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Solving the perplexing mathematicians' problem of the spectre
Science, Maths & Technology

Solving the perplexing mathematicians' problem of the spectre

...MSc students can write a masters dissertation on in the module M840, Dissertation in mathematics. Research at The Open University: The hat and spectre tilings are currently being investigated by our mathematicians and engineers as part of their research into new materials. Visit A class of aperiodic honeycombs with tuneable mechanical properties for more information....
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The Financial Five a Day Podcast Series
Money & Business

The Financial Five a Day Podcast Series

...writing, check out his website. Podcast 10: George and Martin What have we learned about improving our financial nutrition? George Callaghan and Martin Higginson from The Open University share their thoughts on the first season, picking out highlights and discussing which choices are likely to improve financial nutrition. Practical takeaways include the importance of...
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The secret history of teenage bedrooms
Education & Development

The secret history of teenage bedrooms

...writes that it’s like a safe haven for him he really means it. But of course when you flip forward to the ‘70s Wilson had a bit of a notorious nervous breakdown where he spent a good 10 years, this is when he’s an adult mind you, but spent a good 10 years just in his room watching TV, eating junk food and snorting cocaine. So his own experiences in that song kind of...
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Reading communities: why, what and how?
Education & Development

Reading communities: why, what and how?

...writing (Senechal et al., 2018). Reading for pleasure has myriad other benefits such as a wider vocabulary and general knowledge, an enriched imagination and more developed narrative writing. There is no question that the will to read influences the skill and vice versa. Hardly surprising, but it seems to have been enough, alongside concerted campaigning by literacy...
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Teaching secondary science
Education & Development

Teaching secondary science

...creative and artistic people who find it hard to relate to the impersonal image associated with science. They may have been put off by lacklustre teaching that failed to help them see the relevance of science to their lives and interests. Many people do not feel that they were successful in science at school; some are even hostile towards science or show pride in their...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Textiles in Ghana
History & The Arts

Textiles in Ghana

...write “ ‘Canberra University’ or ‘Open University’, class of ‘98”. What are the functions of Kente?...Textiles in Ghana: 4.2 The meaning of kente designs - Activity 13 Once you’ve watched the video, explain, using your own words, what kente designs mean. Catherine (VO) The Kentehene, the Chief of Bonwire Weavers, is the official guardian of the history and...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Understanding organisational value
Money & Business

Understanding organisational value

...writing better regulation that is a bit more commercial. Within financial services especially, we've seen recent regulation that actually can be used to commercially make firms more efficient. So if we take GDPR as an example, on the face of it, it's a really annoying piece of regulation, because you now have to think about privacy and the way that you organise your data,...
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Level 1: Introductory 7 hrs
Managing complexity: A systems approach – introduction
Digital & Computing

Managing complexity: A systems approach – introduction

...creatively about issues of complexity. It enables you to appreciate and manage these issues in ways that can lead to improvement. It adopts the most recent and innovative advances in systems thinking and applies them to topical areas of concern. It is designed to help build your capacity to manage complexity and to develop a deep understanding of contemporary systems...
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Level 3: Advanced 75 hrs