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Folkestone
Education & Development

Folkestone

...Open degree graduate and is passionate about supporting people to learn through exploring their personal interests. If she was to study this module, she would be interested in studying courses to help her better understand her home town of Folkestone, Kent. Her main motivation for this is that she would like to develop a better understanding of the local area. She would...
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Why is discovering gravitational waves from a neutron star collision a big deal?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why is discovering gravitational waves from a neutron star collision a big deal?

...open a completely new “multi-messenger” window on the universe, with many further discoveries to be made and cosmic mysteries to be solved. For example, we have already used our observations to make the first ever joint measurement of the expansion rate of the universe, using both gravitational waves and light. Our paper will appear in Nature on October 16. [The...
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Environmental Science in the Field
Science, Maths & Technology

Environmental Science in the Field

...course includes an introduction to statistical analysis. This material is taken from The Open University course SXR216 Environmental Science in the Field... Environmental Science in the Field A short introduction to this album. Introduction to Environmental Science field work A lecturer explains what is involved in environmental field work; aims, objectives and the...
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Exploring Sports
Society, Politics & Law

Exploring Sports

...Open University course Y164 Exploring sport online... Exploring Sports An introduction to Exploring Sports An interview with an amateur footballer 16 year old amateur footballer Richard Veers talks about the career of a footballer and the importance of communication when coaching football An interview with an cyclist Cyclist and team GB Olympic sprint coach Geoff Cooke is...
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Explore Welsh & Wales with OpenLearn
Languages

Explore Welsh & Wales with OpenLearn

...course...With its fantastic heritage and lush landscapes, Wales is one of the most culturally rich countries with an ancient language that is still important today. For example, did you know during the Balkans, the Royal Welsh Fusiliers communicated in Welsh to avoid their plans being overheard? Or perhaps you were unaware that one of the 55 languages sent out to greet...
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World Heart Day 2016
Miscellaneous

World Heart Day 2016

...courses and activities concerning the heart...Find out more about The Open University's Health and Wellbeing qualifications. World Heart Day was created in 2000 to inform people around the globe that heart disease and stroke are the world’s leading cause of death, claiming 17.3 million lives each year and the numbers are rising. By 2030, it is expected that 23 million...
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Diorite
Science, Maths & Technology

Diorite

...Open University's Science courses and qualifications Diorite is a coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock. It contains large interlocking, randomly oriented crystals. It is a dark coloured rock, usually medium to dark grey, containing many mafic crystals. Mostly it looks like dark coloured granite. [Diorite] How was it formed? Diorite formed deep within the Earth’s crust...
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Could you be a code breaker?
Science, Maths & Technology

Could you be a code breaker?

...Open University's Mathematics courses and qualifications Code Break is an interactive Web app consisting of three ciphers: Pigpen, Caesar and simple substitution (solved by frequency analysis). Earn stars for each challenge, and learn about code-breaking through the ages by playing our interactive ‘Could you be a code breaker?’ [Front image capture for the game 'CODE...
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