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Animals at the extremes: polar biology
Nature & Environment

Animals at the extremes: polar biology

...systems: appetite, diet, energy storage and reproductive habits as well as thermoregulation. In many cases, such changes involve ‘ordinary’ physiological mechanisms being pushed to extremes. The study of such physiological adaptations can help us to understand how humans and domestic animals could cope with similar conditions that arise under artificial or...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Using a scientific calculator
Science, Maths & Technology

Using a scientific calculator

...system of menus that are displayed on the calculator screen, as shown in Figure 3. The required menu option is selected by pressing the number key associated with the option, as given on the calculator screen. [The figure shows the display on a calculator screen containing four lines of text.] Figure 3 A typical calculator on-screen menu When describing how to use various...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Company law in context
Society, Politics & Law

Company law in context

...system of enforcement of law. Knowledge of the law is of limited use unless you understand how the system works to enforce it and the mechanisms for seeking help and advice. Where possible, we have tried to encourage you to think through issues on your own and come to conclusions about them. We have used a range of active learning strategies, including problem-solving and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
James Smith - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

James Smith - Earth in Vision

...systems, hurricanes blowing in and how they affect migration, so I feel very connected to the natural world. We’ve just been filming red deer rutting, and that finally happened, the fungi have all come out this weekend, so I kind of .... for me personally it gives me a real connection to the season, but then things may change next week. At the moment we are waiting for...
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Video 30 mins
Exploring how migration changes the places where we live
Society, Politics & Law

Exploring how migration changes the places where we live

...system of policies. Nira reflects on the possibilities of creative work for challenging isolation and building communities of resistance. She was involved in courses for creative writing and finds that this can help create more coherent and liveable lives by communicating life stories. Transcript Finally, in the video below, Victoria Canning suggests that there are more...
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Article 15 mins
Can comedy change your life?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can comedy change your life?

...system for truth.” British comic Stephen K Amos sells out venues seating thousands, year in, year out, and has successful BBC Radio 4 programmes under his belt. Amos is convinced that when comics consciously tackle pressing or controversial social issues like racism and homophobia, they can reach people on a much more meaningful level than that achieved by briefly...
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Article 10 mins
The social in social science
Society, Politics & Law

The social in social science

...system, but it is coming to be most vividly expressed through housing differences and it is reproduced through tenure-based inequalities. However it is defined, the underclass appears to be concentrated in the least desirable parts of the council housing sector. State rental has today become associated with low incomes, high dependency on state benefits, high rates of...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Making sense of mental health problems
Health, Sports & Psychology

Making sense of mental health problems

...systems have been developed and implemented explain why diagnostic systems are challenged in the mental health field...Making sense of mental health problems: 1 Assessing mental health problems - Figure 1 Ethan from the interactive ‘A Support Net’ which is associated with this OpenLearn course In this course you will be introduced to the case study of Mandy, and you...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs