaya

...changed from being buried to being brought back to the surface is important for understanding how mountain belts evolve over time. [Snow capped peaks north west Bhutan] These snow-capped peaks in north-western Bhutan now lie 6000m above the earth's surface, but they used to be 10's of km below the earth's surface. To investigate the processes that occurred in the heart of...
Mass production and the consequent devaluation of our clothes
Nature & Environment

Mass production and the consequent devaluation of our clothes

...changed over time...[Woman in a raccoon jumper] Recently a friend told me how her mother used to order one new outfit per season, complete with all accessories such as gloves, stockings and handbag, and once fabrics and styles had been carefully chosen, the outfit would be made to measure by a local seamstress and worn throughout the season. Being a bespoke and carefully...
What is Alzheimer's disease?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is Alzheimer's disease?

...changes and problems with speech. In the advanced stages of the disease sufferers may find it difficult to perform the everyday tasks most of us take for granted, and they may no longer recognise their family members or their surroundings. Alzheimer's is a progressive disease, which means that gradually, overtime, more parts of the brain are damaged, and as the brain...