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Hans Rosling: How to compare countries using statistics
Science, Maths & Technology

Hans Rosling: How to compare countries using statistics

Statistician magician, the late Hans Rosling shows you how to collate and animate the data of different countries in these short videos that depict our changing world...Transcript All videos shown were produced by Wingspan Productions Watch the videos in the Hans Rosling series Learn more about data with our free materials
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DEBATE: Should we have a smaller financial services sector?
Health, Sports & Psychology

DEBATE: Should we have a smaller financial services sector?

Do you think we should have a smaller financial services sector? Vote in our poll and leave your comments...Read the academic articles below, then share your views by voting in our poll and using the comments facility. Create your free online surveys with SurveyMonkey , the world's leading questionnaire tool.
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Troy Story: Homer's Iliad and Odyssey
History & The Arts

Troy Story: Homer's Iliad and Odyssey

Interested in Greek myths? We've condensed the epic narrative of Homer's poems the Iliad and the Odyssey into short animations voiced by the dulcet tones of Don Warrington...The Iliad Transcript The Iliad - who's who? The Odyssey Transcript The Odyssey - Who's who? More FREE learning on Greek gods and the classical world Take it further with The Open University
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Get started with your dream career on OpenLearn
Education & Development

Get started with your dream career on OpenLearn

...fancied being a detective? Maybe you'd love a career as a vet or astronaut? Check out these FREE resources to find out if that career is for you!...Crime scene investigator Astronaut Musician Police detective Prime minister Marine biologist Spy Archaeologist Vet Athlete or coach Museum curator Writer Engineer Geologist Coder Historian Photographer Lawyer Artist Translator...
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Professional Doctorate Hub
Education & Development

Professional Doctorate Hub

...new professional knowledge and practice? Discover what a Professional Doctorate offers and whether you are ready to register for this type of degree by exploring this collection of FREE resources...EXPLORE MORE: To discover the locations of EdD programmes in the United Kingdom, click on this interactive map or head over to our WELS postgraduate and researcher's blog page....
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Article 5 mins
What is Talk Factory?
Education & Development

What is Talk Factory?

...free online. You do not need to download anything. Just go to the website, read the user guide, and use Talk Factory. You need to have Flash Player v10 or higher installed. The website will check the version of Flash you have and show a link to the Adobe install site if v10 or above isn't found. There is a free Talk Factory app in the Apple app store and in Google Play....
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Being a boy
Health, Sports & Psychology

Being a boy

...contemporary boyhood, drawing on research conducted at The Open University and elsewhere...[The family are dining together at a table] Click on the image above, to start your interactive experience... Instructions For best results, use a modern web browser. Upgrade to the latest version of Internet Explorer or try a free alternative like Google Chrome, Firefox or Safari....
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Proper men, proper women: Gender roles in contemporary UK society
Health, Sports & Psychology

Proper men, proper women: Gender roles in contemporary UK society

...free) individuals who make choices about how to live, including the choice to leave behind those old social roles associated with being female or male. However, most social scientists now understand people to be more complex and use the term 'gender' without assuming any neat separation between the social and the biological. What it means to be either a woman or a man...
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