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My career goal: Construction
Science, Maths & Technology

My career goal: Construction

...now. Take a look at all Open University courses. If you are new to university level study, find out more about the types of qualifications we offer, including our entry level Access courses and Certificates. Not ready for University study? Then browse over 1000 free courses on OpenLearn and sign up to our newsletter to hear about new free courses as they are released....
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The Open University Worldwide
OpenLearn Ireland

The Open University Worldwide

...courses to degree–level study, the quality of The Open University’s teaching programmes and tutors is renowned and respected across the globe. The Open University has pioneered a unique distance education method called supported open learning, a radical alternative to traditional campus teaching. The Open University is open to new educational methods to support...
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Challenging ideas in mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Challenging ideas in mental health

...course K272, Challenging ideas in mental health... Challenging ideas in mental health A short introduction to this album. A quiet night on Roundhay Wing An abstract dramatisation set in the year 2000. We are introduced to Roundhay Ward, a psychiatric wing of a large hospital in Leeds. The lost souls A patient (Jonathan X) wakes up from a dream surrounded by 3 lost souls....
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Using and managing waste
Science, Maths & Technology

Using and managing waste

...course T210 Environmental control and public health... Using and managing waste A brief introduction to this album Waste Minimisation Cutting down the amount of waste we create per household is our biggest challenge. Waste Re-use How your recycling gets separated and processed. When to re-use packaging, opt for composting, or incinerate waste to produce energy. Waste...
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Disraeli on Munich
History & The Arts

Disraeli on Munich

...German beats as he gazes on the forms and scenes of the Teutonic Iliad; as he beholds Haghen the fierce, and Dankwart the swift; Volker, the minstrel knight, and the beautiful and haughty Brunhilda. But in point of harmonious dimension and august beauty, no chamber is perhaps more imposing than the Kaiser Saal, or Hall of the Sovereigns. It is, I should think,...
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Challenge: Make paper and ink
Science, Maths & Technology

Challenge: Make paper and ink

...German word for strong. About 80 per cent of this kraft pulp is wood and the remaining 20 per cent is lye and sodium sulfide. The pulp is cooked, or digested, at 170°C for 3 hours until most of the lignin is broken down. The liquid is drained off and the pulp is washed to remove the chemicals. The resulting pulp is dark brown in colour. If it is made directly into paper,...
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Festival fever
History & The Arts

Festival fever

...courses, audio and video outlining areas to do with the arts...[Blue skies over the Edinburgh Festival Fringe] The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (the largest arts festival in the world) is in full swing at the moment! To celebrate we've gathered a collection of relevant material to do with the arts. So whether you enjoy a side-splitting comedy performance or fancy performing...
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How can languages further your career?
Languages

How can languages further your career?

...School (comprising a survey of 415 UK Small Medium Enterprises) statistically shows that language capabilities add 30% in value to exporting success. Inspired? Try a FREE language course The Open Centre for Languages and Cultures For many more short courses that will help you get started with learning languages, check out the Open Centre for Languages and Cultures....
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