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Basic science: understanding numbers
Science, Maths & Technology

Basic science: understanding numbers

...learn to love negative numbers. You will understand and manage numbers like a scientist. The course will introduce all the main skills you'll need to understand and communicate scientific numbers, relate them to the real world, and share your discoveries with other learners. Requirements This course is intended for anyone with an interest in numbers and making scientific...
Introducing technology and innovation management
Science, Maths & Technology

Introducing technology and innovation management

...learn about innovation types and processes, how innovation can add or create value, and about the management activities that underpin the innovation and value creation process. You do not need to have worked in a technology and innovation field, or have any prior knowledge to be able to complete this course. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open...
Science for everyone as £1m pledge supports new Open University courses
Science, Maths & Technology

Science for everyone as £1m pledge supports new Open University courses

...learning. Digital badges are a way of demonstrating new skills online. Gaining a badge often boosts confidence in the skills and abilities that underpin successful study. David Dangoor of The Exilarch’s Foundation, said: ‘The Open University offers a high quality education at a scale which is unmatched, not only in the UK, but globally. Dangoor Education, through The...
Rare diseases are important too: Investigating Idiopatic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH)
Science, Maths & Technology

Rare diseases are important too: Investigating Idiopatic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH)

...how these differences affect CSF secretion and drainage. Future impact Being able to link a hormonal change with an increase of CSF inside the skull can open new paths for research, which would eventually lead to finding new therapies that can remarkably increase the quality of life of IIH patients. To learn more about IIH please visit IIH UK web page. More on the brain...
The chemistry of fireworks
Science, Maths & Technology

The chemistry of fireworks

...learn how the various explosions and colours occur...[A fireworks display ] During autumn it is common to see beautiful fireworks in the night sky but have you ever wondered when they were developed and about the science behind how they entertain us? You will realise that there are many types of fireworks including bangers, rockets, and sparklers. Each type of firework...
Bodies in transition – children starting school
Education & Development

Bodies in transition – children starting school

...learning to use the soap dispenser in the bathroom, timing their physical needs and sitting in particular ways at particular times of the day. Interestingly, the most photographed objects from the photo tours were the chairs in the school hall which they could sit on at lunchtime but were only for grown-ups in assembly. In the next phase of my research, I will be...
Balloon releases – a touching celebration or an environmental tragedy?
Nature & Environment

Balloon releases – a touching celebration or an environmental tragedy?

...for them, with similar or less expense to balloon releases: Blowing bubbles Painting stones with messages Throwing natural confetti made from flower petals Flying a kite This article was inspired by watching a balloon release at a funeral. You can learn more about funerals by watching Stacey Dooley: Inside the Undertakers and following the OU’s content on OU Connect....
What kind of Democrat are you?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What kind of Democrat are you?

...learning to play the game of “being political” is crucial to everyone now that democracies are undoubtedly under threat. At the moment, the public are encouraged to put aside self-interest and build consensus and shared priorities. The i-Attune is a new self-test interactive tool that offers the public a new way to develop their political literacy and get the measure...