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Can Space Technologies solve the Sustainable Development Goals?
Science, Maths & Technology

Can Space Technologies solve the Sustainable Development Goals?

...Open University, involves investigating the potentials and challenges of using innovations in space technologies for sustainable development. Currently, in my first year, what I love most about this research topic is how it combines science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) and the social sciences. I get the opportunity to learn all about how space technologies...
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Sea level rise in Bangladesh
Nature & Environment

Sea level rise in Bangladesh

...resources to adapt to the effects of climate change with protection measures, such as sea walls, nor the means to cope with the consequences of large storms and devastation of people’s homes and livelihoods. The people of Bangladesh are used to living with water and the sea. The south-west of Bangladesh is characterised by low-lying lands, with dwellings and fields...
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MAED (Applied Linguistics) at the OU
Languages

MAED (Applied Linguistics) at the OU

...educational context?...The MAED (Applied Linguistics) qualification at the OU is a three module qualification which explores these and other issues. [A still from a YouTube video promoting EE817] Find out more about the module options Applied linguistics and English language (EE817) Linking knowledge about the English language, how it is used, and the contexts in which it...
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Money and Emotions
Money & Business

Money and Emotions

...Open University and other partners. The project is using leading edge physiological sensors and computer game technologies to explore the impact of emotions on financial decision-making and to develop new approaches to learning, which can support effective choices. In this podcast Professor Mark Fenton-O'Creevy of The Open University Business School looks at the work of...
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Ageing, health inequalities and an integrated approach
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ageing, health inequalities and an integrated approach

...Open University's Health and Social Care courses and qualifications. As part of the Ageing Well Public Talk Series we explore how important it is to maintain well-balanced nutrition and hydration throughout our lives, as well as regular physical and social activity in older age. Within the series we also explore how this knowledge might be used to facilitate...
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Are we taking the fun out of reading?
Education & Development

Are we taking the fun out of reading?

...educational posters about the benefits of reading or workbooks. Mothers dutifully seemed to bring their children to that library, too, but – maybe in a point of difference from the Sydney tiger mothers I described above – had little interest in engaging with children’s literacy practices themselves. Instead, they focused on their smartphones or chatted with other...
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The Z Files: Jon Chase
Science, Maths & Technology

The Z Files: Jon Chase

...educational path to learn about science even if I’ve messed up a little bit? Jon Chase Yeah of course, everyone can. You know, it’s just feeling what you feel comfortable doing and what you enjoy too. Benjamin Zephaniah And where do I start? Jon Chase Well you start with your interests, you start with what you’re into, because no matter what, I realise people will...
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Volunteers in Green Social prescribing: contributions and inclusion
Nature & Environment

Volunteers in Green Social prescribing: contributions and inclusion

...educating the public about the nature in their surroundings. Increasingly volunteers are now helping in supporting wellbeing initiatives outdoors...Green social prescribing is defined as the practice of supporting people to engage in nature-based interventions and activities to improve their mental and physical health. Some examples of this include local walking schemes,...
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