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Understanding Cities
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding Cities

...become ever more pressing concerns. The tracks on this album explore some of the challenges faced across the world as citizens and administrators adapt to ever increasing pressures on city spaces and resources. The material forms part of the course DD304, Understanding Cities... Understanding Cities A short introduction to this album. Nature Spaces An allotment in...
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Audio 1 hr 50 mins
Classical Studies: festivals
History & The Arts

Classical Studies: festivals

...ancient relics to paint a picture of the traditional Athenian festival. Transcript The Vinalia Food and drink festivals have become increasingly popular in recent years, but did you know that they have actually taken place since Ancient Rome? Dr Joanna Paul, Senior Lecturer in Classical Studies, shows us a depiction of the Vinalia, a festival dedicated to wine. Transcript...
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Video 10 mins
Introduction to differential equations
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to differential equations

...students in printed books, with PDFs of the same online. This format ensures that mathematical notation is presented accurately and clearly. The PDF of this extract thus shows the content exactly as it would be seen by an Open University student. However, the extract isn't entirely representative of the module materials, because there are no explicit references to use of...
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Level 1: Introductory 18 hrs
Developing (as) a research team
Education & Development

Developing (as) a research team

...student team members Intellectual Property rights decision making and problem resolution. Their principles could be quite broad, such as all research team members are expected to participate in a collaborative and equitable fashion, or be more specific, such as graduate student team members being first authors on any publications resulting from their research. A good...
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Article 15 mins
Non-existent countries
Society, Politics & Law

Non-existent countries

...OU’s Andy Morris interviewed Nick Middleton about his book ‘An Atlas of Countries that Don't Exist’. Listen below, or read along with the transcript. Transcript Andy Morris Hello. I'm Andy Morris from the Geography Department at the Open University and I'm joined here today by Doctor Nick Middleton from Saint Anne’s College Oxford. Nick is a geographer but he is...
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Audio 10 mins
Climate change’s costs are still escalating
Nature & Environment

Climate change’s costs are still escalating

...become increasingly apparent that actions to mitigate environmental change have powerful co-benefits for health.” The author of the paper on heat stress, Tord Kjellstrom, director of the New Zealand-based Health and Environment International Trust, says: “Current climate conditions in tropical and subtropical parts of the world are already so hot during the hot...
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Article 10 mins
Baker Street half-baked: Is Sherlock part of a new anti-intellectualism?
History & The Arts

Baker Street half-baked: Is Sherlock part of a new anti-intellectualism?

...becomes slightly more rounded, his character less abrasive, and his cocaine use largely disappears. Yet the sense remains that an unerring intellect is somehow only partially human. It is no coincidence that Holmes finds his fandom at the moment that his intellect fails. In the first story, A Scandal in Bohemia, Holmes is outwitted by the opera singer Irene Adler, a...
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Article 5 mins
Is a landslide dangerous for Theresa May?
Society, Politics & Law

Is a landslide dangerous for Theresa May?

...become far less costly. MPs who disagree with the government are free to express their displeasure even while their party is in government. Tony Blair suffered from this paradox during the furore over the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Labour members rebelled in their droves. A large number of backbenchers not only voted against the government line, but also continued to...
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Article 5 mins