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The Graeco-Roman city of Paestum
History & The Arts

The Graeco-Roman city of Paestum

...Open University course A219 Exploring the classical world... The Graeco-Roman city of Paestum An audio introduction to this album. The Greek city of Poseidonia An introduction to the early Greek city and three of the best preserved temples. The Tomb of the Diver A spectacular tomb illustration reveals Greek cultural behaviour. After the Lucanian conquest How the city was...
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Darwin and Evolution
Science, Maths & Technology

Darwin and Evolution

...Open University course S366 Evolution... Darwin and Evolution A short introduction to this album. Shared ancestries Exhibits at the Natural History Museum in Tring reveal a striking shared ancestry between the hippo and the dolphin. Birds and breeding Darwin's study of the bizarre results of artificial breeding of pigeons shed light on evolutionary processes. Dogs and...
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Inside the International Criminal Court
Society, Politics & Law

Inside the International Criminal Court

...Open University course W821 Exploring the boundaries of international law... Inside the International Criminal Court:The Court The history of the ICC and how it came into being Inside the International Criminal Court :The Offices An in depth look at each of the 4 departments of the ICC: the presidency, the judicial divisions the office of the prosecutor and the registry....
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Global response to the financial crisis
Society, Politics & Law

Global response to the financial crisis

...Open University course DU301 A world of whose making?... Global response to the financial crisis A short introduction to this album. Background to the 2007-9 financial crisis Three members of the DU301 course team join William Brown (senior course lecturer) to discuss the recent financial crisis of 2007/09. Collective action and financial crisis Hedley stone of the DU301...
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Supply chains: healthcare
Science, Maths & Technology

Supply chains: healthcare

...Open University course T882 Supply chain innovation, strategy and management... An unusual market sector An introduction to B.Braun, the company which provides surgical implants and medical implements for the UK's National Health Service. The steriliser's tale How contaminated instruments are tracked and processed to re-enter the internal supply chain at Leeds General...
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Audio 50 mins
Marxism and Marketing
Money & Business

Marxism and Marketing

...Open University’s Andrew Lindridge, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, uses this unique example to encourage the development of critical thinking skills... What is Neo-Marxism? How does Neo-Marxism differ from our typical view of Marxism? Marketing White Cider What are the motivations behind the development of cheap alcohol? A Neo-Marxist perspective on White Cider Is cheap...
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The Jewels of Heuro
Digital & Computing

The Jewels of Heuro

...make the world go round. Can you master them to capture the fabled Jewels of Heuro and escape the Temple of Algoritmo alive?...Find out about The Open University's Computing and IT courses and qualifications The challenge Deep in the heart of the South American rainforest, in the lost Temple of Algoritmo, lie the fabled Jewels of Heuro. Protecting them are zombies who...
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Women in engineering - interview with Robyn Moates
Science, Maths & Technology

Women in engineering - interview with Robyn Moates

...Open University course Engineering: professions, practice and skills. The best thing about being an engineer Transcript. I never feel alone as an engineer. No matter what’s happening, something, you need something done, it will get done. And it will get done by teamwork. The biggest myths in engineering Transcript. A lot of the rare metals that we use in electronics are...
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