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Culture, identity and power in the Roman empire
History & The Arts

Culture, identity and power in the Roman empire

...Open University Course AA309 Culture, identity and power in the Roman empire... Mosaic from Acholla A look at a mosaic found in Acholla, Tunisia, and how it reflects the popular trends of the time Roman Emperor and Empire 1 How materials and skills from across the Empire was used to re-inforce an empirical identity Roman Emperor and Empire 2 The importance of monuments...
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I-SPY: Internet infidelity and its impact on couple relationships
Health, Sports & Psychology

I-SPY: Internet infidelity and its impact on couple relationships

...Open University’s academics Andreas Vossler and Naomi Moller from the OU’s School of Psychology shows that relationship boundaries can be blurred online. This means that people in a relationship may be uncertain what online behaviours count as cheating. Their partners also may see things differently than they do. In addition to a lack of certainty about what online...
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The Arts Past and Present: Ireland
History & The Arts

The Arts Past and Present: Ireland

...Open University course AA100 The arts past and present... The Arts Past and Present: Ireland A short introduction to this album. Attitudes to architectural heritage How Ireland's built heritage is being rapidly reshaped. Rebuilding after the rebellion How the new government abandoned certain buildings but chose to preserve others after the rebellion and the civil war....
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Can I use 'we' and 'I' in my essay? Introducing corpus linguistics
Languages

Can I use 'we' and 'I' in my essay? Introducing corpus linguistics

...Corpus Linguistics And from The Open University... You might like The Open University course Exploring English Grammar Try a free sample of English Grammar In Context on OpenLearn If you're a bit more advanced, consider the postgraduate course Language, literacy and learning in the contemporary world - there's an OpenLearn course sample on learning a second ......
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Creating bridges: The importance of sharing research findings with the public
Health, Sports & Psychology

Creating bridges: The importance of sharing research findings with the public

...course of the pandemic we recognised that the risk of dying because of COVID-19 is twice as high for obese people than people with healthy BMI. The question we should be asking is: whose job really is to inform the public about this terribly important finding, if not ours, the researchers’? Also, what role should our institutions (Universities or otherwise) should be...
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Joe Smith - Overview of Projects
Nature & Environment

Joe Smith - Overview of Projects

...Open University, gives us an overview of his current projects...Transcript © ​ The Open University Transcript Joe Smith Most of my time at the moment is taken up with three research projects, the first being Quiet Sustainability. We’re trying to work out why it is that so many people in post-socialist countries, Poland and the Czech Republic in our case study, are...
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Guide to diagrams
Money & Business

Guide to diagrams

...Open University runs several courses and qualifications that include diagramming, the environment and systems thinking. You could try out the 12 hours of learning available in this free study unit on Systems Diagramming. At undergraduate level you could start with Engineering the future or Introducing environment. At postgraduate level, Environmental decision making: a...
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9/11: Reflections on political leadership
Society, Politics & Law

9/11: Reflections on political leadership

...course looking at similar political themes, try The Open University's DU301 A world of whose making?... Reflecting on 9/11 Richard Heffernon looks back at the tragedy of 9/11. The United States as a Superpower Is the US the world's only 'Superpower'? Richard Heffernan and Simon Bromley discuss this notion. The impact of 9/11 on the US's political leadership Richard...
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