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What is leading to a decline in trust in charities?
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What is leading to a decline in trust in charities?

...out these legal duties can in itself lead to negative publicity, such as when the Church of England chases people for payments for chancel repairs to local churches, which it has argued in the past must be done by trustees “to exercise their powers in its best interests”, or when charities such as the RSPCA are forced to defend their interests when families challenge...
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The Z Files: Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Z Files: Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock

...out there, because I think the more people see different people from ethnic minorities, more women doing these jobs, will realise that anyone can do the jobs. It’s having the passion for it and wanting to do it. Benjamin Zephaniah How would a young person that was inspired by you get into what you do? Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock Just find something you really love doing. If...
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Using OpenLearn as an OU Student
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Using OpenLearn as an OU Student

...out more about how OpenLearn supports your OU studies...OpenLearn is part of The Open University (OU), and if you are an OU student there are lots of ways that OpenLearn can support your formal studies. As well as enabling you to research your next module, find additional study materials and develop study skills, your OpenLearn profile links to your OU student profile to...
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Rewriting DNA: An introduction to genome editing
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Rewriting DNA: An introduction to genome editing

...out’. The genome editing process The “basic” genome editing techniques take advantage of error-prone DNA repair mechanisms to knock-out a selected gene. The individual genome editing techniques have their own details, but their concepts are similar. In each case, special molecules called endonucleases act as “molecular scissors” to create a break in a cell or...
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CSI: Current research into the impact of bias on crime scene forensics is limited – but psychology can help
Health, Sports & Psychology

CSI: Current research into the impact of bias on crime scene forensics is limited – but psychology can help

...out about The Open University's Law courses. When a jury decides the fate of a person, they do so based on the evidence presented to them in the courtroom. Evidence obtained from forensic analysis, such as DNA analysis, is often interpreted as strong evidence by jurors. This perception of forensic evidence is enhanced by popular TV shows like CSI: Crime Scene...
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Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in STEM

...out collaboratively: for example, a team may constitute educators and learning designers; or educators of different disciplines; or a team of learning designers; or an educational researcher working alongside an educator; and sometimes students are involved as partners in SoTL research. Although this course often refers to an ‘educator’ conducting a SoTL inquiry, it...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
Introducing environmental decision making
Nature & Environment

Introducing environmental decision making

...abilities, beliefs and values. They also each have traditions of understanding out of which they think and act. Even when the same data is apparently available to all, people will interpret and assimilate the data in different ways and at different speeds. Some people are very confident about weighing up a situation and making decisions, others less so. Some like to take more risks than others. Competences, such ......
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
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Microgravity: living on the International Space Station

...out the forces? Are they pushing or pulling the ISS to the Earth? What would happen if these forces suddenly disappeared? How does a rocket overcome the Earth’s gravity? How has human endeavour in space impacted on other aspects of our lives? As well as GPS and studying the stars, it has also helped us to study the ageing process! The ISS helps us to study Biology,...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs