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PodMag April 2016
Society, Politics & Law

PodMag April 2016

...Open University...The April 2016 edition of the PodMag focuses on book launches. Karen Foley interviews Professor Paul Anand about ‘Happiness Explained’, Dr Meg-John Barker on ‘Secrets of Enduring Love, how to make relationships last’, Dr Edward Wastnidge on ‘Diplomacy and Reform in Iran’, and Dr Gerry Mooney on ‘Poverty in Scotland 2016 – Tools for...
The Moon
Science, Maths & Technology

The Moon

...NASA's Planetary Geology and Geophysics Program. Figure 7: Mr Frederick J. Doyle, National Space Science Data Center. Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...
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Carers, COVID-19 and Physical Activity: The Research
Health, Sports & Psychology

Carers, COVID-19 and Physical Activity: The Research

...Open University study around carers and their relationship with physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic...Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, over 80% of 8,000 unpaid carers lacked the time to take part in their chosen type of physical activity due to their caring duties. The COVID-19 outbreak and the following period of self-isolation made it much harder for carers...
Selling Empire: Film
History & The Arts

Selling Empire: Film

...resources, the EMB Film Unit output initially included rehashed film donated from countries such as Canada, and short films on British products and industry. Hence there were rather mundane shorts such as Shadow on the Mountain: An Experiment on the Welsh Hills (1932, on finding tougher grasses for Welsh sheep). But with talented documentary-maker John Grierson as the...
Making sense of sudden mass deaths
Health, Sports & Psychology

Making sense of sudden mass deaths

...resources to support each other. While communities might pull together in the immediate aftermath, there is evidence to suggest that they will not agree on how to respond to tragedies – not least in the tension between continuous remembrance and the need to move on.Further, while communities might pull together in the immediate aftermath, there is evidence to suggest...
Climate Change, Coastal Erosion and Flooding: The Thames Gateway and London
Society, Politics & Law

Climate Change, Coastal Erosion and Flooding: The Thames Gateway and London

...Open University’s third level module on international environmental policy (DU311: Earth in Crisis). Over a few days we met with various people with a professional or personal interest in the relationship between climate change, flooding and coastal erosion. They included professionals working for the Environment Agency, Swale Borough Council and the Royal Society for...
Ecology and economy under the fig tree in South Asian Cities
Society, Politics & Law

Ecology and economy under the fig tree in South Asian Cities

...Open University's Geography and Environmental Science degree. In my recent visit to Pune (Maharashtra, India), the city where I grew up, at the peak of Indian summer in May when the sweltering heat is beating down the streets, I was struck by the cool shade under large urban trees. It’s the kind of place where you want to be sipping sugarcane juice freshly made by a...
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