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Rare diseases: low numbers, high impact
Science, Maths & Technology

Rare diseases: low numbers, high impact

...educate clinicians, research scientists, and the public, on these diseases. What causes rare diseases? Most rare diseases (thought to be around 80%) have an inheritable genetic origin. These include HD and CF, mentioned above, and also a group of rare diseases collectively called Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinoses (NCLs). The NCLs include CLN3 disease (the juvenile onset form...
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Money & Business

Working in teams

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Week 1: Why employers value teamwork: References - Adams, K. (2016) ‘Looking Forward: Join Us in Expanding Possibilities for People with Vision Loss’, American Foundation for the Blind, 18 December. Available at:
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Is cleaning a route to a better life for migrants?
Society, Politics & Law

Is cleaning a route to a better life for migrants?

...educated for the job they are doing. Kifibin moved to Finland in 2010 to study on an international Master’s programme in the natural sciences. He had completed his Bachelor’s degree and worked in the water industry in Uganda but then wanted to take his studies further. At that time, there were no tuition fees in Finland but the cost of living was high, so Kifibin...
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The evolution of sports medicine over the last 50 Years: From the wet sponge to holistic care
Health, Sports & Psychology

The evolution of sports medicine over the last 50 Years: From the wet sponge to holistic care

...Open University. She discusses the advances made in sports medicine and what the future holds...Sport has undoubtedly changed over the last fifty years. With advances in sport and exercise science and increased professionalisation, training practices have certainly progressed, yet injury remains an inherent risk of participation in sport. So how has the treatment of sport...
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The historical and ongoing persecution of Europe’s gypsies
History & The Arts

The historical and ongoing persecution of Europe’s gypsies

...Open University's History courses and qualifications [Our] ash was mingled in the ovens - why should we be remembered separately…? (Woolford & Wolejszo S, 2006). [Forced Roma female labourers at Ravensbrϋck concentration camp] Forced Roma female labourers at Ravensbruck concentration camp The Roma (also known as Gypsies, Travellers, Sinti, Romani) are one of Europe’s...
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The abolition of capital punishment
Society, Politics & Law

The abolition of capital punishment

...Open University, Professor Barbara Hudson, Director of the Centre for Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Central Lancashire, and Dr. Nigel Warburton, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at The Open University, explore some of the fundamental issues underpinning our attitudes to this most severe of punishments. The discussion is chaired by...
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Witnesses and Evidence
Society, Politics & Law

Witnesses and Evidence

...Slapper, Professor of Law at The Open University, and Frances Gibb, Legal Editor of the Times, discuss whether jurors and expert witnesses are suited to roles they undertake... Witnesses and Evidence Professor Gary Slapper of The Open University, and Frances Gibb, Legal Editor of The Times discuss how well jurors and expert witnesses are suited to the tasks they perform....
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Audio 13 mins
OpenMinds-Talk: Virtual Worlds for real experiences
Digital & Computing

OpenMinds-Talk: Virtual Worlds for real experiences

...Open University, in the Berrill Theatre and online as we host an enlightening talk exploring virtual worlds...Shailey Minocha is a Professor in the Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics at The Open University. Her research has two strands: learning technologies and social computing. Professor Minocha will show how virtual worlds bridge time and...
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